Hey Swaggers,
We have done some maintenance to the forum and the database. Yes there has been some of the larger off topic threads removed but we will have to live with that.
Not sure if we have had a win yet but will know in the next day or so.
Thank you for your patience during this time.
Jiiisy The larger off topic stuff that wasdropped must have been about 250 of my posts back to 5800 again . Such is life :cheers: As long as we get our speed of post back its all good . Keep up the good work :cheers:
My wife thought I was getting romantic when I went to bed early.
Was in a mood as a notice came up saying myswag would be offline for the rest of the night.
First early night I have had since ages........
On a serious note, not sure if its happening to anyone else or or if your aware of it, all posts now are reading 'new' unread posts and revert back to the original post.
Otherwise all is good.
All i worry about is being able to read the post's,, and at the moment (4.53AM) its all working good,,, ;D ;D
:cheers:
BHG
Thanks.... I have had issues for the passt 3 days or so accessiong some thrteads.... looks good now
The Buffalo effect ;D
Cheers Guys.
:cup:
Speed is awesome :cheers: but i have 7 pages of posts with new replies.........I could just be very popular i guess ;D ;D
Quote from: cruisindub on August 14, 2012, 03:07:13 AM
On a serious note, not sure if its happening to anyone else or or if your aware of it, all posts now are reading 'new' unread posts and revert back to the original post.
Otherwise all is good.
This maybe from us emptying the topic log in the database. Over 1.5 million entries and 1/3 of the database total size.
On the index page you should be able to Mark All Topics Read. From then on any NEW icons will take you to the latest post.
Let me know if there is any other issues. I still have some more tweaking to do this afternoon.
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Thanks very much for sorting this guys (and gals). I realise it's not your full time job, and that any time spent fixing things here eats into your personal time. It's much appreciated by me, and by all the other members as well I'm sure.
Cheers!
Matto :)
What a relief, I thought I was having serious problems with my satellite dish again. I am still slow, but that is normal on Activ8 Rural, whish is whom I go through for my internet.
It is now 1800 hours in WA, and it is taking me up to 5 minutes to get the forum open, if I do not get some kind of SMF Connection Failed message on the screen....What is happening ?
Regards
Tjupurula
Quote from: speewa158 on August 14, 2012, 02:45:47 AM
Jiiisy The larger off topic stuff that wasdropped must have been about 250 of my posts back to 5800 again . Such is life :cheers: As long as we get our speed of post back its all good . Keep up the good work :cheers:
Good on ya speewa, take one for the team :cup:
Thanks!
Hope I don't sound thick by asking where the index page is?
Like Matto, appreciate the time required.
I say removing the post count thing from under peoples names may help to....
Get rid of the electrical forum, that will speed up everything.
(hiding now)
At 1710 Adelaide time, found accessing the system slow to log in.
The slow to load all unread.
Looked at one thread from the last post first. When I went to go back to page 1, got a time-out error. Got again on an other thread.
Ok now to red and post this.
Will mark all posts read and see if still exists later tonight.
Still seeing SMF errors during the day here. Getting very tiring.
Ive worked on smf for a few years now and notice the same issues you guys are having everywhere, mostly its the database size causing issues, try talking to your host about allowing a larger limit on the database connections to speed up loading times.
If you are getting 40-50 k views a day then that will kill any bandwidth you may have, google is horrible at bandwidth burning, there is a lot of options in the back end of the system for SMF for where google and other search engines can poke around in, setting limits on what forums they are allowed to see will slow down the amount of hits.
Worth a try is something you may have already done, Optimise tables in the database, clear site cache and run any security updates.
Nick
Connection Problems
Sorry, SMF was unable to connect to the database. This may be caused by the server being busy. Please try again later.
S t i l l r e a l l y s l o w
;D
Quote from: Lost on August 14, 2012, 11:11:06 AM
I say removing the post count thing from under peoples names may help to....
I don't understand the fascination with the post count .........
Am I a soft floor camper yet???
Should post whores be forced dress (in)appropriately in get togethers?
Quote from: nick_4x4 on August 14, 2012, 06:53:44 PM
Ive worked on smf for a few years now and notice the same issues you guys are having everywhere, mostly its the database size causing issues, try talking to your host about allowing a larger limit on the database connections to speed up loading times.
If you are getting 40-50 k views a day then that will kill any bandwidth you may have, google is horrible at bandwidth burning, there is a lot of options in the back end of the system for SMF for where google and other search engines can poke around in, setting limits on what forums they are allowed to see will slow down the amount of hits.
Worth a try is something you may have already done, Optimise tables in the database, clear site cache and run any security updates.
Nick
I'm still getting the error quite a bit and good suggestions I think Nick.
Given it seems to be intermittent, I'd guess its on the database server side too, possibly maxconnections but might also be worthwhile checking what the load averages of yours server are too as simply changing the maximum connections may cause it to consume further unnecessary resources on the server which can in turn lead to more instability. Agree with Nick that implementing any caching or db load reducing measures you can to have it run as efficiently as possible would help. Easier said than done :-)
Good luck guys and thanks for such a great site.
Cheers,
Tim
All sorts of issues trying to login with Tapatalk, good luck trying to sort it all out
How's about everyone stay away till next Monday giving 'em time to get it fixed...
Slinking away now before a size 10 boot finds my head (http://www.hepcnet.net/bbssmilies/bonk.gif)
Worse then ever
Quote from: bobnrob on August 14, 2012, 09:46:18 PM
How's about everyone stay away till next Monday giving 'em time to get it fixed...
Slinking away now before a size 10 boot finds my head (http://www.hepcnet.net/bbssmilies/bonk.gif)
I am a size 15 boot Bob, and I confess a MySwag addict... >:D
With a trace Route time of 410ms no wonder it is slow. I'd say the connection to their server is the issue or its ability to respond in time to the database queries. I think we will see it go off line any time now while it's looked at, maybe a rough process that's sucked the guts out of the server.
Quote from: toeballI don't understand the fascination with the post count .........
x everything
Seems to be a bit temperamental, working fine one minute and impossible the next.
Quote from: Black Diamond on August 14, 2012, 11:18:30 PM
Seems to be a bit temperamental, working fine one minute and impossible the next.
Oh,,, you've met my Mrs i see.! ;D ;D
BHG
Quote from: Lost on August 14, 2012, 10:51:02 PM
x everything
it would help imho
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Just an update...
Our server is shared with other users and because we are using a lot of the servers resources so our account has been throttled so the other users don't get affected.
Now we have already done Database checks, repairs, optimizations and a fair bit of other stuff. Plus we are currently chasing a 3rd party with the right qualifications to look into our side of the server and database etc to see what more we can do to fix this issue. If that comes back all clear then we can approach our host for more resources.
Also FYI our account uses 26gb of server space and 250+gb of bandwidth each month and rising...
So basically bare with us through these growing pains.
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Quote from: Matto on August 14, 2012, 09:02:09 AM
Thanks very much for sorting this guys (and gals). I realise it's not your full time job, and that any time spent fixing things here eats into your personal time. It's much appreciated by me, and by all the other members as well I'm sure.
Cheers!
Matto :)
I agree Matto...well done guys (and girls)
Working perfectly this morning. Couldn't ask for better. Here's hoping!!! :angel:
Quote from: wyno on August 15, 2012, 07:12:33 AM
Working perfectly this morning. Couldn't ask for better. Here's hoping!!! :angel:
That's because of the low user count - 22 Guests, 38 Users
Just a suggestion.
If this is a server problem, and I think it is, what about swaggers donating $1-00 each for an upgrade ? That should cover the cost of an Australian based dedicated server for a couple of years,
This is such a great forum I'm willing to make a donation, what about you ? :cup:
1 good thing about the slowness is it seem to have sped up my reading of posts as they are able to be read >:D
Quote from: xcvator on August 15, 2012, 07:19:45 AM
Just a suggestion.
If this is a server problem, and I think it is, what about swaggers donating $1-00 each for an upgrade ? That should cover the cost of an Australian based dedicated server for a couple of years,
This is such a great forum I'm willing to make a donation, what about you ? :cup:
Just let me know where to send the money. I would be happy to pay a couple of dollars, I reckon even $5-00 would be a fair donation to keep help with the maintenance of such a wonderful site.
Regards
Tjupurula
Speewa,
Didn't all these issues start the same time you sold your business?
Hmmm, I'm starting to think it is more than just a coincidence.
Brett, have you looked into the logs to see when Speewa has been online and the connection error appears? ;D
Maybe it's Speewa's spelling that is confusing the server :angel:
Quote from: BrettAlso FYI our account uses 26gb of server space and 250+gb of bandwidth each month and rising...
Thats some serious traffic...
surely the Db isnt most of that size? Maybe scrap the hosting of photos, and get people to use Photobucket, or Flickr or similar...
Quote from: D4D on August 15, 2012, 07:13:52 AM
That's because of the low user count - 22 Guests, 38 Users
You just deflated my balloon aaaawwwwww!
Maybe we need a roster system so that there isn't too many users logged on at the same time. From now on I'll only surf myswag while I'm awake :P
Quote from: Lost on August 15, 2012, 10:15:50 AM
Thats some serious traffic...
surely the Db isnt most of that size? Maybe scrap the hosting of photos, and get people to use Photobucket, or Flickr or similar...
I agree but it's not all that. I know you know your stuff Lost. The SQl data base also has a connection limit that I would say has become unstable. I wrote SQL code many years ago for AMX and the call logging system and one thing you always need to do is look for processes or logins that don't terminate correctly, I think this is the issue. I've been out of coding for ten years now so gonna sit back and look at the Pajero forum while the young experts fix it up.
Quote from: Tjupurula on August 14, 2012, 10:02:14 PM
I am a size 15 boot Bob, and I confess a MySwag addict... >:D
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Quote from: JU5T1N on August 15, 2012, 09:38:13 PM
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Wow, that's a ton of smilies
I got up early so I could read and write a few posts. Nice in front of the fire with a hit cuppa. ;D
Connection was playing up again yesterday afternoon and last night. And with the usually garbage on TV at night and the good wife at work I was lost. Maybe it is a good time for the Government to force Myswag to use plain packaging!!! ;D
Kevin
I still seem to spend most of my time waiting for my computer waiting for Myswag ???
More time for this I guess :cheers:
Tjuparula , could you sink the size 15 into the server that should wake them up a bit :cheers:
Geez you have a good grip on the world :cheers:
Still no joy for me ....
2 weeks of complete frustration .
Lucky I got my Fraser photos in just before it turned bad .
( so sorry to those that like to see my funnies .... just too hard to do ) :'( :'(
Pages very slow to load for me on iPad and pc and Mac :(
Quote from: UTE 701 on August 20, 2012, 05:58:32 PM
Still no joy for me ....
2 weeks of complete frustration .
Lucky I got my Fraser photos in just before it turned bad .
( so sorry to those that like to see my funnies .... just too hard to do ) :'( :'(
You kidding me... you're the cause of it all!! ;D
LJ
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Quote from: Black Diamond on August 20, 2012, 07:40:22 PM
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fixed
Quote from: Black Diamond on August 20, 2012, 07:40:22 PM
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X1000 >:(
It was working ok until the carbon tax kicked in a few weeks ago :D
Quote from: Black Diamond on August 20, 2012, 07:40:22 PM
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X1000
Sad when Explore Oz is quicker.
