Site is back, but lost some days....and....

[mrmustang]

Originally Posted by Brent Mills

I have a new server, but it's taking a bit more time to move things over. We're still currently on the old server, but I do have a pretty kick ass server ready. The challenge is software all loving each other. So working through getting new hardware needing new OS, and using older software = some issues to work through to make it all work.

It's been a really long couple of weeks working on this crap and I am REALLY sorry for the inconvenience. Hard drives took a dump and the back ups essentially backed up corrupted data, so I had to go back in time.

Sorry...head lowered in shame.

As I said in our email exchange, new server deserves a fresh load of current and up to date software. You can then port over the database, clean up the bugs, and be done with it for a while (a long while hopefully). Don't cut the corners, just clip the apex a little and it will be well worth the effort at the finish line.


Bill S.

PS: having all of the forums running the same rev of software package will also make it easier to manager/maintain, but you knew this already

[Brent Mills]

Originally Posted by mrmustang

As I said in our email exchange, new server deserves a fresh load of current and up to date software. You can then port over the database, clean up the bugs, and be done with it for a while (a long while hopefully). Don't cut the corners, just clip the apex a little and it will be well worth the effort at the finish line.


Bill S.

PS: having all of the forums running the same rev of software package will also make it easier to manager/maintain, but you knew this already

Yes, but remember back when I updated the forum software on Club Hot Rod? OMG, people lost their marbles...I couldn't win no matter how hard I tried...made me really gun shy since, which is why I have not updated CC. Dunno.

[mrmustang]

Originally Posted by Brent Mills

Yes, but remember back when I updated the forum software on Club Hot Rod? OMG, people lost their marbles...I couldn't win no matter how hard I tried...made me really gun shy since, which is why I have not updated CC. Dunno.

I do indeed remember, but I'm sad to say, CHR is perhaps a lost cause due to dwindling attendance and the lack of new blood. If you had the chance to keep any resemblance of the old format when upgrading (IE: Classic look as the default), that is all that would be necessary for the Club Cobra and Club Chopper crowd, which appears to be your two largest automotive forums in your empire.


Bill S.

[Ron61]

Im don't know what software that Brent is going to update to but if it is XenForo you can go to the CACC site and see what that looks like. It looks a lot different but isn't hard to use.

Ron