IMPORTANT: This forum is moving to a new server. READ HERE

Post by **nyllover** » Mon Oct 02, 2017 9:26 pm

UPDATE 09.10.2017
Migration ended! Post in this thread any issues you face.
Thanks!

Guys,
i don't know if you've noticed, but today this forum was down once again. And i'm fed up of this. My current hosting provider (GoDaddy) has the WORST customer service EVER. Like when there is a problem, you can't even open a support ticket so that someone can help you.

So i am moving to a new one.

Movement should be completed in the next days.

The only issue (hopefully) will be that some of the messages posted these days will be lost. So if you have something really important to post, either wait or be prepared to post it again soon.

Sorry about this...but this had to be done.

I'll let you know once the movement is complete.

mmb · Post by **mmb** » Mon Oct 02, 2017 9:36 pm

Thanks for the update, I have domains with them also & agree...thanks again

Post by **nyllover** » Tue Oct 03, 2017 12:05 am

For the record, i'm moving to HostGator. Actually...they are going to make the move for me. For free. That's a good start

Also i hope this move will also let me upgrade to the new version of Phpbb, which was impossible on GoDaddy

ykantickleme · Post by **ykantickleme** » Tue Oct 03, 2017 5:31 pm

Thanks for the post, Boss. Hope things will work out.

ShoeplayJ · Post by **ShoeplayJ** » Tue Oct 03, 2017 8:35 pm

I used to love GoDaddy, but I started running into issues with them too, in recent years.

Forgive me for asking a stupid question, but will this also affect personal messages we've sent/received recently too?

Post by **nyllover** » Wed Oct 04, 2017 10:22 am

ShoeplayJ wrote: Forgive me for asking a stupid question, but will this also affect personal messages we've sent/received recently too?

Thing is...i don't want to close the forum till the move is done. So...let me explain.

To move, this forum needs to be saved at a certain moment and then copied to the other server. Then, after checking that everything works, i'll finish the switch.

Everything done into the forum (everything) immediately after the save of it and before the switch is finished, will be lost. Probably we are talking about 1 day or 2 of forum content. I tihnk it's better like this than having to keep forum closed till move is done.

ShoeplayJ · Post by **ShoeplayJ** » Thu Oct 05, 2017 2:07 am

Gotcha. And I agree, I'd much rather have the forum working, while we wait.

Post by **nyllover** » Thu Oct 05, 2017 4:07 pm

Migration just started.

Everything you post from now WILL BE LOST.

Leopard · Post by **Leopard** » Fri Oct 06, 2017 1:10 am

Good luck! In bocca al lupo!!

masterfoot · Post by **masterfoot** » Fri Oct 06, 2017 8:20 am

Whats Phpbb?

Post by **nyllover** » Fri Oct 06, 2017 9:18 am

masterfoot wrote:Whats Phpbb?

It's the program that handles the whole forum.
Updating it to the newest version would allow, among other things, to be able to enjoy the forum from a smartphone :-)

But one thing at a time... migration still in progress...not going as smooth as i was hoping

Post by **nyllover** » Sat Oct 07, 2017 12:54 am

This is taking longer than i thought. Unfortunately I can't-do it myself, so I need to wait for them to do the job...and they are being extremely slow guys

mabus · Post by **mabus** » Sun Oct 08, 2017 4:00 pm

Take your time, better to get it right than to rush it and possibly make errors. (I have learned this lesson many, many times....)

And thanks for all the hard work!!

Post by **nyllover** » Sun Oct 08, 2017 11:43 pm

Thanks Mabus

Crossing all the fingers i can cross...but it shouldn't be long before it's done :-)

Post by **nyllover** » Mon Oct 09, 2017 10:30 am

Migration has ended. Welcome to your new home guys!

Of course, do let me know if you find any sort of issues!

llama · Post by **llama** » Mon Oct 09, 2017 5:38 pm

Congrats nyllover, thanks for all your hard work

Post by **nyllover** » Fri Oct 27, 2017 1:38 am

Correct me if i'm wrong guys...but the whole forum seems faster now

llama · Post by **llama** » Fri Oct 27, 2017 3:40 am

nyllover wrote:Correct me if i'm wrong guys...but the whole forum seems faster now

chronoduo57 · Post by **chronoduo57** » Fri Oct 27, 2017 5:09 am

nyllover wrote:Correct me if i'm wrong guys...but the whole forum seems faster now

Definitely seems so! The most noticeable increase for me is on the pages with lots of Youtube embeds.

Post by **nyllover** » Fri Oct 27, 2017 10:23 pm

Awesome...i'm SO happy how this went!!!