Looking on the bright side . Couples are talking to each other , work is being done , & , & , " Its Not Good Enough .Com " :'(
Quote from: Mace on August 20, 2012, 10:02:04 PM
Sad when Explore Oz is quicker.
A Mod should be jumping on you soon :police:
That's just cruel Mace. :'(
:laugh:
My solution is to log on in the morning, not so much traffic. ;D
Quote from: Mace on August 20, 2012, 10:02:04 PM
Sad when Explore Oz is quicker.
Oh yeah forgot about them, I have been on Camper trailers.org and Lcool and 4x4 earth? Very fast.
Only kidding BJ ;D
Quote from: MaceSad when Explore Oz is quicker.
Wow, that place is still going??
I think I've posted there once in about 5 yrs, and it got deleted cause I put
WTF in the message, apparently thats offensive.... Good to see the kiddy mods over there are still continuing to destroy the place.
Whining about the site performance is not going to make anything happen any quicker. It has improved compared to a near on two weeks ago. But it is not to our standard. Nothing is wrong with our software / database as it has been tripled checked. We have just out grown our hosting account.
What we are doing about it...
Our current host has not been very helpful so we are looking at a new host that can supply the service we need plus has room for us to grow.
We are talking to a new host now and if that works out then we will have a period of downtime for the transfer to the new host. But you will be given notice of this in advance.
Sorry for the issues but we are doing everything we can, it just takes time.
Appreciate that Brett, thank you.
Cheers.
Titch
Yea, we know Brett. Good stuff. :cheers:
Thanks for the update. Appreciate you have your hands full.
For what it is worth it think most of the banter is tounge in cheek and everyone supports the work you are doing.
Cheers :cheers:
Quote from: LJs GU on August 20, 2012, 06:52:57 PM
You kidding me... you're the cause of it all!! ;D
LJ
Just so you know .... every single photo of mine posted on here is from photobucket .
I never even knew that My Swag hosts its own photos until I read it here .
So it wasn't me filling up the system ..... ;D
Thanks Brett for the update , all is cool . But about the thing you call " Down Time " , is that like going to bed early & or chatting to SWOMBO about daily enevts . Really it wont have to last long will it ,,,,,,,,,,, ???. Do the best you can , MySwag Tragic :cheers:
You're doing a great job, and we all appreciate it. Keep up the great work! :cheers:
Wayne
Cheers Brett
I understand there are performance issues and to be honest it is all OK by me. I understand you and everyone else is working through the difficulties. I'm happy to hang in there and wait out whilst you all get the issues sorted.
You, and all the other mods etc do a great job with this website, and to be honest, I"m happy with periodic access, after all, it's not costing me a cent, other than a purchase of some merchanise once or twice.
So again, thanks for all you are doing to keep this great forum alive...you're one in a million buddy!!!
Kindest Regards
Camping Grant
Cheers Brett
Good luck with the new home.
:cheers:
Skip
Cheers for the update Brett.
:cheers:
Quote from: speewa158 on August 22, 2012, 04:54:02 PM
is that like going to bed early & or chatting to SWOMBO about daily enevts :
Mate, We all have a our cross to bare.
;D
Quote from: Brett on August 22, 2012, 08:39:22 AM
Whining about the site performance is not going to make anything happen any quicker.
Gotta agree with ynot mate...everyone's just funnin'
Can understand if it's a bit hard for you to see that, must be frustrating trying to sort it all. But I reckon you'd be hard-pressed to find a member who's blaming you for it ;)
But I do feel you should - not only remove the post, but remove Lost as well...he wrote
WTF a bit further up!
Other sites wouldn't put up with such juvenile going on's
Lost :P
Quote from: bobnrobBut I do feel you should - not only remove the post, but remove Lost as well...he wrote WTF a bit further up!
Other sites wouldn't put up with such juvenile going on's
Lost :P
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Hi Brett,
Thanks for the update, I have been having performance issues with crazydomains and a couple of website I run, which seem to somewhat co-incide with some of the myswag performance issues.
crazydomains are blaming an upstream provider so maybe that could be a consideration.
As others have said more than happy to put in for an upgraded hosting account.
Bunyip
Dare I say the ole girl is running prettyyyy good.
How are things going with the performance issues?
Must say this weekend has been a right PITA with "connection" messages.
My patience has got frustrated over the last few days, I must say.
( I am not grumpy - though it may sound like it -, just frustrated more than usual and wandering how things are progressing)
lts all better now :cheers:
Not here, still have issues here. Status anyone?
Yesterday, Sunday 16/9/2012 the forum was so bad for me, I gave up on two occassions. SMF errors again. This was both when trying to log in, open threads and also log out.
Quote from: wyno on September 17, 2012, 05:53:21 AM
Not here, still have issues here. Status anyone?
Very much hit and miss.
Surprised I can post a reply.
Cheers.
Titch
Quote from: biggles1024Yesterday, Sunday 16/9/2012 the forum was so bad for me, I gave up on two occassions. SMF errors again. This was both when trying to log in, open threads and also log out.
same.... even worse while trying to search for info while 1/2 way thru a job :( :(
but as has been said, they are working on it, and when they get time, it will be sorted.
Was strange last night.
Had very little luck getting into anything on the PC (with a cable connection wia a router to the modem), but was able to browse and reply to most posts on the Tablet with a Wi-Fi connection to the router!!
Still very poor here .
Certainly not blaming the Admin here ,
just peeved that with all the technology advancement these days that any provider can get it so wrong .....
I can't understand how anyone can post a photo ... I can't .
Missing out on POTM , and anything else I'm trying to put up for a laugh ... sorry to all my funny photo fans :-[
( four attempts to post this ... )
Quote from: Mace on September 17, 2012, 10:57:43 AM
Was strange last night.
Had very little luck getting into anything on the PC (with a cable connection wia a router to the modem), but was able to browse and reply to most posts on the Tablet with a Wi-Fi connection to the router!!
Other way round for me. PC seems ok (well, better than the laptop, which is really bad), but still hit and miss.
Been having issues every day, even trying to post this. Have also had the issue with my password not being recognised, being logged out and having to log in all the time, not whinging just wonder if anyone else had the same issues..
I have issues reaching pages and give up. I have trouble posting, but don't give up. Lately, I'm just having troubles. Might go play FB Bingo again and give this site a miss for another night. :'(
Kit_e
yep
Server issues here too.
:'(
Skip
Continually having all of the above, and have a look at the post count dropping every day, people will leave and not come back, pity
I'm no nerd in these areas but I do run several VPS servers so have a little experience....
From a little research I've found the server is located in the US (Hostmonster) so assuming it's just web hosting and not a VPS, I've also found there is a bucket load of routing issues
Microsoft Windows [Version 6.1.7601]
Copyright (c) 2009 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
C:\Users\Ryan>tracert myswag.org
Tracing route to myswag.org [66.147.240.200]
over a maximum of 30 hops:
1 <1 ms <1 ms <1 ms home.gateway.home.gateway [192.168.1.254]
2 25 ms 25 ms 24 ms lns20.bne4.internode.on.net [150.101.180.143]
3 27 ms 30 ms 25 ms te0-1-0.cor2.bne4.internode.on.net [150.101.180.
146]
4 193 ms 194 ms 193 ms gi1-0-4.cor1.bne1.internode.on.net [150.101.180.
234]
5 217 ms 216 ms 216 ms g2-0-0.bdr1.syd7.internode.on.net [203.16.212.13
]
6 193 ms 193 ms 193 ms po3-0-0.bdr1.sjc2.internode.on.net [203.16.213.1
58]
7 199 ms 198 ms 200 ms sl-st31-sj-.sprintlink.net [144.232.191.193]
8 199 ms 198 ms 199 ms sl-st30-sj-0-8-2-0.sprintlink.net [144.232.3.31]
9 220 ms 220 ms 220 ms sl-tisca1-369951-0.sprintlink.net [144.228.111.2
2]
10 201 ms 202 ms 209 ms ge-3-0-0.lax22.ip4.tinet.net [89.149.185.218]
11 205 ms 204 ms 205 ms ace-data-centers-gw.ip4.tinet.net [173.241.129.4
6]
12 216 ms 215 ms 223 ms tg1-1.ar01.prov.acedc.net [199.58.196.37]
13 * * * Request timed out.
14 * * * Request timed out.
15 * * * Request timed out.
16 * * * Request timed out.
17 * * * Request timed out.
18 * * * Request timed out.
19 * * * Request timed out.
20 * * * Request timed out.
21 * * * Request timed out.
22 * * * Request timed out.
23 * * * Request timed out.
24 * * * Request timed out.
25 * * * Request timed out.
26 * * * Request timed out.
27 * * * Request timed out.
28 * * * Request timed out.
29 * * * Request timed out.
30 port1.ar01.prov.bluehost.com [199.58.199.114] reports: Destination net unr
eachable.
Trace complete.
C:\Users\Ryan>
Basically the host you are using is almost as cheap as they come, there resource sharing is so cramped you'd be lucky to be getting 0.001% not to mention the routing issue from tg1-1.ar01.prov.acedc.net [199.58.196.37] to the server itself.
Solution = Get a VPS, US based is OK makes things a little cheaper but ideally AUS based Servers are best, I can set you one up if you like for around $20 month, I'd even go as far as saying I'd be prepared to share a VPS with you (your own account separate from mine) that way you can be guaranteed a minimum of say 256mb of Ram just for your site instead of the 12mb your currently getting.
I don't mean to insult whoever owns the site but it is frustrating not being able to access it, and it is a simple fix really with the right resources at hand, I doubt I'm not alone in offering cash to improve the stability of what is in my opinion the best place for CT owners
I have been away for three weeks on Fraser Island what a great time we had, before i left the site was slow to load on puter was hoping it would be quicker when i got back but it is way slower,i know the powers that be are doing all they can and i am not having a go at anyone about the site just saying what i am experiencing knowing nothing about servers or any thing in regards to the operation of running a site but the post above mine may be on to something.
.......flying this morning......hope it stays that way......... ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
Quote from: xcvator on September 21, 2012, 08:56:12 AM
Continually having all of the above, and have a look at the post count dropping every day, people will leave and not come back, pity
Exactly !
Can someone pm me when things have improved ,
Until then , thank you all and goodbye ..... :'(
To me its like your favourite car when it is playing up, you know something like a miss off idle or a flat spot or something........its annoying but you love that car so much you just drive around it until you can fix it!!
Im sure 'they' will sort the forums issues out when they get the opportunity :)
If i'm having trouble opening a thread. i right click it and it will work most times, well, it does for me anyway.
Try it next time its struggling.
Seems to be worse in the times of high usage, so I usually try to access early in the mornings etc
p.s. Jeepers, all seems good this morning but you are having problems??? Very strange!
p.s. again [pps or pss??] The time stamp is also out an hour - currently shows 7:20 but EST is 6:20.
