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Cristiano · 02-14-2008, 05:48 PM

I apologize for the forums being unavailable this afternoon. It took hours to diagnose a problem that was completely unexpected.

Jellin Pico · 02-14-2008, 06:08 PM

It was Josh, wasn't it?

Fmeh · 02-14-2008, 06:35 PM

What was the problem that was completely unexpected? All this week there have been really strange problems. Are you having trouble with customer service with the hosting provider, are you having problems with cPanel? Can you please be more specific so these outages this week make a little more sense?

I've run my own forum since November (before that I did the ProBoards route which doesn't really count), and I've learned pretty quickly what some of the problems can be, although I do phpBB instead of vBulletin, which lets me mod it to my heart's content.

If there's anything I can possibly help you with, please let me know, or if you need help from others that you already know have worked the backend of vBulletin, you shouldn't hesitate to ask for help. I'm sure that MANY people here would be willing to help you with this.

Anway--thanks again for having this forum available.

Wildefire Walcott · 02-14-2008, 07:04 PM

Oh thank you jesus. Didn't know how attached I'd become until I found myself hammering away at the refresh button every coupla minutes.

ruby tuesday · 02-14-2008, 07:11 PM

Yeah, it's been acting wonky for a few days. "Service unavailable" and all that.

IT MUST BE SCIENTOLOGISTS

Cristiano · 02-14-2008, 07:12 PM

Fmeh,

I haven't been dealing with the problems alone. They were a variety of things, honestly, and have been resolved, it just took time to diagnose them. Most of it has been weirdness with MySQL and PHP that has taken some work to resolve through trial and error, even with very knowledgeable people helping me. This is not a Linux installation, it is Windows. The Snapzilla move took all of 15 minutes and went without a hitch. Anyway, thank you for your offer to help. If I need it, I will certainly let you know.

Cristiano

Cristiano · 02-14-2008, 07:14 PM

FYI, the last stage of the move is happening on Saturday, where the website will be moved to the new server. So far, only the databases have been moved. I am going to get everything set up beforehand, so it will just be a matter of repointing the sluniverse.com domain. Since it is staying on the same host, it shouldn't mean any downtime. I have to do the move in stages to avoid impact to Snapzilla.

Fmeh · 02-14-2008, 07:22 PM

Thanks for the details.

Cattrina Careless · 02-14-2008, 08:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Wildefire Walcott

Oh thank you jesus. Didn't know how attached I'd become until I found myself hammering away at the refresh button every coupla minutes.

Clancy Sullivan · 02-14-2008, 08:58 PM

Good job, Cris.

And, just to let you know, I have been working hard in my new capacity as secret resmod, keeping these hooligans in their place while we adult persons carry on with business.

I think the lack of title was a great idea, btw. No one even suspects!

prinţesă nină · 02-14-2008, 10:10 PM

iis ftl

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cristiano

Fmeh,

I haven't been dealing with the problems alone. They were a variety of things, honestly, and have been resolved, it just took time to diagnose them. Most of it has been weirdness with MySQL and PHP that has taken some work to resolve through trial and error, even with very knowledgeable people helping me. This is not a Linux installation, it is Windows. The Snapzilla move took all of 15 minutes and went without a hitch. Anyway, thank you for your offer to help. If I need it, I will certainly let you know.

Cristiano

Cristiano · 02-14-2008, 10:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by prinţesă nină

iis ftl

Actually, IIS is not the problem - none of the problems I ran into had anything to do with it, and Snapzilla, which is ASP.NET/SQL Server runs flawlessly. I can't stand PHP, the only reason I use it is for this forum.

Cattrina Careless · 02-15-2008, 01:33 PM

You know every time I see this thread I read it as "Todays Outrage" which seems so much more appropriate somehow

02-14-2008, 06:08 PM	#2 (permalink)
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02-14-2008, 06:35 PM	#3 (permalink)
Fmeh The Fourth Dimension That pulsating glowing thing. Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Tacoma, WA USA Posts: 2,484 Blog Entries: 1	What was the problem that was completely unexpected? All this week there have been really strange problems. Are you having trouble with customer service with the hosting provider, are you having problems with cPanel? Can you please be more specific so these outages this week make a little more sense? I've run my own forum since November (before that I did the ProBoards route which doesn't really count), and I've learned pretty quickly what some of the problems can be, although I do phpBB instead of vBulletin, which lets me mod it to my heart's content. If there's anything I can possibly help you with, please let me know, or if you need help from others that you already know have worked the backend of vBulletin, you shouldn't hesitate to ask for help. I'm sure that MANY people here would be willing to help you with this. Anway--thanks again for having this forum available. __________________ The Fourth Dimension club and hangout http://slurl.com/secondlife/Meribel/205/171/104/

02-14-2008, 07:04 PM	#4 (permalink)
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02-14-2008, 07:12 PM	#6 (permalink)
Cristiano Just Woke Up ¡el administrador! Elated Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Miami, FL Posts: 6,832 SL Join Date: Dec 2002 Business: ANOmations Blog Entries: 14 XBOX Leaderboard: 15^th SLShopper Ads: 7 My Mood:	Fmeh, I haven't been dealing with the problems alone. They were a variety of things, honestly, and have been resolved, it just took time to diagnose them. Most of it has been weirdness with MySQL and PHP that has taken some work to resolve through trial and error, even with very knowledgeable people helping me. This is not a Linux installation, it is Windows. The Snapzilla move took all of 15 minutes and went without a hitch. Anyway, thank you for your offer to help. If I need it, I will certainly let you know. Cristiano

02-14-2008, 07:14 PM	#7 (permalink)
Cristiano Just Woke Up ¡el administrador! Elated Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Miami, FL Posts: 6,832 SL Join Date: Dec 2002 Business: ANOmations Blog Entries: 14 XBOX Leaderboard: 15^th SLShopper Ads: 7 My Mood:	FYI, the last stage of the move is happening on Saturday, where the website will be moved to the new server. So far, only the databases have been moved. I am going to get everything set up beforehand, so it will just be a matter of repointing the sluniverse.com domain. Since it is staying on the same host, it shouldn't mean any downtime. I have to do the move in stages to avoid impact to Snapzilla.

02-14-2008, 07:22 PM	#8 (permalink)
Fmeh The Fourth Dimension That pulsating glowing thing. Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Tacoma, WA USA Posts: 2,484 Blog Entries: 1	Thanks for the details.

02-14-2008, 08:58 PM	#10 (permalink)
Clancy Sullivan Banned Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: New York City Posts: 4,630 Business: Rollerskating My Mood: Awards: 1	Good job, Cris. And, just to let you know, I have been working hard in my new capacity as secret resmod, keeping these hooligans in their place while we adult persons carry on with business. I think the lack of title was a great idea, btw. No one even suspects!

02-15-2008, 01:33 PM	#13 (permalink)
Cattrina Careless Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 361 Business: Catt's Creations SLShopper Ads: 3 My Mood:	You know every time I see this thread I read it as "Todays Outrage" which seems so much more appropriate somehow