Forum Webhost Failure 10 December 2009

Unread post by **CitroJim** » 15 Dec 2009, 17:22

I have the new webserver $\:D/$

I shall be very busy this evening.

No breaking V6s or playing gearboxes tonight!!!

Peal · Unread post by **Peal** » 15 Dec 2009, 19:32

good luck

Alan

Unread post by **myglaren** » 15 Dec 2009, 20:24

Surely you can do the webserver with one hand and the V6 gearbox with the other?
Or is that a woman's job

(multitasking)

Unread post by **CitroJim** » 15 Dec 2009, 21:00

Steve, I'm not that good

Besides, I'll end up with an oily keyboard if I do that...

She's up and running $\:D/$

I have a test FCF running at www.xantiav6.co.uk/forum if you'd like to take a look.

Have a look at the speed

Bit of headscratching. Windows Server 2008 and a new version of Plesk to get my head around

Things may slow for a bit as I have a big FTP transfer to do in a while.

Unread post by **myglaren** » 15 Dec 2009, 21:07

Can't see any speed difference Jim but that is doubtless to do with my download speed, approx 1MB/S.
Looks smooth though 8)

Unread post by **CitroJim** » 15 Dec 2009, 22:02

Sorry about the little outage there. Did something silly with DNS

Unread post by **citroenxm** » 15 Dec 2009, 22:12

Jim

Theres DEFENATLY a speed difference now! When I click a link in this one it takes ages to responde, were as on the "New" one, its instantaious!!

WELL DONE JIM!!

Paul

Unread post by **CitroJim** » 15 Dec 2009, 22:19

Some delay might be because of FTP transfers I'm doing and database backups...

It does seem quicker though...

Unread post by **CitroJim** » 15 Dec 2009, 22:25

Test forum updated from latest backup as a test. From just before 10 this evening...

Deanxm · Unread post by **Deanxm** » 15 Dec 2009, 22:35

Well done Jim, it does seem quicker, i deliberatly searched for a picture heavy thread and it loaded almost instantly, i like it.

D

Unread post by **Paul-R** » 16 Dec 2009, 09:54

Yes, the new site is definitely quicker. There's less of a...

hesitation...

after clicking on a subject.

(Did yoiu see what I did there!)

Unread post by **CitroJim** » 16 Dec 2009, 12:25

Yes, I've looked at it away from home and it seems to go quite well. It's looking good...

I have both test FCF and BXC forums up now and they both seem stable at the moment.

If it survives the day (and night), I shall migrate the forums over to it early tomorrow morning starting at about 0500 'ish. I'll disable the forums before taking the transfer backup going for it...

Unread post by **Paul-R** » 16 Dec 2009, 12:52

CitroJim wrote:...early tomorrow morning starting at about 0500 'ish...

Now THAT'S dedication to the cause!

We are not worthy...

Unread post by **CitroJim** » 16 Dec 2009, 13:03

Paul-R wrote:
CitroJim wrote:...early tomorrow morning starting at about 0500 'ish...
Now THAT'S dedication to the cause!

No, I'm always up at around that time Paul. As soon as I wake I'm up. I cannot lie in however hard I try

If I do, I feel shocking

It comes of being the son of a deaf postman. Dad used to get up a 4 and to do so he needed a seriously loud alarm clock. He used to make his own by fitting a contact set in a wind-up Wesclox and that, via a battery, would ring a fire bell.

These days, he'd be arrested on suspicion of making a bomb - alarm clock with wire hanging out of it - very dodgy

The downside is that whilst it woke dad up, it woke everyone else as well...

Hence the lifelong habit of being an early riser...

Unread post by **CitroJim** » 16 Dec 2009, 19:11

Good news

The new server is all ready to go, appears good, so we will be moving to it tomorrow morning. As said, I'll be doing it in the small hours.

You'll know the migration has been successful as the spotty favicon will be replaced by a double chevron...