Quote from: HEM19X on September 23, 2012, 06:20:39 AM
Seems to be worse in the times of high usage, so I usually try to access early in the mornings etc
ditto, good morning hem ;D
Hi cam.
No Hemi, all is good this morning, its faster than a teflon coated turd off a chrome plated shovel at the moment.
Was just saying, WHEN it plays up, i try the right click thing. 8)
Quote from: Jeepers Creepers on September 23, 2012, 06:46:58 AM
its faster than a teflon coated turd off a chrome plated shovel at the moment.
Hi,
Page created in 30.866 seconds with 74 queries.
Guess it is a bit slower now because the load has increased.
cheers
Quote from: GeoffA on September 22, 2012, 07:25:38 AM
.......flying this morning......hope it stays that way......... ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
Well, it was good while it lasted........... :'(
Quote from: UTE 701 on September 22, 2012, 08:48:54 PM
Exactly !
Can someone pm me when things have improved ,
Until then , thank you all and goodbye ..... :'(
Come on guys, you can't be serious, can you? It will do some of us some good to be off the computers for a while. Even if it means a drop in post counts.
Let's stop complaining about such a good forum that costs us nothing.
Cheers
Wes
Quoteby UTE 701
QuoteQuote from: xcvator on 21 September 2012, 09:56:12
Continually having all of the above, and have a look at the post count dropping every day, people will leave and not come back, pity
Exactly !
Can someone pm me when things have improved ,
Until then , thank you all and goodbye ..... :'(
But if you're not here...how will you see your PM??? :P ;D
Quote from: grafy82 on September 23, 2012, 11:43:17 PM
Come on guys, you can't be serious, can you? It will do some of us some good to be off the computers for a while. Even if it means a drop in post counts. Let's stop complaining about such a good forum that costs us nothing.
You mean I should just continue to accept hitting the button at least a dozen times hoping I don't get " Connection Problems " for each topic I wish to read ( or reply to ) .. You are the one that can't be serious !
Anyway , I don't have any friends or life outside My Swag , in fact it probably saved me last year when I lost my job as well .
And the subject of " it doesn't cost us anything " ... well I think that has been covered plenty about how people want to contribute $$'s .
Quote from: bobnrob on September 24, 2012, 06:40:06 AMBut if you're not here...how will you see your PM??? :P ;D
Um ... you get an email notification ....
Quote from: UTE 701 on September 24, 2012, 06:13:15 PM
You mean I should just continue to accept hitting the button at least a dozen times hoping I don't get " Connection Problems " for each topic I wish to read ( or reply to ) .. You are the one that can't be serious !
Anyway , I don't have any friends or life outside My Swag , in fact it probably saved me last year when I lost my job as well .
And the subject of " it doesn't cost us anything " ... well I think that has been covered plenty about how people want to contribute $$'s .
Um ... you get an email notification ....
Yeah why not? Or if it doesn't work the first just go and do something else. It's not the end of the world if the forum crashes.
Quoteby me
But if you're not here...how will you see your PM??? :P ;D
Quoteby UTE 701
Um ... you get an email notification ....
I hate it when people use logic :P
Hi Guys,
I think, yep I do have a moment every now and then, and sometimes it can scare the crap out of those around me ;D
MySwag is having some growing pains, we will all live through it :D
Lets not turn on each other, sure we all have a different opinion on how things should be but, the world wont end.
Hey, do as we did this weekend, we went to somewhere new, a little further than we would usually go and I broke a few bits in the scrub, I stepped outside my comfort zone and it was great.
I will post up a trip report in a few days ;D
One of my favorite quotes is,
Get outside every day, Miracles are waiting everywhere.
:cheers:
Perhaps one to the mods could give us an update on where things are at at the moment?
Cheers
Grant
We just have to have a bit of faith Brett will secure a favourable outcome for the forum. Until then patience and perseverance is the order of the day.
Heck I just had a divil of a time getting the Sept POTM voting post to post up....what an epic that was but!! it is up so get voting!!!
Quote from: Snow on September 24, 2012, 09:59:02 PM
We just have to have a bit of faith Brett will secure a favourable outcome for the forum. Until then patience and perseverance is the order of the day.
Heck I just had a divil of a time getting the Sept POTM voting post to post up....what an epic that was but!! it is up so get voting!!!
Problem is my name is Keith not Joab
I find it quite ironic that of the 13 threads I opened up, the only one that worked was this thread...
Carry on ;D :cheers:
C'mon mods, this is now worse than my dialup of 10 years ago :'( :'( :'( :'( :'(
There have been offers of financial help and technical help from lots of members, :cup: including me
but in return I have seen nothing so much as an acknowledgment these offers of help ??? ??? ???
So at the risk of being banned from "myswag" I am now having an official WHINGE about the forum performance, tonight it is pathetic at best.
Please,
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grumpy, disillusioned Keith
I have a VPS setup and waiting to accept the forum, should make it 30 times faster just waiting on a go signal (anyone?) :angel:
Here is a quick update.
www.myswag.org (http://www.myswag.org) is moving to Australia! (http://myswag.org/forum/MGalleryItem.php?id=368)
Now with this news comes a substancial ongoing cost of over $2k per year. Now we have had many offers of cheaper (VPS) shared server options that have been very appreciated but with over 50GB hosted and 250GB in bandwidth no shared server is going to give us the room we need to grow compared to our very own dedicated server. But once again thank you for your offers.
In the past, we have covered costs via the sale of merchandise but we don't make anywhere near enough to cover the new server costs. So to take up on the offers for financial support we will have a paypal option up soon to help cover the new server or in the mean time you can email orders.at.myswag.org (replace .at. with @) with the amount you wish to help out with and we will invoice you with payment details.
As for a migration date, we are looking towards the end of next week or early the week after if all goes to plan. But we will keep you posted.
Quote from: Brett on September 26, 2012, 02:48:07 PM
Here is a quick update.
www.myswag.org (http://www.myswag.org) is moving to Australia! (http://myswag.org/forum/MGalleryItem.php?id=368)
Brett ... You Now Rock!
Looking forward to contributing financially and emotionally again ... ;D
Kit_e
$2k a year, over 10,000 members.
I'm pretty sure we can cover it people!
Quote from: Symon on September 26, 2012, 03:47:58 PM
$2k a year, over 10,000 members.
I'm pretty sure we can cover it people!
X2 Agree ;D
wacko, beauty, great, super, you little ripper :cup: :cup: :cup: :cup: :cheers: :cheers: :cheers: :cheers: :cheers: :cheers: :cheers: :cheers: :cheers: :cheers:
Fantastic......great work Brett and everybody involved 8) 8)
Don't forget folks - the other way to support the Forum is to purchase Myswag.org Merchandise!
Click on the link in my signature to see what we have and how to order :cup:
Hey Brett,
You have mail.......... ;D ;D
:cheers:
Geoff
Quote from: Symon on September 26, 2012, 03:47:58 PM
$2k a year, over 10,000 members.
I'm pretty sure we can cover it people!
I'm suggesting a ratio of 1 cent per post in your post count, that should well and truly cover it.
Ok we now have PayPal account setup. Please click on the button below and it will take you to PayPal. I have set it at 1 unit = $1.00, Please adjust the unit numbers as you see fit.
(http://myswag.org/forum/MGalleryItem.php?id=369) (https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=BA94SR8PZTZMQ)
Please also keep and eye on the Announcements Section -> Click Here (http://myswag.org/forum/index.php?topic=24628.0)
Quote from: D4D on September 26, 2012, 06:23:55 PM
I'm suggesting a ratio of 1 cent per post in your post count, that should well and truly cover it.
I like your thinking there, D4D.
I've adopted a roughly similar approach.........well, sort of..... ;D ;D
:cheers:
Brett
I have, like many others, donated to the on going growth of this forum. I will not post the amount but am happy to donate the amount sent. I used the PayPal account.
Many thanks for the on going work and effort you , Jill and everyone that has built this forum to the standard it is today. :cup:
Mark
Quote from: D4D on September 26, 2012, 06:23:55 PM
I'm suggesting a ratio of 1 cent per post in your post count, that should well and truly cover it.
I was also thinking this,
Jobs done.
:cheers:
I'm quite happy to pay a nominal amount. I'd be loath to make it a cost per post, simply because it'd be too difficult to administrate.
I read several forums, as at this post there are about 120 people on MySwag but 5500 on another forum. MySwag is the only one that routinely gives a message like,
Connection Problems
Sorry, SMF was unable to connect to the database. This may be caused by the server being busy. Please try again later.
I think the post count was just a suggestion. It boils down to what members would be happy to donate to assist in the ongoing costs of the forum.
In time these performance issue will be a thing of the past.
Mark
Quote from: TOPNDR on September 26, 2012, 07:56:01 PM
I'm quite happy to pay a nominal amount. I'd be loath to make it a cost per post, simply because it'd be too difficult to administrate.
I read several forums, as at this post there are about 120 people on MySwag but 5500 on another forum. MySwag is the only one that routinely gives a message like,
Connection Problems
Sorry, SMF was unable to connect to the database. This may be caused by the server being busy. Please try again later.
There's nothing to administer, yet. At present, it's a 1-off, voluntary contribution.
If you were to follow the 1c/post formula it would be $4.74..........I'd call that a
very nominal amount........
Having troubles donating, Paypal is saying it can not process this transaction at this time, would this be a problem with my account or Myswags account? Any ideas anyone?
Quote from: 73coupe on September 26, 2012, 08:25:10 PM
Having troubles donating, Paypal is saying it can not process this transaction at this time, would this be a problem with my account or Myswags account? Any ideas anyone?
Mate I'd say its the myswag server.. It was working earlier
Greg
Quote from: 73coupe on September 26, 2012, 08:25:10 PM
Having troubles donating, Paypal is saying it can not process this transaction at this time, would this be a problem with my account or Myswags account? Any ideas anyone?
You're probably not donating enough coin (http://www.hairfysh.com/images/Icons/Smileys/confused.gif)
Seriously, I'd say that it would be Pay Pal, the account being flooded.
:cheers:
I had no trouble just now ;D
Quote from: McGirr on September 26, 2012, 08:03:25 PM
I think the post count was just a suggestion. It boils down to what members would be happy to donate to assist in the ongoing costs of the forum.
In time these performance issue will be a thing of the past.
Mark
Agree sooner or later it will be sorted and it will be a non issue :cheers:
Wow thats great news.
As I was one who offered a VPS I'm actually glad you went all out and gots da dedicated server, Aussie based as well.... server will be lightning fast really big step so congrats in order.
I'll be doin my bit by buying some stuffs and donating some coins.
PS: If you need a hand with anything BJ has my number ;D
PSS: Do you mind letting me know who you got it through (the Server)
Done,
Thanx
Quote from: Brett on September 26, 2012, 06:38:02 PM
Ok we now have PayPal account setup. Please click on the button below and it will take you to PayPal. I have set it at 1 unit = $1.00, Please adjust the unit numbers as you see fit.
(http://myswag.org/forum/MGalleryItem.php?id=369) (https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=BA94SR8PZTZMQ)
Please also keep and eye on the Announcements Section -> Click Here (http://myswag.org/forum/index.php?topic=24628.0)
So does this mean purchases can be made via PayPal now? or just donations?
