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Title: Server change, site & forum transfer, scheduled Maintenance incoming
Post by: VixyNyan on December 06, 2012, 07:47:01 PM
To think that this day would happen sooner or later. ^^;

We are going to move the website and message board to another hosting plan, and I wanted to let you all know because the file and database transfer will be a lengthy one. At some point this week, the forum will be put in Maintenance mode, so activity can be put on halt for a short time, while the transfer is happening. The goal is to make sure that every single topic and message are preserved and safely moved to the other hosting server, so because of this, there will be a set time for when it will start and when we expect everything to get back running again.

By the time this topic has been posted, I intend to (temporarily) close the Oekaki and safely move all drawings and content to the new server.
DONE!

Next will be the most important section: The message board itself, and wow, this one takes the cake!

From a perspective, there is a limit to how much database content that can be transferred during an upload, and the over 300,000 messages we have posted alone has cumulated to a total of 150 Mbytes (!!), so the forum upload has to be done in segments, which means that we need a set time to make sure that each topic and message gets uploaded and not a single one gets lost.

I think a good time to start the Maintenance and forum transfer would be:
Friday, 7 December 2012, 15:00:00 = Central European (Sweden, Germany)
Friday, 7 December 2012, 09:00:00 = Eastern Standard (New York USA)
Friday, 7 December 2012, 23:00:00 = Japan Standard (Tokyo)

From that hour and onward, we hope that each topic and message gets transferred safely before the end of the week. Hopefully things goes smoothly from there and we can post on the forum again.

DONE!

In the meantime, have fun, stay sexy, and we will be up and running soon.
Let us know of another place to visit during this time, if you like, until the site is back up again.

^u^o
Title: Re: Server change, site & forum transfer, scheduled Maintenance incoming
Post by: Protoman Blues on December 06, 2012, 08:16:37 PM
*packs a suitcase* So long, old forum. I'll miss you! We've had some good times together! 

MEMMMMMMMMMMMORiESSSSSSSSS
Title: Re: Server change, site & forum transfer, scheduled Maintenance incoming
Post by: Mirby on December 06, 2012, 09:05:04 PM
This time the forum moves on OUR TERMS

Not on the terms of some crash

Let's do this!

and hey, on the plus side, we won't have to worry 'bout dat RP gettin' out of control in the meantime :P
Title: Re: Server change, site & forum transfer, scheduled Maintenance incoming
Post by: Archer on December 06, 2012, 09:44:23 PM
You should just reset the forum for a fresh start. Again.
Title: Re: Server change, site & forum transfer, scheduled Maintenance incoming
Post by: Police Girl on December 06, 2012, 09:50:20 PM
You should just reset the forum for a fresh start. Again.

What purpose would this serve
Title: Re: Server change, site & forum transfer, scheduled Maintenance incoming
Post by: Gaia on December 06, 2012, 10:13:56 PM
You should just reset the forum for a fresh start. Again.

From this standpoint, it's mostly a server upgrade, two other sites I go to are going through this too, most notably MFZ. The site is still up, but it will take awhile for "ACT 5" to get into working order. This here is a situation in which we have no backup fourm for the downtime, which should be a good idea. Even though it's still a transfer, I consider it an upgrade, as it involves moving from this one to the new one.

And maybe now this place will see some actual activity going after the move, and less drama.
Title: Re: Server change, site & forum transfer, scheduled Maintenance incoming
Post by: Archer on December 06, 2012, 10:51:38 PM
What purpose would this serve

What purpose wouldn't it serve
Title: Re: Server change, site & forum transfer, scheduled Maintenance incoming
Post by: Police Girl on December 07, 2012, 01:36:00 AM
What purpose wouldn't it serve

I don't follow.
Title: Re: Server change, site & forum transfer, scheduled Maintenance incoming
Post by: Sakura Leic on December 07, 2012, 01:39:06 AM
So how exactly will we find the new address or whatever?
Title: Re: Server change, site & forum transfer, scheduled Maintenance incoming
Post by: Protoman Blues on December 07, 2012, 01:49:04 AM
Well, Vixy was just going to tell you, but I said that'd be no fun. I will leave behind a series of riddles. Each of them will have to be solved before you can piece the puzzle together!
Title: Re: Server change, site & forum transfer, scheduled Maintenance incoming
Post by: Sakura Leic on December 07, 2012, 01:51:19 AM
Goddam you Riddler!
Title: Re: Server change, site & forum transfer, scheduled Maintenance incoming
Post by: Dr. Wily II on December 07, 2012, 12:25:02 PM
Let's see... Japan time 11pm...
That means...
10pm my time...
... ONLY 2.5HRS LEFT!?
Title: Re: Server change, site & forum transfer, scheduled Maintenance incoming
Post by: Police Girl on December 07, 2012, 12:26:18 PM
Looks like it.

