Downtime tonight

[nightwulf]

Tonight I'll (or "we'll" if Gantry's around) be updating the forum software. I also hope to dig around and find out what's eating the database every day in the early evening.

This will happen when I find the motivation to do it. Stay tuned for updates.

[fknmclane]

Bless nighwulf and gantry.  They sure do suck balls but they keep dee nee up and running while doing it and keep us all just a bit more sane.

[JoeDirt]

They don't always keep it up...the fucker was done this evening...

[BeefMaster]

I believe this is the first post since the extended downtime.

Topics are no longer bold.

[nightwulf]

So I started this ordeal at 4:30 this morning. Previous upgrades have completed in 30-60 minutes.

Now, 15 hours later, I'm done. Apparently this forum is way too large for our server and the upgrade script. Updating the database to mysql strict standards alone took five hours, and I had to babysit it the entire time because anything automated about it timed out after 300 seconds.

Note for Gantry: I have no idea wtf the db server was doing towards the end there. Finally I just restarted it and made modifications by hand from reading the upgrade script. It works ... I think?

There is no chat button. Thread titles are not bold. There are all sorts of ugly icons at the bottom of the screen that will make Gantry cry.

Tough shit. I'm going to bed.

[rdub]

worst day of my entire life.

[nightwulf]

I believe this is the first post since the extended downtime.

Topics are no longer bold.

There is no chat button. Thread titles are not bold. There are all sorts of ugly icons at the bottom of the screen that will make Gantry cry.

Tough shit. I'm going to bed.

Fuck you buddy!

[ultimate7]

This better be the best damn software ever.  Does the software pay us for posting?

[BDawk]

Bless nighwulf and gantry.  They sure do suck balls but they keep dee nee up and running while doing it and keep us all just a bit more sane.

Who kept what up?

[GDavis]

It'll only be a minute

[ultimate7]

I almost cried during lunch when the forums were still down with no explanation

[Mike D.]

I wouldn't be surprised if our membership drops by 50% due to suicides.

[BDawk]

What kind of chickenshit outfit are you running here?

[JoeDirt]

So to recap, the new software deleted the chat button, unbolded topic names, and added annoying icons at the bottom of the page.  Any other benefits of the new software?  This has to be the best upgrade ever!

[Mr. Blubbo]

The font on the thread titles look blurry.  I know it isn't my eyes and I know it isn't my screen.  It is very difficult to look at.  FIX IT!

[JoeDirt]

by blurry, you mean unbolded, right? 

[Big Hath]

the new software deleted the chat button

looks like the upgrade worked, everybody can see the chat button except JoeDirt!

[fknmclane]

worst day of my entire life.

Agreed. MikeD and myself were on IM all day trading profanities.  I'm sure the upgrade today was just a means to the end though.  I have complete faith in Gantry and nightwulf.

[Gantry]

Nightwulf did all the heavy lifting, I was just there to hold hands.  Then I went to bed hella early last night and did not have time to fix the little things.  I have a 10am meeting with a customer and will do the bold/chat/etc a little after lunch...

[TbT]

what do you wear when you have a meeting with a customer?  that homer simpson shirt i hope...