Just donations Justin. I've added a few dollars to the 'Aussie Server Trust' as I'm calling it. ;D
Kit_e
I have just bought some merchandise and contributed a $10 into paypal.mso who wants a stubbie holder? Just PM me. I have 3 to give away
Wayne
done :cheers:
Quote from: Kit_e_kat9 on September 26, 2012, 11:47:15 PM
Just donations Justin. I've added a few dollars to the 'Aussie Server Trust' as I'm calling it. ;D
Kit_e
No worries, thought an updated eBay price list to include their fee's might be a go. 2 birds 1 stone.
Getting to the bank for transfers is made harder when they only have little parking spots to fit the truck in, with my current work hours it's not easy. I've been trying now for around 4months will put my donation in tonight
Awesome news.....BTW are we going to tell ute???? LMAO
Sent to outer space and back via Tapatalk....now need a lay down
Done. PayPal went through very quickly this morning.
Now that we will be keeping everything in Australia, can we start using real aussie words. I still don't know what things like mean LMAO and Tapatalk mean? 8)
Kevin
Quote from: krisandkev on September 27, 2012, 07:09:39 AM
Now that we will be keeping everything in Australia, can we start using real aussie words. I still don't know what things like mean LMAO and Tapatalk mean? 8)
Kevin
That's LMAO not LMFO. Pretty sure the smilies no an AU item either....we'd have twist top, stubby, 750, keg or an empty carton
Sent to outer space and back via Tapatalk....now need a lay down
Well I've put my money where my mouth is :laugh: :laugh: :cheers:
It's taken about 15 goes but finally got through! :D
Done and done. The least we can do to support the site. Good luck with the migration - it's certainly going to be a big job.
Quote from: McGirr on September 26, 2012, 07:22:18 PMMany thanks for the on going work and effort you , Jill and everyone that has built this forum to the standard it is today. :cup:
+1. Not too many other places where the members would have been begging the administrators to accept donations - I think that shows how much people value the work that goes into keeping the lights on. If everyone throws in a couple of bucks, we'll be at the target in no time.
Cheers!
Matto :)
Donation sent...
:cheers:
Regards
Jenko
Quote from: Matto on September 27, 2012, 09:54:44 AM
Not too many other places where the members would have been begging the administrators to accept donations - I think that shows how much people value the work that goes into keeping the lights on. If everyone throws in a couple of bucks, we'll be at the target in no time.
Cheers!
Matto :)
So very Agreed Matto. I haven't visited too many places (internet or not) where people beg someone to take their money ... okay ... except maybe Melbourne Cup Day.
What a Warm & Fuzzy bunch of people we all are!! Well Done. :-* Where's the Group Hug Icon?
Kit_e
Quote from: Kit_e_kat9 on September 27, 2012, 10:22:19 AM
What a Warm & Fuzzy bunch of people we all are!! Well Done. :-* Where's the Group Hug Icon?
Kit_e
(http://www.hairfysh.com/images/Icons/Smileys/grouphugg.gif)
That feels better ;D
Did someone mention Aussie smilies?
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I am sure there is quite a influx of donations atm from the Myswag addicts that know whats been going on but I hope the little paypal icon up the top keeps them trickling in throughout the year/s.
You're a great bunch of folks, no doubt.
ive chucked in and will buy some merch in the near future. thanks for the good site! :D
Thrown a few dollars in - Kids won't mind going without food for a week ;D
A big thanks goes to all of you who have given some coin to the New Aussie Server Fund. So far we have raised just over $900 which has been an awesome response in two days. Our Aussie Server will cost around $2500 for 12 months so we are well on our way to covering the costs.
It doesn't matter if you can afford $5 or $250 (both amounts have been sent), it all helps and we won't know what's hit us once we are up and running on the new Server.
Once we reach our target, the PayPal link will be removed. You will be able to continue to support Myswag.org by purchasing merchandise (the profits of which all go to keeping Myswag.org up and running including purchasing more merchandise).
The Myswag Spirit really is overwhelming...on behalf of Jill and myself you Guys and Gals are :cup:
Quote from: booga on September 26, 2012, 09:13:50 PM
PSS: Do you mind letting me know who you got it through (the Server)
Digital Pacific will be our new host. 8)
Done. :angel:
Now a comment.
A blonk like me had to go looking for the paypal button.all I could find was a red cross.not easy folks.
Now the paypal thing has gone?
Cheers.
Titch
Thanks for the update Brett, looking good :cheers:
Hi Brett,
Only too happy to contribute to help you run this great forum. Like others, it has become a big part of my life the last three years. I`ve learnt heaps, met some nice Swaggers, feel like I know a lot more of them and followed Swaggers great trip reports to places I`ll never get to go. I hope you can continue running MySwag the way you want and wish you every success with it. :cup:
Cheers, Robyn
This is a positive development, and happy to help out.
Quote from: Brett on September 27, 2012, 10:45:30 PM
Once we reach our target, the PayPal link will be removed. You will be able to continue to support Myswag.org by purchasing merchandise (the profits of which all go to keeping Myswag.org up and running including purchasing more merchandise).
The Myswag Spirit really is overwhelming...on behalf of Jill and myself you Guys and Gals are :cup:
Hi Brett
I would like to donate on a semi regular basis ( when the red wine bottle tells me too ;D ) and would not like to see the paypal option removed.
It also gives new members a chance to donate.
Richard
Seems pretty quick this morning! :D
Quote from: 73coupe on September 28, 2012, 10:58:27 AM
Seems pretty quick this morning! :D
X2.. Can I have my money back!! ;D
Swannie
Donation made (after some buggerising around)
On reflection, it was a fraction of the amount of money I have saved as a direct result of the great advice and counsel I have received on MySwag.
Damo
Done,
well done all
I haven't comfirmed it with Brett but we did talk about putting a cap on the account, so that once sufficient funds were raised the account would no longer accept donations.
Also, by purchasing merchandise you get a nice bit of gear and the profits go to running the forum.
The support of members is appreciated.
My load up speeds have been real slow over the last month. :'(
Foo
So any news on when the big shift will be ? 8)
Planning on a move starting late next week. I'll keep everyone up to date, however it's a big move, with lots of data.
Quote from: xcvator on September 27, 2012, 08:08:37 AM
Well I've put my money where my mouth is :laugh: :laugh: :cheers:
Well that is a big spot to fill. I recon you could fund the server with that amount! ;D
I have done my bit now too.
Love this Forum
Regards
Crisp Image
G'day jderry.au,
It's a big job
Hope it all goes smooth.
;D
:cheers:
. Please ignore this post. One minute the PayPal had disappeared, but now it has returned... ???
I'm off to use it. :)
G'day biggles1024,
It comes and goes, a revolving banner thingy ;D
:cheers:
Quote from: Hairs on September 30, 2012, 01:17:37 PM
G'day biggles1024,
It comes and goes, a revolving banner thingy ;D
:cheers:
And here I was thinking that it was me because I hadn't had my 'nanna nap' this afternoon. ;D
Thanks, Hairs. :cheers:
Quote from: JU5T1N on September 27, 2012, 07:00:30 AM
No worries, thought an updated eBay price list to include their fee's might be a go. 2 birds 1 stone.
Getting to the bank for transfers is made harder when they only have little parking spots to fit the truck in, with my current work hours it's not easy. I've been trying now for around 4months will put my donation in tonight
Awesome news.....BTW are we going to tell ute???? LMAO
Donation done, will still purchase when I get the chance :cheers:
Donation complete, no hesitation in supporting this great site.
Ordered stickers as well. Keep up the good work and I hope the move goes well.
Cheers :cup:
Can you please migrate this weekend? I am going to be busy and wont have time to get on the forum :'( so I won't miss out on anything. ;D
Thanks
Crisp Image
Jobs done ;D
Great idea guys and fantastic group of people here :cup:
:cheers: sol
Quote from: Crisp Image on October 01, 2012, 09:05:30 AM
Can you please migrate this weekend? I am going to be busy and wont have time to get on the forum :'( so I won't miss out on anything. ;D
Thanks
Crisp Image
Running pretty good at the moment...obviously because you're to busy, & not on here slowing it down! :P
More likely because a lot have been lucky enough to get out there for the long w/end = less visiting ;)
Donation happily paid through PayPal.
Anything to keep this great forum going.
Well done Brett!
Donation done through paypal :)
Just wanted to check to see if there were any issues with anyone joining myswag as hubby has been trying to join but keeps getting a message that he isnt allowed to join the forum.
Unfortunately I introduced him to the forum and he is hooked like me now, must be all the nice friendly people here :)
Quote from: Patt31 on October 02, 2012, 09:29:37 PM
Donation done through paypal :)
Just wanted to check to see if there were any issues with anyone joining myswag as hubby has been trying to join but keeps getting a message that he isnt allowed to join the forum.
Unfortunately I introduced him to the forum and he is hooked like me now, must be all the nice friendly people here :)
Email BigJules, he can check it out for you
bigjules@myswag.org
GG
Quote from: GGPatrol on October 02, 2012, 09:48:47 PM
Email BigJules, he can check it out for you
bigjules@myswag.org
GG
I sure can. Got a request yesterday and replied, if that was your hubby.
Is there any further news on the migration timing ? (http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys/smiley-matrix/matrix-smiley-007.gif) (http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys.php)
I need a bit of notice to mentally prepare myself for the withdrawal symptoms (http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys/smiley-excited002.gif) (http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys.php)
server is being setup in AU at the moment. We have a number of additional things like DNS etc to be done.
So the actual transition won't take place until next week. There is also alot of data to move. We've tested the way to do it, but it's alot. (photos)
I'll definitely give everyone 48-72 hours notice prior to doing anything, so we can all mentally prepare for the migration.
in the past forum moves i have moved content and a few essential images (banners smilies etc:)) then do the bulky things like images at a later date. that way the text side of the forum has minimal downtime.. it just looks ugly for a day.
either way if you guys need a hand hit me up :cheers:
Thats sort of the plan, once we have a fully operating new server, i will start the move of the 25gb of Photos. (will take some time). The core Database, and others will only take about 3-4 hours to move around.
JD
alrighty ill keep my nose out :) ;D
Just a quick update... Everything is moving quickly now!
So far we raised $1689 via PayPal plus some Merchandise Sales as well. This allowed us last week to order the new server and pay 6 mths Hosting for a start. Today we got access to our new home and from what Justin (Firefox) is tell me she is a beauty. Very much overkill which leaves plenty of room to grow!
Justin is currently setting up the server and doing some dummy runs before we complete the forum migration. We will experience some down time where you will have no access to the site for 12 to 24hrs. But Justin will go into this further and give notice once we are ready.
If all goes well this time next week we should be running on our new home. (No pressure Justin! >:D)
gw guys :) :cup: :cheers:
Donation completed on second attempt. Thank you people for your efforts, love your work. ;D ;D :cup: :cheers: :cup: ;D ;D
*Insert GROUP HUG icon here please!!!!!!!** :cup: :cup: :cup:
Kit_e
(http://t3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRrlp0Sq9EvXH0TPneLHuugV-sz1_G2XUQDU_1PMvlYmCnkyKa4)
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Just a suggestion ;D When the new server is up and running would it be possible to send out a bulk email to all members advising them of the fact.? There seems to have been a big drop off of posts by what were regular members.
