Pete Posted October 20, 2010 Report Share Posted October 20, 2010 The site will be moving to a new server this Saturday the 23rd at 9am. The move is to address some long-standing stability issues and allow for increased traffic to the site over the coming years. UFOPaedia.org has already been moved to the new server and, based on my experiences during that move I expect the site transfer to take around an hour. A notice will be placed at the top of all site pages shortly warning of the move and will be updated when the move begins in order to let you know not to add new topics or replies to the forums during that period. Once complete this message will be replaced with a "Move Complete" message for 48 hours so you will know that you are looking at the new server and can carry on as normal. Vitezsype 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted October 20, 2010 Author Report Share Posted October 20, 2010 Just a quick addendum - it's not expected that there will be any downtime, and you should still be able to browse the site even during the move without hinderance, however with several scripts to juggle there may be unforeseen issues that might cause downtime. No matter how many times you do this, there's still potential for something unexpected to crop up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matri Posted October 20, 2010 Report Share Posted October 20, 2010 You mean 23rd October 2010, 9am UTC? Hehe, I just love that site. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted October 20, 2010 Author Report Share Posted October 20, 2010 That's the one - nice site Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorondor Posted October 20, 2010 Report Share Posted October 20, 2010 "Script Juggling - A Live Performance"... :: Good luck come M-day, Skipper! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunflash Posted October 20, 2010 Report Share Posted October 20, 2010 I keep forgetting I'm hanging out with a bunch of punks from overseas. The date format threw me for a loop for a moment there. xD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted October 20, 2010 Author Report Share Posted October 20, 2010 Punks? Punks? Why you sir are a cad and a bounder! Or somesuch typically Victorian retort Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted October 22, 2010 Author Report Share Posted October 22, 2010 Just a note, and I apologise as it's pretty last-minute, but I've changed the time for the server move to 10am and updated the messages on the site accordingly. I don't think I'm being realistic with 9am on a Saturday and have "plans" tonight Let's face it, it's not like you guys will be up at the crack of dawn anyway, especially not you dudes over the pond Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matri Posted October 22, 2010 Report Share Posted October 22, 2010 *yawns at 6am* Whut? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted October 23, 2010 Author Report Share Posted October 23, 2010 The server move was successfully completed at 11.14am. This wasn't bad going, as at precisely 10am when I was due to start I realised I couldn't log into the server and it took some 20 minutes to resolve with a technician (no idea what happened there as it was fine the day before). Anywho, everything seems to be up and running okay and it took just over an hour (or under an hour if you don't count that issue). Let me know if you spot any issues folks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FullAuto Posted October 23, 2010 Report Share Posted October 23, 2010 have "plans" tonight Does she know, or is it the Rohypnol again? I'm never helping to move this site again, weighs a flaming ton. Someone mop my perspiring brow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunflash Posted October 24, 2010 Report Share Posted October 24, 2010 ARGH where did you find that color of green?! Thought I was sick! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted October 24, 2010 Author Report Share Posted October 24, 2010 Hehe, well at least you noticed it which is the important thing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bomb Bloke Posted October 24, 2010 Report Share Posted October 24, 2010 A job well done, it seems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted October 24, 2010 Author Report Share Posted October 24, 2010 Well me and FA had a job seeing the new site for a while, and it ws really weird because when I pinged the site if said it was at the new IP address but when I browsed to it it showed me the old one for most of yesterday. What was really weird was that, aside from router reboots, emptying browser cache and picking different DNS servers in my router, I even set the new IP address in my PCs hosts file (so basically it ignores the DNS server and says "right, SC is at that IP") and it still showed me the old site, which to my knowledge is impossible. Still, after a few hours panic it sorted itself out and seems to be alright. I checked the old server and there was only me on it at any rate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Space Voyager Posted October 24, 2010 Report Share Posted October 24, 2010 No problems spotted here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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