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sperry · 2007-02-08, 06:29 PM

...but probably not permanently. I think the server is back to pre-lockup condition, plus I've backed up all 18GB (!) of data we've got on the server.

Since the backup is very current, I'm going to see if I can't around to re-imaging the server this weekend. That will update our OS and all our software to the latest and greatest, and will allow me to clean up a lot of wasted disk space. I should be able to get the forums up and running pretty quickly, but uploading the gallery images and the like may take a while 'cause I'm not going to attempt it w/ the piss-poor upstream my cable modem has... I'll have to do it from work or something.

So, in the mean time, feel free to post... I'll be locking the forums when I start the re-image, pull a final database dump, then go to work on the re-imaging of everything. My goal will to have the forums back up and running ASAP. I think I'm going to see if I can't get some better gallery code (there's gotta be something better than the crap I wrote 4 years ago) that will support user uploads, resizing, and integration w/ vBulletin authentication. That way we can all use the gallery. But that will probably take some time... so expect the gallery (and pretty much everything that's not built into the forums) to be down for a while.

tysonK · 2007-02-08, 06:36 PM

Thanks for taking the time to fix the site site Scott!

you are the man.

DARKSTI · 2007-02-08, 06:41 PM

Great job Scott!

kidatari · 2007-02-08, 07:02 PM

Damn, man. Is this running off of a co-located server somewhere?

sperry · 2007-02-08, 09:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kidatari

Damn, man. Is this running off of a co-located server somewhere?

It's not a co-location, since we don't own the hardware... but we've got our own dedicated linux box hosted by 1and1. It's not new hardware by any means (unless they've been upgrading it underneath us w/o us knowing, which is certainly a possibility because the server used to be in TX and now it appears to be in NYC), but for what we've got you'd pay around $100-$200/mo now to get.

I just need to do a full on kernel update to the thing and get a newer version of Linux running, along with all the other stuff like PHP/MySQL/Apache/etc. All the versions we're running are like 3 years old or worse!

Kevin M · 2007-02-08, 09:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sperry

It's not a co-location, since we don't own the hardware... but we've got our own dedicated linux box hosted by 1and1. It's not new hardware by any means (unless they've been upgrading it underneath us w/o us knowing, which is certainly a possibility because the server used to be in TX and now it appears to be in NYC), but for what we've got you'd pay around $100-$200/mo now to get.

I just need to do a full on kernel update to the thing and get a newer version of Linux running, along with all the other stuff like PHP/MySQL/Apache/etc. All the versions we're running are like 3 years old or worse!

And I was just getting ready to thank you for all your hard work on the site. Thanks for revealing you're actually a slacker first!

sperry · 2007-02-08, 10:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BAN SUVS

And I was just getting ready to thank you for all your hard work on the site. Thanks for revealing you're actually a slacker first!

That reminds me... where's your share of the $2500 or so I've spent renting the server for the last 4 years and change?

I'm only "lazy" 'cause I have a paying job, without which I'd have no money to pay for the server I'm lazy at maintaining!

Kevin M · 2007-02-09, 09:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sperry

That reminds me... where's your share of the $2500 or so I've spent renting the server for the last 4 years and change?

I'm only "lazy" 'cause I have a paying job, without which I'd have no money to pay for the server I'm lazy at maintaining!

Hey, I stuck my $30 in the tip jar at the SECCS BBQ, don't blame me!

Double Phister · 2007-02-09, 02:29 PM

where do I send a small paypal 'donation'?

This site is worth $5 to me.

JonnydaJibba · 2007-02-09, 02:54 PM

YAY GJ SKIZZY!

sperry · 2007-02-09, 02:56 PM

paypal@seccs.org!

sperry · 2007-02-12, 02:17 PM

And, we're back again...

This time, the server's been totally rebuilt! The latest vBulletin software is installed. There are a few things I still need to clean up (like some missing images and stuff from the updated themes), but for the most part, things should be working properly. I've reindexed all the tables in the DB and stuff, so we should be as fast and as streamlined as possible. All our old data (with the exception of the photo gallery) has been uploaded. I regenerated thumbnails for all attached images, so some of the busted looking images should be cleaned up.

Please let me know if you see any issues!

Sorry it took so long. I started on Saturday afternoon, but by Sat evening I came down w/ a head cold... so it was pretty slow going all day Sunday (I spent it in bed or on the couch). I was off work today, and was able to finish up.

Nick Koan · 2007-02-12, 02:37 PM

Woot. Thanks Scott!

Nothing like taking a day off and putting it to good use.

NevadaSTi · 2007-02-12, 02:44 PM

Yeah a big WOOT WOOT for Scott!

Get well soon, when I had that stupid cold it lasted two weeks.

tysonK · 2007-02-12, 03:24 PM

You must have did something b/c the site seems to be blazing fast for me now! Refreshing pages is really fast.

NICE!

Double Phister · 2007-02-12, 03:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sperry

paypal@seccs.org!

I'll send the lunch money when I get my paycheck.

Dean · 2007-02-12, 03:40 PM

I like the new vBulletin... Any chance it supports spell check now for us speeling impeared?

Thanks for all the effort.

Nick Koan · 2007-02-12, 03:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dean

I like the new vBulletin... Any chance it supports spell check now for us speeling impeared?

Thanks for all the effort.

You could just use Firefox with speel cheking built in.

Dean · 2007-02-12, 03:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nKoan

You could just use Firefox with speel cheking built in.