Brett, Justin and others
I made a donation but far more importantly, please accept my thanks for all your efforts. This is a great forum.
My two cents worth. When I joined myswag, I made a merchandise purchase to contribute some funds, as I believe it was the right thing to do, but I really didn't need anything. On other forums I participate in, they have a donation option. Perhaps a donation option could be added as a sticky to the home page or something. If nobody uses it, fine. After all it would be a voluntary thing so no pressure on anybody.
Cheers
KB
I'm not sure if it's related but when I use Firefox at home I get lots of connection problems that it becomes unbearable. However when I use Internet Explorer at work it's fine.
Donation made with a ;D
More than happy to donate to a fantastic site. :cheers:
Guys,
Just a heads up..
Pending a few current transfers running for me at the moment.. (Moving about 25GB via rsync) to the new server. It looks like we can switch ASAP.
Which i know everyone wants to do. So it looks like tonight is going to be the night.!
I'll keep everyone up to date, but don't be too suprised if we do the migration. The good news is i am hoping the migration shouldn't take too long.
DNS will take longer, but i will post more details when i switch.
In the mean time (write this down!).. THe new host will be at http://wwwau.myswag.org (http://wwwau.myswag.org) (you will be able to use this URL whilst we transfer the DNS...)
It will point to the IP 101.0.70.91 which is on our new host. I will be posting maintenance pages, updates etc during the transition.
Pending these large file transfers go through, i will do the migration this afternoon and tonight.
Please also note: if you use the gallery feature (you may not know what i am talking about, if you don't, then don't worry about this message)
The gallery is currently located under www.myswag.org/gallery (http://www.myswag.org/gallery) on the new server this will change. The gallery is getting it's own DNS entry.. http://gallery.myswag.org (http://gallery.myswag.org) it will still have the same content. Just a new DNS entry.
Anyhow once i finish up what i am doing i'll post what the plans are for tonight if any..
JD
Thanks for the update.
Hope it all goes smoothly.
:cheers:
going offline soon .....
migration tonight.. Just FYI...
Read.. http://myswag.org/forum/index.php?topic=25468.0 (http://myswag.org/forum/index.php?topic=25468.0)
Yay new server. I'm first
Looking good :cheers:
It's really fast when not many people are online
Just FYI....
DNS is playing havoc! So really if you have old DNS cache pointing to the server it will cause mess everywhere. This is going to take at least 12 hours for DNS to resolve cleanly. Which means i have to make some changes.
The good news is we are on the new server and running! And it seems very fast.
Please everyone just bare with me, whilst DNS and server updates go through overnight. This is a little tricky, but things will look like they are broken, please don't try to fix them, as i am aware of most issues.. (all DNS related ???)
Cheers
Justin
Bl##dy great :cup: :cup: :cup: :cup: :cup: :cup: :cup: :cup: :cup: :cup: :cup: :cup:
Yay! Well done guys. New server is a Porsche!
:cheers:
Wow, the old girl's flying along!!!! Just a question, if I go to www.au.myswag.org (http://www.au.myswag.org), I get an "Apache 2 test Page". Anyone else get this, and when the whole migration is complete, which web address will we use?
Great work all involved. Well done :cup: :cup: :cup:
Cheers
Matt
Just use the normal address - worked for me.
Great to see the site up and running as it used to - top stuff!!
Yes you will see the apache 2 test page (fixing that at the moment..)
I've given up on the DNS rotation i was using. And going to wait until www.myswag.org (http://www.myswag.org) fixes for everyone. Some people will already have it fixed.. Others it will take overnight. The host in America was extremely painful and the forum relies on DNS heavily.
This is going to cause a few weird problems, but it will fix itself... With a little assistance from me..
JD
This is great guys! Well done! :cup: :cup: :cup:
Just a warning for everyone!!!!!!!!!!!
making some major changes.. (big one..) the URL/Forum is now just www.myswag.org (http://www.myswag.org) (there is no /forum required anymore).
Still Fixing lots of links and themes, and trying to get things organised on the new server.. Please feel free to use the forum, just be mindful of things changing around us...
JD
I reckon that should conclude the whinging and whining for a while. Great job so far firefox ...
Kit_e
ok,
seems to be OK, going to post some do's /don'ts in the other thread... So people understand some of the changes.
Nice work mate, certainly looking good.
She's certainly a good thing now. Moving along very quickly. Thanks to Brett and the tech team for putting up with the whinging and getting it all happening again. :cheers:
Cheers
Wes
Wow is this place quick now or what! 0.2s to load a page compared to over 12s with the old server. You got to be happy with that! :cup:
There still some more work to do in the background and Justin is putting in some big hours for us while juggling meetings, clients and catching flights. So please be patience over the next few days while the fine tuning is done and the gallery being setup.
Quote from: Brett on October 11, 2012, 02:41:19 AM
You got to be happy with that! :cup:
Certainly am Mate, ;D
:cheers:
I wokes up real early to see the site up and running. YAY!!! WELL DONE TO JUSTIN AND HIS CREW. :cheers: :cheers: :cheers:
Wayne
Quote from: Brett on October 11, 2012, 02:41:19 AM
Wow is this place quick now or what! 0.2s to load a page compared to over 12s with the old server. You got to be happy with that! :cup:
There still some more work to do in the background and Justin is putting in some big hours for us while juggling meetings, clients and catching flights. So please be patience over the next few days while the fine tuning is done and the gallery being setup.
Awesome work! :cup:
Awesome work to all those involved,, excellent ... :cup:
BHG
Great job guys. Well done. :cup:
Awesome job to everyone involved its loading nice and fast now. Just one thing how do we log into Tapatalk on iPhone now as it can't access it.
Great work on the migration to the new server lots of hours spent and it has paid off. Keep up the great work admin team.
Just a question, I find I have to log in every time where as the old system would leave me logged in until I logged out. Is this for security purposes?
Wayne
Not so hit and miss now,thanks folks.
Cheers.
Titch
If you're on a pc, from a cmd prompt run 'ipconfig /flushdns', however if you're reading this message you don't need to do it :)
With the removal of 'forum' from the URL any/all existing links in posts will have to be changed. This could be a lengthy/challenging process.
D4D,
yes you are correct, there is links etc that have to be fixed. It's going to be a little tricky, but if we clean up now, we're right for the future. It also ensures speed is not an issue. After digging into the code last night, i realised how much "rewriting" we were doing on the server with links. It would have easily slowed down the system. So i figured i was getting rid of anything like that, going to make the whole thing run as fast as possible. I can do some searches across the forum as well to remove links etc.. Which i will do this week.
Tapatalk. If there is a setting feature, i am betting that you need to remove the /forum from the URL.. I will need to load tapatalk and have a look at it.. I will do that today..
Yes most of the DNS is clearing now, so the site really should start humming along..
As we continue i will continue to post any updates or changes required.
JD
Quote from: firefox on October 10, 2012, 08:31:37 PMDNS is playing havoc!
So, business as normal then?? ;D ;D
Great work Justin - there's a huge amount of planning that goes into something like this, then a huge amount of stress when the actual migration happens. From what I can see here it was all handled very professionally and the results speak for themselves. Congrats to you and the rest of the team - a big job but a great result.
If you find yourself in Cairns, the beers are on me!
Cheers!
Matto :)
this place is like a rocket today... Its faster than a blank new forum Im setting up for a club..
not one missed send of message or opening forum..
Im scared... :'(
Amazing loading speed... congrats on a job well done!
Quote from: Newsman on October 11, 2012, 08:49:51 AMAmazing loading speed...
+1 - this is loading much faster for me than our internal SharePoint sites (and you don't want to see the hardware that's running them!!!) 8) 8) >:(
Cheers!
Matto :)
It's singing now! Makes the admin stuff easier too.
Hi Everyone,
So been working away behind the scenes.. If you think the forum is fast, it should actually get alot faster.. I've had lots of "admin" stuff behind the server going on... But it's good the speed issues have gone.
Looks like i've solved the Images upload problem.. So attachments should work.
Great news!!! The MySwag Gallery is ONLINE!!! you can access it via http://gallery.myswag.org/ (http://gallery.myswag.org/)
The gotcha, if you have hard coded links or references into the forum from the gallery, you are going to need to manually change the image reference from www.myswag.org/gallery/etc (http://www.myswag.org/gallery/etc) etc with gallery.myswag.org/gallery/etc etc
I'm sort of jumping around on planes this avo, but looks like things are getting back to normal. I'm going to start on a few other fixes i need to put in place... If you find something seriously busted please PM me, and i will add it to my list..
Cheers
Justin
P.S I know tappatalk is broken. I am working on trying to fix that as well, as it is another silly recursive redirect problem..
Fan bloody tastic job. :cheers:
Seems good so far, thanks.
Hutchie
Great work, was very worried when I could not get on last night or this morning :'(, but now :D ;D
and no withdrawal symptoms :cheers: :cheers: :cheers: :cheers:
This forum speed is now officially:
Or:
This site is now..........
Quote from: griz066 on October 11, 2012, 03:16:02 PM
This site is now..........
......tolerable......... ;D ;D
Well done!! :cup: :cup: :cup:
We've gone from Nissan Patrol engine to Mazda6 Diesel engine!
Quote from: mrdenn1s on October 11, 2012, 04:12:41 PM
We've gone from 3 litre Nissan Patrol engine to Mazda6 Diesel engine!
There ya go. Fixed it for you, D...... ;D ;D
Its so fast now, its started posting things i haven't even typed yet.
I'm scared its going to form a swirling tornado type vortex and i could be sucked up and disappear into my own anal cavity..... nooooooooooooooooooooooo
I don't want a sh1tty outlook on life..... noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
Quote from: Jeepers Creepers on October 11, 2012, 04:59:16 PM
I'm scared its going to form a swirling tornado type vortex and i could be sucked up and disappear into my own anal cavity..... nooooooooooooooooooooooo
And that, my friends, is what astronomers describe as a Brown Hole. The forces involved are slightly less than a Black Hole, however the most defining characteristic is definitely the smell.
And here endeth the lesson.
Cheers!
Matto :)
I just yelled out to the wife in the other room, come and see how fast this happens now.....
All i got in reply was a huge sigh, and then.... yes dear, i know how fast you can be..... :-[
Its not my fault that what i lack in size i make up for with speed. GEEZ, i have feelings ya know.
Forum's a go go....well done everyone!
:D Thanks for the effort, lookin good. Great being able to search the trips again, using the direct link option too.
Paul
Well done all. Excellent result. :cup:
So SUPER SPEED!!!!!
And now with Tapatalk ready!!!!! You may need to remove the forum in tapatalk and add it again. I've also updated so it works correctly in Hi-res (IPAD) and iphone and so on. New Logo, nice and fast etc.. And i know it's loaded correctly with tapatalk servers..
Should be ready to go for anyone trying to get onto tapatalk now.. (links etc all fixed..)
Now to sit down and try to make the forum cleaner and faster :)....