5:30 here (Central Time Zone) Which means its 6:30 in NY.
Title: Re: Server change, site & forum transfer, scheduled Maintenance incoming
Post by: Dr. Wily II on December 07, 2012, 12:31:49 PM
Must make haste! *poofs*
Title: Re: Server change, site & forum transfer, scheduled Maintenance incoming
Post by: VixyNyan on December 07, 2012, 07:55:34 PM
The transfer is done. The last thing left is the site address.

Posted on: December 07, 2012, 19:11:41
Site address still takes a while to be processed for everyone, so a few more minutes or hours should solve it.
Title: Re: Server change, site & forum transfer, scheduled Maintenance incoming
Post by: Align on December 07, 2012, 10:31:28 PM
So... that was kind of anticlimactic. Good thing here, I suppose!
Title: Re: Server change, site & forum transfer, scheduled Maintenance incoming
Post by: Sakura Leic on December 07, 2012, 10:33:48 PM
Yeah that only took like 6 hours.
Title: Re: Server change, site & forum transfer, scheduled Maintenance incoming
Post by: Amatiramisu on December 07, 2012, 10:40:16 PM
Is it just me or are servers going down/needing maintenance all over the internet lately? In the past week I've had server issues with 4 or 5 different sites. And Steam as well.
Title: Re: Server change, site & forum transfer, scheduled Maintenance incoming
Post by: Joseph Collins on December 08, 2012, 12:36:05 AM
You can't be rid of me that easily...  Server change be damned, I will follow you to the ends of the Earth!
Title: Re: Server change, site & forum transfer, scheduled Maintenance incoming
Post by: Dr. Wily II on December 08, 2012, 02:21:12 AM
Wait.
My reign over RPM was only 6hrs?

AND I SLEPT THROUGH MOST OF IT!?
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
Title: Re: Server change, site & forum transfer, scheduled Maintenance incoming
Post by: Sakura Leic on December 08, 2012, 02:22:42 AM
At least you went to sleep last night.
Title: Re: Server change, site & forum transfer, scheduled Maintenance incoming
Post by: Dr. Wily II on December 08, 2012, 02:49:43 AM
NO!
I WANTED MY CROWNING GLORY!!
Title: Re: Server change, site & forum transfer, scheduled Maintenance incoming
Post by: Quickman on December 08, 2012, 04:11:06 AM
I was out getting new glasses when the move took place.  Good to see that everything moved without a hitch and that my bookmarks were automatically updated.
Title: Re: Server change, site & forum transfer, scheduled Maintenance incoming
Post by: Mirby on December 08, 2012, 04:35:41 AM
That went smoothly.

Not like I wasn't expecting it to, of course. :D
Title: Re: Server change, site & forum transfer, scheduled Maintenance incoming
Post by: Align on December 11, 2012, 10:10:25 AM
When clicking "Mark all as read" (while viewing all unread posts since last visit), I got this:
Quote
An Error Has Occurred!
Unable to verify referring url. Please go back and try again.
Seems to have properly marked everything as read though.
Title: Re: Server change, site & forum transfer, scheduled Maintenance incoming
Post by: Dr. Wily II on December 11, 2012, 12:29:07 PM
Is it just me, or does the old url (forum.rockmanpm.com) still appear? I thought they were all replaced by the new url.
Title: Re: Server change, site & forum transfer, scheduled Maintenance incoming
Post by: Mirby on December 11, 2012, 12:31:40 PM
Yeah that confused me too.

Unless the new one was temporary.
Title: Re: Server change, site & forum transfer, scheduled Maintenance incoming
Post by: Dr. Wily II on December 11, 2012, 12:38:17 PM
Well, I can still go to the new url, but the links to the threads are all the old ones... @_@
Title: Re: Server change, site & forum transfer, scheduled Maintenance incoming
Post by: VixyNyan on December 11, 2012, 01:36:29 PM
Its supposed to be the old one. Everything has been taken care of. ^^; </phone>
Title: Re: Server change, site & forum transfer, scheduled Maintenance incoming
Post by: Align on December 11, 2012, 10:04:59 PM
When clicking "Mark all as read" (while viewing all unread posts since last visit), I got this:
-
An Error Has Occurred!
Unable to verify referring url. Please go back and try again.
-
Seems to have properly marked everything as read though.
I'm still getting this, but the mark all unread link on the main forum page works fine.
Title: Re: Server change, site & forum transfer, scheduled Maintenance incoming
Post by: Joseph Collins on December 12, 2012, 01:24:02 AM
I'm getting that error.  Except that nothing gets marked as read.

