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dp · March 26th, 2019, 12:16

We recently had a server upgrade, and our old forum software wasn't fully compatible with the new server software and configuration. That is why many of you had problems logging in recently (pretty much all browsers except Firefox were locked out).

That particular issue is now fixed, but there's at least one problem that is still not fixed: It is not possible to create new threads (which is why I'm posting in this already existing thread

). The fix is simple, but it needs low level server access (which we don't have), so we have forwarded the instructions for fixing it to the support staff of our hosting company.

If you have any questions, feel free to post them in this thread until we get things working normally again.

bill616 · March 26th, 2019, 21:37

However, I was afraid that the forum was lost since it was down for several days.

dp · March 26th, 2019, 21:53

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Originally Posted by bill616

However, I was afraid that the forum was lost since it was down for several days.

It was unfortunate that we were not able to put up a notice that informed everyone what was going on. I am sure many were starting to wonder why it was taking so long.

In the future, remember that we make backups of the forum every day, so the worst case scenario is that the forum is down for a couple of weeks while we move the data to a new server. We'll never need to start from zero again, since we will always have a recent backup that we can use to recreate the forum.

Slevin · March 26th, 2020, 19:10

what was the url for the original forum that got shut down?

lion · March 26th, 2020, 19:14

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Originally Posted by Slevin

what was the url for the original forum that got shut down?

I think it was lifted.makeforum.org

Slevin · March 26th, 2020, 21:10

Quote:

Originally Posted by lion

I think it was lifted.makeforum.org

That is correct!

I think there was another one before that if I am not mistaken? At default, it was a green webpage?

greybeezer · March 26th, 2020, 21:32

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Originally Posted by Slevin

That is correct!

I think there was another one before that if I am not mistaken? At default, it was a green webpage?

That is correct, lifted.freeforum.com

March 26th, 2019, 21:37	#2
bill616 VIP Honored Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Illinoid Posts: 1,203 : 1 For This Post 4,744 Total	Congratulations on this decade aniversary However, I was afraid that the forum was lost since it was down for several days.

March 26th, 2019, 12:16	#1
dp Administrator The VIP Gatekeeper Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 3,068 : 5 For This Post 5,477 Total	We recently had a server upgrade, and our old forum software wasn't fully compatible with the new server software and configuration. That is why many of you had problems logging in recently (pretty much all browsers except Firefox were locked out). That particular issue is now fixed, but there's at least one problem that is still not fixed: It is not possible to create new threads (which is why I'm posting in this already existing thread ). The fix is simple, but it needs low level server access (which we don't have), so we have forwarded the instructions for fixing it to the support staff of our hosting company. If you have any questions, feel free to post them in this thread until we get things working normally again.

March 26th, 2020, 19:10	#4
Slevin VIP Honored Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: The United States of America Posts: 618 : 0 For This Post 580 Total	what was the url for the original forum that got shut down?