Cheers
JD
Good job guys.
So nice to not get that annoying and frustrating message any longer!!
All looks good here....
so quick people may need to get a heath check before using the site these days...lol
great work guys :cup:
Tapatalk works perfectly just searched for the new myswag forum and it loaded super fast.
Ohhhh, What a relief.
I can now sneak peeks @ Myswag between other things and not get in to trouble with the wife for spending "HOURS on that bloody forum!!"
Smooth
Clean
A pleasure to use.
Glad I used PayPal - did you??
Uh Oh
If found a problem with the new server
It is running so fast and smooth it it now so easy to add comments and posts, the log count is going to sky-rocket.
I mean to say, 3 pages of unread comments since I last looked 5 hours ago!!.
Must not be just me, others obviously have noticed too.
It is just so easy an quick to post now
Love IT
Glad everyone is liking the new server.
I've got quite a bit of "behind the scenes" stuff to still do. But we are probably about 80% of the way there.
My list is getting small, so if you find something not working, please send me a PM and i will look into it (firefox) or ex jderry.au
Also going to get a few other mod options that brett wanted to setup running also.
Cheers
JD
Quote from: firefox on October 10, 2012, 08:31:37 PM
Just FYI....
DNS is playing havoc! So really if you have old DNS cache pointing to the server it will cause mess everywhere. This is going to take at least 12 hours for DNS to resolve cleanly. Which means i have to make some changes.
The good news is we are on the new server and running! And it seems very fast.
Please everyone just bare with me, whilst DNS and server updates go through overnight. This is a little tricky, but things will look like they are broken, please don't try to fix them, as i am aware of most issues.. (all DNS related ???)
Cheers
Justin
May I just say - Good job.. DNS sucks with us as well especially when you are foresting your servers - because they did, I don't know why. I just run the joint ;D
Quote from: firefox on October 11, 2012, 10:10:40 PM
Glad everyone is liking the new server.
I've got quite a bit of "behind the scenes" stuff to still do. But we are probably about 80% of the way there.
My list is getting small, so if you find something not working, please send me a PM and i will look into it (firefox) or ex jderry.au
Also going to get a few other mod options that brett wanted to setup running also.
Cheers
JD
Back in the old days (last week) we could stay logged on but now it automatically logs us out and we have to log in every time. Is this a new security thingybob? Just curious
Wayne
Quote from: wyno on October 12, 2012, 07:08:39 AM
Back in the old days (last week) we could stay logged on but now it automatically logs us out and we have to log in every time. Is this a new security thingybob? Just curious
Wayne
No. just check the "keep me logged in box"
Yep, keeps me logged in.
:cheers:
Server is a rocket ship. I always thought the 3G network near my work was a terrible connection for web surfing on my phone until Myswag switched to this server.......now I know all the other web sites I frequent must have slower servers, my 3g connection at work flys on here!
Back in the old days (last week) we could stay logged on but now it automatically logs us out and we have to log in every time. Is this a new security thingybob? Just curious
Wayne
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same with me??
Keep ticking the " keep me logged in box", but still no doing it :(
help!
please?
Quote from: jwb on October 12, 2012, 08:24:08 AM
Back in the old days (last week) we could stay logged on but now it automatically logs us out and we have to log in every time. Is this a new security thingybob? Just curious
Wayne
same with me??
Keep ticking the " keep me logged in box", but still no doing it :(
help!
please?
Hmm thats odd its all fine with me on several computers.
Im sure the IT genius will sort it out soon enough :)
A fast site is a happy site. Many thanks.
Hi guys,
For those that are having trouble with being logged out, have you in your browser settings deleted the url and user name/password from the cache/cookies list and started again from scratch. Just a thought.
I use FireFox, Tool/Options/security/Saved Passwords/Show Passwords.
A message will pop up asking do you want to show passwords, Click yes.
Scroll through the list and remove all entries to do with MySwag.
Now close FireFox, reopen and go to Myswag, enter your details again, FireFox will ask to remember, do this.
You should be logged in each time you visit.
Not to sure about the steps for other browser, but it would be pretty much the same, just different names for the steps out lined above.
Hope this helps.
:cheers:
I seams fast but why has it taken me nearly two hours to fix my camp trailer build thread, :D I can't have that many photos to fix ;D with the new gallery, changing from this www.myswag.org (http://www.myswag.org) to this //gallery.myswag.org/.
For those having logon problems, i think what Hairs recommended is definately the way to go. I'm logged onto permantely about 6 different browsers and my ipad. Works perfect.
Between the old/new there was substanial change in cookies and credential handling. My suggestion is delete all your offline data or at least just myswag including passwords/cookies etc and then close the browser and logon again.
Cookies (which keep you logged in) have changed their name etc from the old site. It's probably getting confused..
jclures, Send me a PM on the gallery if you want some help.. Apologies for the change in the gallery setup.
For the techies i'll explain why i made this decision to change...
What you didn't see behind the scenes of web pages was the quantity of mod rewrite rules. (they were everywhere!) I counted on a 2nd level page more then 380 rewrite's occuring on the gallery/URL/web page which was just putting insane amount of undue stress on the server.. To run the gallery and forum on the 1 virtual server these rewrite rules where needed.
As we were going for speed and a bit better security, the goal was to get rid of rewrite rules as much as possible. They are extremely limited now.. Actually i don't think the forum uses them at all.
So although there has been a few design/architecture changes in the forum, rest assured they've been done to speed up the site as fast as we possibly can. The server we are on (just for FYI, is a quad core Xeon processor (single) with 4gb of ram and SAS drives. It's a small DELL machine probably worth new about 4K...) Coupled with the flexibility now of our own host and the possibility to do a number of great little things like getting rid of rewrites etc this changes everything!
Glad everyone is enjoying, don't forget if you're stuck or found weirdness let me know.
Cheers
Justin
Quote from: griz066 on October 12, 2012, 08:03:38 AM
No. just check the "keep me logged in box"
(http://s9.postimage.org/jtpsn1niz/login.jpg) (http://postimage.org/image/jtpsn1niz/)
Doesn't seem to be there for me :(
All cookies gone, cache completely emptied. Still keeps asking me to log in
Hi Bobnrob,
So it seems with the upgrade on SMF (patch i did) this has changed i think from a security standpoint.
The index page login no longer offers the "stay logged in option. However... ;D
Go to http://www.myswag.org/index.php?action=login (http://www.myswag.org/index.php?action=login) (or just click the Login option on the index page) and use that login, and there is the option to stay always logged on.
You can change the period of time you stay logged in as well.
Hope that fixes your problem.
Cheers
JD
Everyone,
Good news the Forum Media Gallery is fixed :cheers:
It was permissions and missing files?? Anyhow just did a test upload into it, and it failed last night, but i just tried after some changes and it is working now :)
So that section should be good to go..
Looks like nearly everything fixed on the forum :).. Now onto speed, email, ftp, dns and other stuff to finish :)...
JD
Quote from: griz066 on October 12, 2012, 08:03:38 AM
No. just check the "keep me logged in box"
Duhhhh, thanks. Must be the new medication doctor has me on.
This forum is now going harder than Ron Jeremy after an enforced layoff
This is my first run on the forum with a decent internet connection as I've been at work so stuck with 3G off the laptop for the last week.
:cup: :cup: :cup:
I'm sure we have lost some members due to the past few months of poor site performance. :'(
So Myswaggers if you visit some of the other sites from time to time, start spreading the word that www.myswag.org (http://www.myswag.org) is once again the best place to be on the WWW!
Quote from: mrdenn1s on October 12, 2012, 10:57:48 AM
This forum is now going harder than Ron Jeremy after an enforced layoff
:cup:
Well done MySwag team. Your efforts are much appreciated.
Yep, faster than a fat kid on a cupcake.
Quote from: chillipepperz on October 12, 2012, 04:26:19 PM
:cup:
Well done MySwag team. Your efforts are much appreciated.
X2
Quote from: firefox on October 12, 2012, 10:15:48 AM
Hi Bobnrob,
So it seems with the upgrade on SMF (patch i did) this has changed i think from a security standpoint.
The index page login no longer offers the "stay logged in option. However... ;D
Go to http://www.myswag.org/index.php?action=login (http://www.myswag.org/index.php?action=login) (or just click the Login option on the index page) and use that login, and there is the option to stay always logged on.
You can change the period of time you stay logged in as well.
Hope that fixes your problem.
Cheers
JD
Hmmm...getting strangerer :o
Tried both those ways & still got asked to log in when I came back, BUT...on a 3rd attempt while at the log in page & not entered my UI & PW yet, I got the pop up to say I had a PM *lol*
Now I notice, if I use the log in link from "Welcome, Guest. Please login or register.", I can't go any further till I enter my details. But if I use the "Login" button without entering my details, it brings me straight in!
Just for info
only, so don't spend any effort on it because I'll be running my monthly security housekeeping routine shortly, which for all intents & purpose, roughly equates to being like a clean install. I'll see what happens after that :)
thats weird, and seems a little isolated..
So lets keep an eye on it after your monthly updates..
I can't see any error's on the backend, and been checking all the scripts and permissions etc.. Which is all looking pretty good.
Let me know if anyone is experiencing this afterwards. It could be a cookie problem?
JD
Quote from: griz066 on October 12, 2012, 08:03:38 AM
No. just check the "keep me logged in box"
Still have to log in each time I leave the forum. Tried everything. Maybe it is the iPad?
Wayne
did you try on the ipad to clear all the browsing cache.
then instead of using the login on top of the index page, click the login link and use the form with the login page, with the option to stay checked in.
I've tested this process on my ipads and seems to be ok. Let me know how you go.
Cheers
Justin
Nice work everyone involved in the server upgrades! My coffee now gets cold while on myswag, not enough time to drink it between clicking everywhere!
Congrats to all, it's a lot of hard work and I'm sure at times you get fed up with it.
Quote from: firefox on October 12, 2012, 08:06:42 PM
did you try on the ipad to clear all the browsing cache.
then instead of using the login on top of the index page, click the login link and use the form with the login page, with the option to stay checked in.
I've tested this process on my ipads and seems to be ok. Let me know how you go.
Cheers
Justin
Hey Justin
Cleared the cache on the iPad and logged in using the login link and ticked the box but to no avail. Must be me. I am known to be a pooter spa#%^ic. Lol
Interesting to see the numbers logged on seem to have dropped off drastically since the fix.. maybe people are in and out quicker, or maybe they gave up waitin over time.
Build it...and they will come ;D
I can't stay logged in on my iPad, iPhone, MacBook Air or eithr of my iMacs...am I missing something?
Don't tell me it's a Mac vs PC thing >:(
Cheers,
Jade
Quote from: jag001 on October 13, 2012, 04:30:45 PM
I can't stay logged in on my iPad, iPhone, MacBook Air or eithr of my iMacs...am I missing something?
its an iFeature...
no problems on any of the PC's at home here or laptops.
for those having trouble staying logged on.? Is this a session thing, i.e after every page, or when you come back after a while?
Please send me a PM directly and i will try to help you out.
There is a number of recommendations in this thread on what to try.
Cheers
JD
I use an iPhone Ipad and macbook and have no issues at all. Not sure what is going on for others.