I also can't seem to use the "New Posts Since Last Visit" link.  It displays absolutely nothing.  TxT
Title: Re: Server change, site & forum transfer, scheduled Maintenance incoming
Post by: VixyNyan on December 12, 2012, 01:32:45 AM
Works fine for me. Maybe there's some IP, domain-redirection or other interference. The domain name is still trying to sync up to be accessed by every connection and IP address/proxy out there, so it might take a little while before everything is all set. ^^;
Title: Re: Server change, site & forum transfer, scheduled Maintenance incoming
Post by: Sakura Leic on December 12, 2012, 01:38:11 AM
Is that why we can't access the Map of RPM?
Title: Re: Server change, site & forum transfer, scheduled Maintenance incoming
Post by: VixyNyan on December 12, 2012, 01:44:04 AM
... I forgot to upload it. My bad. XD

Speaking of files. It's been decided, that the LOL folder will be open for public to access (and abuse) at anytime (http://lol.rockmanpm.com/). I have all the files stored in my HDD and I'm trying to put them back up again.
Title: Re: Server change, site & forum transfer, scheduled Maintenance incoming
Post by: Joseph Collins on December 12, 2012, 02:24:38 AM
Oh, hm.  Now both of those functions I mentioned work.  Weird...
Title: Re: Server change, site & forum transfer, scheduled Maintenance incoming
Post by: Superjustinbros on December 12, 2012, 02:45:59 AM
A few days ago I did have a bit of trouble logging into the forums due to the site transfer, but everything's all good now.
Title: Re: Server change, site & forum transfer, scheduled Maintenance incoming
Post by: Align on December 12, 2012, 09:56:46 PM
I think my problem was I bookmarked the vixynyan.com link to the unread posts thing, works fine now that I changed it back.
Title: Re: Server change, site & forum transfer, scheduled Maintenance incoming
Post by: Sakura Leic on December 12, 2012, 11:25:33 PM
Anyone else having a problem loading the forum sometimes or is it just me?
Title: Re: Server change, site & forum transfer, scheduled Maintenance incoming
Post by: Flame on December 13, 2012, 12:02:33 AM
Sometimes it tells me page cannot be found, or just 404's me. I figured it was residual bullshit left over from the whole transfer deal, domain name and all.
Title: Re: Server change, site & forum transfer, scheduled Maintenance incoming
Post by: Quickman on December 13, 2012, 10:29:57 AM
I haven't had a problem yet.  Is this intermittent, or does it seem to occur at a certain time?
Title: Re: Server change, site & forum transfer, scheduled Maintenance incoming
Post by: Sakura Leic on December 13, 2012, 10:37:14 AM
I think it's in the morning between 10-12 or something like that.  I didn't really pay much attention to the time.
Title: Re: Server change, site & forum transfer, scheduled Maintenance incoming
Post by: Quickman on December 14, 2012, 08:27:13 AM
Might be a high-traffic period... or just some daily maintenance being performed.  Or, as Flame said, residual crap leftover from the move.  Some pages may be trying to look for the new vixynyan address, even though they shouldn't be, and the redirect just hadn't kicked in.
Title: Re: Server change, site & forum transfer, scheduled Maintenance incoming
Post by: Protoman Blues on December 14, 2012, 08:33:18 AM
Or it could be the Nazis.
Title: Re: Server change, site & forum transfer, scheduled Maintenance incoming
Post by: Align on December 14, 2012, 11:44:39 AM
The moon Nazis?
Title: Re: Server change, site & forum transfer, scheduled Maintenance incoming
Post by: Protoman Blues on December 14, 2012, 11:45:27 AM
My god Align, you're right. It's GOT to be those lunar facist bastards!
Title: Re: Server change, site & forum transfer, scheduled Maintenance incoming
Post by: Mirby on December 14, 2012, 09:43:21 PM
My god Align, you're right. It's GOT to be those lunar facist bastards!
*fascist

 B(
Title: Re: Server change, site & forum transfer, scheduled Maintenance incoming
Post by: Sakura Leic on December 16, 2012, 04:01:02 AM
My god Align, you're right. It's GOT to be those lunar facist bastards!
Why is this making me laugh way more than it should? XD