sand flea
05-10-2003, 10:29 AM
Just wanted to let everyone know that there are two things coming up on Pierandsurf.com that could disrupt service.
First, I'm going to be changing BB programs. Not just an upgrade, a change from one program to another. This upgrade will come some time in the next few days or weeks, and it could go smoothly and only take a few hours of downtime, or it could blow up in my face and take the boards down for days. So if the site is unavailable, don't send me panicked e-mails; I'll know the site is down and will be trying to fix it as quickly as possible.
If you don't appreciate geek stuff, just skip to the next paragraph The program we're switching over to doesn't use a flat file structure like UBB, the current board system. It is based on PHP and MySQL database, and importing from a flatfile and *.cgi-based system is going to be a bear to try and cram all the user info, posts, and everything else into the database without everything going to hell.
The second change could come in the next week or as late as this fall. I'm probably going to be switching hosting companies because I'm getting hosed on bandwidth charges with my current company. I'm glad the site is growing, but growth costs money and I have to find a better deal. So I'm switching to another company that 1) has cheaper bandwidth and 2) is optimized to run the new BB system.
What this means for you guys is a better bb system. It'll run faster, smoother, with fewer errors and with added features that'll allow you to upload pictures to the board and select personal icons, etc.
In the meantime, I ask for your patience. Wish me luck.
First, I'm going to be changing BB programs. Not just an upgrade, a change from one program to another. This upgrade will come some time in the next few days or weeks, and it could go smoothly and only take a few hours of downtime, or it could blow up in my face and take the boards down for days. So if the site is unavailable, don't send me panicked e-mails; I'll know the site is down and will be trying to fix it as quickly as possible.
If you don't appreciate geek stuff, just skip to the next paragraph The program we're switching over to doesn't use a flat file structure like UBB, the current board system. It is based on PHP and MySQL database, and importing from a flatfile and *.cgi-based system is going to be a bear to try and cram all the user info, posts, and everything else into the database without everything going to hell.
The second change could come in the next week or as late as this fall. I'm probably going to be switching hosting companies because I'm getting hosed on bandwidth charges with my current company. I'm glad the site is growing, but growth costs money and I have to find a better deal. So I'm switching to another company that 1) has cheaper bandwidth and 2) is optimized to run the new BB system.
What this means for you guys is a better bb system. It'll run faster, smoother, with fewer errors and with added features that'll allow you to upload pictures to the board and select personal icons, etc.
In the meantime, I ask for your patience. Wish me luck.