Ive just saved the new login as a favourite after logging on, no issues.
Every time I re-open the Myswag Favourite Im straight in.
Fixed it... must have missed the memo that said not to use the www.au.myswag.org (http://www.au.myswag.org) anymore, after only several days of not being able to access it any other way!
Perhaps those that are "connected" could send a PM to those regulars nearby that seem to have gone missing with the new "gateway"
http://www.myswag.org/index.php (http://www.myswag.org/index.php)
Works for me, presume this is the one?
I just pm Firefox and he may think it is an issue with ios6 on iPad as I don't have an issue with my desktop. Anybody out there with new ios6 software?
Wayne
Quote from: wyno on October 14, 2012, 05:38:34 AM
I just pm Firefox and he may think it is an issue with ios6 on iPad as I don't have an issue with my desktop. Anybody out there with new ios6 software?
Wayne
We use iOS6 mate and no problems here sorry
Yep IOS 6 and it keeps me logged in.
Quote from: Mace on October 13, 2012, 09:45:25 PM
Ive just saved the new login as a favourite after logging on, no issues.
Every time I re-open the Myswag Favourite Im straight in.
Thanks Mace,
I had tried everything except resaving to favourites after login, after saving the site I sent it to desktop, works every time now without having to login.
cheers duggie
Sat here waiting for the screen to change after I logged in for a minute or two. "what the hell is wrong with this thing". Oh. it's instant now. Beautiful.
Quote from: PAC1977 on October 14, 2012, 06:22:14 AM
Yep IOS 6 and it keeps me logged in.
Bugger!
Is everyone's clock apart from our northern friends displaying EST not EDST? :cheers:
I had a similar problem. Deleted all old bookmarks and favorites, logged into the site then resaved to Bookmarks.......All good now. :D
Ahh, very valid point about the DNS.. I sort of mentioned in this thread way back..
If anyone is still using the old DNS i setup (www.au.myswag.org (http://www.au.myswag.org)) please don't... It will sort of work, and it was put in place to speed up migration time. But it also caused alot of grief with the site.
So the correct details everyone should use is just..
www.myswag.org (http://www.myswag.org)
Yes there is no /forum anymore, and the reason why is to avoid rewrite/redirect rules that slow the site down and put load onto the server..
The way it is now is so much better and quicker.
I know there is a little pain in transitioning, but will get past that very quickly, and the changes significantly benefit the site speed and overall experience/load of the site.
Cheers
JD
I just got my first SMF error since the upgrade...
Quote from: firefox on October 14, 2012, 08:40:06 AM
Ahh, very valid point about the DNS..
This was the issue with login,
The mix and match between with www.au.myswag.org (http://www.au.myswag.org) and www.myswag.org (http://www.myswag.org) and propogation times. From what I observed over the last couple of days the dns server used by internode finally resolved www.myswag.org (http://www.myswag.org) yesterday.
its not supprising about the DNS taking a while.
Unfortunately hostmonster (previous host/dns) used really long SOA entries. I tried to fix this but knew it wasn't going to be easy.
If anyone is still using www.au.myswag.org (http://www.au.myswag.org) let me know, because i will probably drop this DNS early this week when i do a cleanup on the DNS entries from the migration.
Cheers
Justin
For some reason or another I am now staying logged in, YES!
hmmm me thinks this could just be DNS servers on the internet still trying to fix up the resolution. Lets watch it over the coming days..
JD
Quote from: wyno on October 14, 2012, 03:08:55 PM
For some reason or another I am now staying logged in, YES!
Likewise :cup: :cheers:
Great to see 140 plus users online and its still flying.
just ran a stat on the server.. Last 30 minutes, maximum CPU was 2%... I think we have lots of room :cheers:
Server running ok at the moment, i've been watching it at night time just making sure we've got some nice loads..
Cheers
JD
That's Justin, performance is absolutely smoking.
Have noticed a strange thing, sometimes when I log in and select show new posts since my last
visit I receive the message no new posts since last visit select show all unread posts to show
unread post etc etc or similar.
When I select show all unread posts, there are new posts there since my last visit?
Cheers
Leigh
Quote from: D4D on October 14, 2012, 12:39:52 PM
I just got my first SMF error since the upgrade...
I've had maybe 4 or 5.........not an issue at all, though........
Are you accessing the forum via Tapatalk as well P&C browser? I've also had the "no new threads" thing.
Quote from: LeighW on October 17, 2012, 08:59:57 AM
Have noticed a strange thing, sometimes when I log in and select show new posts since my last
visit I receive the message no new posts since last visit select show all unread posts to show
unread post etc etc or similar.
When I select show all unread posts, there are new posts there since my last visit?
Cheers
Leigh
Same here from my work pc.
No new post since last visit.
It is only when I start up in the morning and log in to see what has happened when I was asleep, dreaming of camping.
Quote from: WilSurf on October 17, 2012, 09:59:18 AM
Same here from my work pc.
No new post since last visit.
It is only when I start up in the morning and log in to see what has happened when I was asleep, dreaming of camping.
Same here - work PC
Peanut
Quote from: BigJules on October 17, 2012, 09:17:40 AM
Are you accessing the forum via Tapatalk as well P&C browser? I've also had the "no new threads" thing.
Happens from two PC's as one pointed out above, first thing of a morning often happens
but I'm sure I have had it at other times.
Also from memory (take old age into account) I thought when I accessed the forum I was automatically
logged in. Now I always have to hit the login button.
Quote from: LeighW on October 17, 2012, 10:21:58 AM
Also from memory (take old age into account) I thought when I accessed the forum I was automatically
logged in. Now I always have to hit the login button.
That happened to me until I renewed my bookmark while I was logged in - that seemed to fix it ..
I also get the no new posts early in the morning - then 2 or 3 tries later they magically appear ??
Mystery ..
Mandrake
Quote from: Mandrake on October 17, 2012, 10:48:20 AM
That happened to me until I renewed my bookmark while I was logged in - that seemed to fix it ..
I also get the no new posts early in the morning - then 2 or 3 tries later they magically appear ??
Mystery ..
Mandrake
Is that an old Mandrake the Magician Trick!!
Its just an illusion - all done wiv mirrers !!!
Any one else having issues with the MySwag Gallery ?
yogi
yogi how are you trying to access the gallery?
The URL has changed (i had to)..
it was www.myswag.org/gallery (http://www.myswag.org/gallery)
it is now...
http://gallery.myswag.org/ (http://gallery.myswag.org/)
If you have links to your profile from the gallery then they have to be reset.
I believe the gallery is working/login/upload properly, but if you've got a problem let me know what it is..
Cheers
Justin
Quote from: yogi on October 17, 2012, 03:27:58 PM
Any one else having issues with the MySwag Gallery ?
yogi
Yep, nope not now, wrong URL.
ok what are the problems?
Can someone explain what is happening or send me a PM with the info so i can look at it.. :)
Quote from: Mandrake on October 17, 2012, 10:48:20 AM
That happened to me until I renewed my bookmark while I was logged in - that seemed to fix it ..
I also get the no new posts early in the morning - then 2 or 3 tries later they magically appear ??
Mystery ..
Mandrake
Same here, get no new posts when I log in.... plus i cant stay logged in.... even if i close the page and come back 1 minute later... but at least it is FAST....
i think this still has alot to do with cookies and DNS.
Can you please restart machine/device. Plus also flush your cookies (empty browsing data)
We had to change the values of the cookie during the transition.
Others have had similar problems and have done the above and it seems to have addressed the problems.
Cheers
Justin
Quote from: firefox on October 17, 2012, 05:24:08 PM
If you have links to your profile from the gallery then they have to be reset.
I believe the gallery is working/login/upload properly, but if you've got a problem let me know what it is..
Cheers
Justin
Hi Justin,
You've done a great job, this is the fastest site I think I've been on :cup:. When you say "If you have links to your profile from the gallery then they have to be reset", does that mean all pictures we have used from the gallery in the past? I would like to get the pics back into my thread in the "My Camper Trailer" forum. Do I need to manually do them all again?
Cheers
Chris
Hi Chris,
So what you need to do is... Go to the forum posts, and edit the links.
You will need to change the information from
www.myswag.org/gallery/ (http://www.myswag.org/gallery/).............
to
gallery.myswag.org/gallery/...............
The images are named the same and gallery is fine, the gotcha being is that there is a few name changes we did..
Hope this makes sense.
The actual link/filename etc stays the same the change is purely in the front part of the link.
Hope this makes sense.
Cheers
Justin
Quote from: firefox on October 17, 2012, 07:13:08 PM
Hi Chris,
So what you need to do is... Go to the forum posts, and edit the links.
You will need to change the information from
www.myswag.org/gallery/ (http://www.myswag.org/gallery/).............
to
gallery.myswag.org/gallery/...............
The images are named the same and gallery is fine, the gotcha being is that there is a few name changes we did..
Hope this makes sense.
The actual link/filename etc stays the same the change is purely in the front part of the link.
Hope this makes sense.
Cheers
Justin
And it works, yippie!
Quote from: firefox on October 17, 2012, 07:13:08 PM
Hi Chris,
So what you need to do is... Go to the forum posts, and edit the links.
You will need to change the information from
www.myswag.org/gallery/ (http://www.myswag.org/gallery/).............
to
gallery.myswag.org/gallery/...............
The images are named the same and gallery is fine, the gotcha being is that there is a few name changes we did..
Hope this makes sense.
The actual link/filename etc stays the same the change is purely in the front part of the link.
Hope this makes sense.
Cheers
Justin
Thanks Justin, I knew there must be an easy way. It's all sorted now.
Cheers
Chris
Everyone,
I've also noticed that alot of people have links in their signatures that are wrong.. :) (Chris i picked it up with you).
It's not going to fix itself overnight and there really isn't too an easy way to fix this all. but..
http://myswag.org/forum (http://myswag.org/forum) (used to work. it no longer does.) the reason is that we used to have special rules on the server to rewrite that URL (this is partly why the server was slow) it's also the reason why it's fast now.
The CORRECT way to link..
http://www.myswag.org/......... (http://www.myswag.org/.........) that way the server knows where to look and there is no need for rewrite rules (which means better speed..)
Over time if you see something you can simply fix it up.
Was just an FYI.. I've included in another post about how to fix the gallery links also..
Thanks again Justin, I think I'm back to normal now :cheers:
Quote from: firefox on October 17, 2012, 05:24:08 PM
yogi how are you trying to access the gallery?
The URL has changed (i had to)..
it was www.myswag.org/gallery (http://www.myswag.org/gallery)
it is now...
http://gallery.myswag.org/ (http://gallery.myswag.org/)
If you have links to your profile from the gallery then they have to be reset.
I believe the gallery is working/login/upload properly, but if you've got a problem let me know what it is..
Cheers
Justin
Thanks that's got it sorted ... couldn't find the new URL to use.
Can everyone now see my pic's below of the 80 ?
yogi
Sure can yogi, I have nearly fixed all of my links in most of my posts now as well.
Quote from: firefox on October 17, 2012, 06:10:27 PM
i think this still has alot to do with cookies and DNS.
Can you please restart machine/device. Plus also flush your cookies (empty browsing data)
We had to change the values of the cookie during the transition.
Others have had similar problems and have done the above and it seems to have addressed the problems.
Cheers
Justin
Done this yesterday and still the same.
Apart from that great work Justin.
Thanks JC .... now to fix all of my links.
yogi
It's gonna take me a long time to fix any links! Yikes! How's about if anyone spots one, they tell me?
Kit_e
That's why I host my own photos :)
Quote from: D4D on October 18, 2012, 12:56:47 PM
That's why I host my own photos :)
You must show me how to.
Buy a domain and a website from godaddy.com and away you go.
Quote from: WilSurf on October 18, 2012, 09:56:55 AM
Done this yesterday and still the same.
Apart from that great work Justin.
Me too... cant get the new posts, frustrating.... how can I see what is new...... ;D but at the end of the day that is minor with what is really happening in the world....
Quote from: D4D on October 18, 2012, 07:04:04 PM
Buy a domain and a website from godaddy.com and away you go.
Doesn't it have to be .com.au? What's yoirs
Nope they don't do .com.au only .com, doesn't really matter
HIGHWAYCOPPER.COM is available. Just A$9.99*/yr ;D
Quote from: wyno on October 18, 2012, 07:19:53 PM
Doesn't it have to be .com.au? What's yoirs
.com.au is reserved for registered aussie businesses only.
Quote from: D4D on October 18, 2012, 07:23:52 PM
Nope they don't do .com.au only .com, doesn't really matter
HIGHWAYCOPPER.COM is available. Just A$9.99*/yr ;D
Yeah I like that too but don't want to tell the world. Just found crazy domains which appears to be aussie? So I just pay the $20 for two years and off I go? Looking at dizziefuji.com
Quote from: xcvator on October 18, 2012, 07:27:21 PM
.com.au is reserved for registered aussie businesses only.
That's not fair, can you get it for me please?
the move on the server is permanent. If you setup a gallery account there will be no change (ever again).
We've upgrade to the ability to cover us for years. And we made the changes to ensure that even if we did load balancing, multi servers or anything like that we would be 100% covered with the correct domain structure.
The problem was the original way it was done, worked well, but was not expandable. It is now.
Don't be afraid to use the gallery etc. But we have no problems hosting pictures elsewhere, as we do have limited space, but it is available if you want it.
Quote from: firefox on October 18, 2012, 07:32:05 PM
the move on the server is permanent. If you setup a gallery account there will be no change (ever again).
We've upgrade to the ability to cover us for years.
Sound great mate, :cup:
I busted my bandwidth limit yesterday with my host, so my site wasn't accessible >:D
:cheers:
Quote from: Kit_e_kat9 on October 18, 2012, 11:54:08 AM
How's about if anyone spots one, they tell me?
Will do.
;D
Quote from: wyno on October 18, 2012, 07:28:39 PM
Yeah I like that too but don't want to tell the world. Just found crazy domains which appears to be aussie? So I just pay the $20 for two years and off I go? Looking at dizziefuji.com
You need to buy the domain and then a web hosting package and email, so about $50 p/a I think. I would also sign up for the whois privacy option which means your details are viewable.
Quote from: wyno on October 18, 2012, 07:28:39 PM
Just found crazy domains which appears to be aussie? So I just pay the $20 for two years and off I go? Looking at dizziefuji.com
Hey Wayne, My site is hosted at Crazydomains.com, here's my thought about them.
Cheap and that is reflected in some of the comments that have been posted in a few tech forums, they don't have a great reputation.
Now my experiences have been good, sure sometimes I haven't been able to access my cPanel, or email, sometimes my site has been down. having said that, I have contacted them, either through their Facebook page, by phone or email, they have been slow to act, But I have been polite to them and the problem has been resolved as quick as humanly possible I guess.
EG, I would create a fold in cPanel and it wasn't visible with a FTP client and vise versa, My cPanel had been missed in a couple of updates, another was they had huge outages over about a week, again I contacted them through FB and they would fix my site, They gave me a years free hosting. I exceed my bandwidth of 25GB this month in 17 days, a phone call and an upgrade and all is good again.
Just giving you a heads up.
:cheers:
:cheers: thanks hairs
No worries Mate,
Search through the below forums for who would best meet your needs.
Web Hosting Australia (http://www.webhostingtalk.com.au/web-hosting-australia-2/my-experience-crazy-domains-11536.html)
Whirlpool.net.au (http://forums.whirlpool.net.au/)
Austech (http://www.austech.info/)
Hope this helps you.
:cheers:
Oh, and ask questions, tech heads are a bit rude too( Not all ;D), they expect everyone to know everything or at lest as much as they do.
Hi Guys,
Just letting you know I've been getting a few SMF Connection problems tonight. First time since the upgrade :'(
Other than that, the site seems to be flying :cheers:
I'm having some performance issues ... the site is so fast ... I can't keep up! Do I reboot? Upgrade? Just get drunk and hope you can all cope without me? Aaarrrrrgggghhhh! LOL! ;D
Kit_e
Quote from: Hairs on October 18, 2012, 07:54:45 PM
Hey Wayne, My site is hosted at Crazydomains.com, here's my thought about them.
Cheap and that is reflected in some of the comments that have been posted in a few tech forums, they don't have a great reputation.
Now my experiences have been good, sure sometimes I haven't been able to access my cPanel, or email, sometimes my site has been down. having said that, I have contacted them, either through their Facebook page, by phone or email, they have been slow to act, But I have been polite to them and the problem has been resolved as quick as humanly possible I guess.
EG, I would create a fold in cPanel and it wasn't visible with a FTP client and vise versa, My cPanel had been missed in a couple of updates, another was they had huge outages over about a week, again I contacted them through FB and they would fix my site, They gave me a years free hosting. I exceed my bandwidth of 25GB this month in 17 days, a phone call and an upgrade and all is good again.
Just giving you a heads up.
:cheers:
I am (was) with crazydomains for two of the community groups I work with. Just signed up and ended up moving one site to another host because crazydomains was down or unworkably slow too often. Still with them for the other site because at the moment we have no traffic so not really an issue.
They are cheap and you get what you pay for.
Bunyip
I'm with Venturaip and godaddy...
Both work really well for me.
https://ventraip.com.au/ (https://ventraip.com.au/)
http://au.godaddy.com/ (http://au.godaddy.com/)
Is there a way to update the links throughout the forum? I've seen it done on other forums over the years...
plenty of broken links, easy enough to change for those of us that know how to manipulate th URL, but for the average punter, the old link URL is going to suck.
Thoughts?
Love the new forum speed etc its GREAT
BUT i have an issue, every time i hit the "show new post" button , i get NOTHING at all
i have cleared my DNS and Cookies ( for my swag) but still the same
Any ideas ??
MM
Still the same as above but only at work.
Then I hit "see all new posts"
Quote from: Lost on October 23, 2012, 12:03:52 PM
Is there a way to update the links throughout the forum? I've seen it done on other forums over the years...
plenty of broken links, easy enough to change for those of us that know how to manipulate th URL, but for the average punter, the old link URL is going to suck.
Thoughts?
Thanks for thinking of we average punters Lost! I've got heaps of links back to the OLD gallery, but no idea how to find them without driving myself Miss Daisy ... I agree, it's going to be painful for someone sweating on that pic or info ... even more so for us to go back and fix them all.
Kit_e
Here is how to fix your links to the gallery. It's boring but easy.
Quote from: firefox on October 17, 2012, 07:13:08 PM
Hi Chris,
So what you need to do is... Go to the forum posts, and edit the links.
You will need to change the information from
www.myswag.org/gallery/ (http://www.myswag.org/gallery/).............
to
gallery.myswag.org/gallery/...............
The images are named the same and gallery is fine, the gotcha being is that there is a few name changes we did..
Hope this makes sense.
The actual link/filename etc stays the same the change is purely in the front part of the link.
Hope this makes sense.
Cheers
Justin
Quote from: Chris F on October 24, 2012, 02:42:00 PM
Here is how to fix your links to the gallery. It's boring but easy.
This coming from a user with 143 posts! :cup: Try wading through a few thousand posts and then tell me how easy it is ... cheeky bugger! :o ;D
Kit_e ;D
Sorry but I don't think there is an easier way. Good luck with it :-*
I have used cPanel and Plesk and in both the myswag.org/gallery and gallery.myswag.org would resolve the same way.
I do not recall now where the control is in the control panel - been a little while - but it should be relatively painless to change?
I have found that some pm's are not being forwarded for some time, ie., email notification comes in but pm's not showing for more than an hour or so .
Quote from: xcvator on October 29, 2012, 05:32:30 PM
I have found that some pm's are not being forwarded for some time, ie., email notification comes in but pm's not showing for more than an hour or so .
That'll be the daylight saving causing that. ;D
Hi. Any help or ideas for my question above ?
I can't seem to access the forum via Tapatalk anymore. Any idea of reasons why?
No probs here.
Suggest you check for updates.
Sent from my GT-I9100 using Tapatalk 2
Quote from: ozbogwam on November 02, 2012, 04:40:39 PM
I can't seem to access the forum via Tapatalk anymore. Any idea of reasons why?
You have changed the address?
Http://www.myswag.org (Http://www.myswag.org)
Quote from: Estelle on November 02, 2012, 07:32:37 PM
You have changed the address?
Http://www.myswag.org (Http://www.myswag.org)
Oops
Have now and all good
Is it just me but the forum has seemed very slow for the last couple of days.
Scrolling through posts it has the stutters etc.
The rest of the net is as smooth as!
Torrents running @ 2MB/sec
???
Been fine down in the South
GG
All seems to be as normal here, Northern NSW.
;D
All good in SE Qld.
KB
Quote from: Kangaron on March 05, 2013, 05:42:44 PM
Is it just me but the forum has seemed very slow for the last couple of days.
Scrolling through posts it has the stutters etc.
The rest of the net is as smooth as!
Torrents running @ 2MB/sec
???
Have you paid your internet bill ? :angel:
Fine in the Gong and Sydney.
Cheers
Frank
Cheers
Frank
Quote from: xcvator on March 05, 2013, 06:49:34 PM
Have you paid your internet bill ? :angel:
The rest of the net is as smooth as!
Torrents running @ 2MB/secJust d/l ARGO in 21 minutes so running ok
Just got a bunch of SMF errors, first time for ages.
Self Managed Fund Errors can't be good ;D ;D ;D
Hmm. Well d4d you better send the, to me.
We are on the latest build but was it system erros or performance related?
It was the usual, SMF couldn't connect to database, error. Lasted about 2 minutes then back to normal.
It's happening right now
Connection Problems
Sorry, SMF was unable to connect to the database. This may be caused by the server being busy. Please try again later.
Yep I got the same message
Swannie
Mine is working perfectly. I was on line at the same time D4D posted his probs. I was on the Ipad both times, not sure if that makes a difference but I havnt had any probs.
Mine was on ipad
Swannie
I did a heap of updates on the server today.
Though had a look at the logs, we peak at about 10% cpu.
Nothing in the logs so maybe just a weird blip on the radar..
No issues here. Windows 7 PC.