I am using FireFox... Where is Spell check? Oh, I have 1.5.0.9, and it is in 2.0... Stupid auto update checker doesn't see 2.0 as being new/available yet for some reason even when I just ran it manually.

Nick Koan · 2007-02-12, 03:48 PM

Yeah, its new in 2.0. I believe turned on by default.

left footed whooten · 2007-02-12, 04:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sperry

paypal@seccs.org!

Gets a tenner from me. Thanks for going to the trouble.

sperry · 2007-02-12, 04:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by left footed whooten

Gets a tenner from me. Thanks for going to the trouble.

Thanks man!

Joeyy · 2007-02-12, 07:15 PM

Next meet that I make it....you drink free. Thanks for all the work.

ScottyS · 2007-02-13, 08:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sperry

That reminds me... where's your share of the $2500 or so I've spent renting the server for the last 4 years and change?

and, and, and.......what's taking the sweatshirts and stickers and ball caps and custom racing harnesses and Nomex suits so long???

Golly.

sperry · 2007-02-13, 09:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ScottyS

and, and, and.......what's taking the sweatshirts and stickers and ball caps and custom racing harnesses and Nomex suits so long???

Golly.

Stickers really are in the works... just slowly. I'm trying to work out a somewhat "permanent" solution.

2007-02-08, 06:29 PM	#1
sperry The Doink Real Name: Scott Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 20,335 Car: '09 OBXT, '02 WRX, '96 Miata Class: PDX/TT-6 The way out is through	We're back ...but probably not permanently. I think the server is back to pre-lockup condition, plus I've backed up all 18GB (!) of data we've got on the server. Since the backup is very current, I'm going to see if I can't around to re-imaging the server this weekend. That will update our OS and all our software to the latest and greatest, and will allow me to clean up a lot of wasted disk space. I should be able to get the forums up and running pretty quickly, but uploading the gallery images and the like may take a while 'cause I'm not going to attempt it w/ the piss-poor upstream my cable modem has... I'll have to do it from work or something. So, in the mean time, feel free to post... I'll be locking the forums when I start the re-image, pull a final database dump, then go to work on the re-imaging of everything. My goal will to have the forums back up and running ASAP. I think I'm going to see if I can't get some better gallery code (there's gotta be something better than the crap I wrote 4 years ago) that will support user uploads, resizing, and integration w/ vBulletin authentication. That way we can all use the gallery. But that will probably take some time... so expect the gallery (and pretty much everything that's not built into the forums) to be down for a while. __________________ Is you is, or is you ain't, my con-stit-u-ints?

2007-02-08, 06:36 PM	#2
tysonK warehouse SECCS Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: SoCal... Posts: 6,253 Car: 04 Evo 99 Cadillac Class: street de le mod	Thanks for taking the time to fix the site site Scott! you are the man. __________________ Anjali? Anjali?

2007-02-08, 06:41 PM	#3
DARKSTI EJ22 Real Name: Ryan Coulter Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: NW Reno Posts: 372 Car: '07 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited It's not that I'm lazy, It's that I don't care.	Great job Scott! __________________ My other car is a Canon

2007-02-09, 02:29 PM	#9
Double Phister EJ22 Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Elk Grove, CA Posts: 450 Car: 2005 WRX STi "I'm sideways and in control... I look good."	where do I send a small paypal 'donation'? This site is worth $5 to me. __________________ Dan - '05 Black WRX STi. My Mods

2007-02-09, 02:54 PM	#10
JonnydaJibba EJ207 Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Reno/Sparks, Nevada Posts: 3,482 Car: 2000 2.5RS Class: RestNPeace Master Slurper.	YAY GJ SKIZZY! __________________ "Why do chicks tell you to call and then not answer....so gay." "Cuz girls are fags I dunno"

2007-02-08, 07:02 PM	#4
kidatari EJ22 Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 291 Class: Low lol internet.	Damn, man. Is this running off of a co-located server somewhere?

2007-02-09, 02:56 PM	#11
sperry The Doink Real Name: Scott Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 20,335 Car: '09 OBXT, '02 WRX, '96 Miata Class: PDX/TT-6 The way out is through	paypal@seccs.org! __________________ Is you is, or is you ain't, my con-stit-u-ints?

2007-02-12, 02:17 PM	#12
sperry The Doink Real Name: Scott Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 20,335 Car: '09 OBXT, '02 WRX, '96 Miata Class: PDX/TT-6 The way out is through	And, we're back again... This time, the server's been totally rebuilt! The latest vBulletin software is installed. There are a few things I still need to clean up (like some missing images and stuff from the updated themes), but for the most part, things should be working properly. I've reindexed all the tables in the DB and stuff, so we should be as fast and as streamlined as possible. All our old data (with the exception of the photo gallery) has been uploaded. I regenerated thumbnails for all attached images, so some of the busted looking images should be cleaned up. Please let me know if you see any issues! Sorry it took so long. I started on Saturday afternoon, but by Sat evening I came down w/ a head cold... so it was pretty slow going all day Sunday (I spent it in bed or on the couch). I was off work today, and was able to finish up. __________________ Is you is, or is you ain't, my con-stit-u-ints?

2007-02-12, 02:37 PM	#13
Nick Koan JDM Cowboy Real Name: Nick Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Somewhere Posts: 8,642 Car: 2015 Mazda 3	Woot. Thanks Scott! Nothing like taking a day off and putting it to good use. __________________ While a standard engine is powered by a belt connected to the crankshaft, a turbo engine runs on its own exhaust steam, making it more energy efficient. -- CNN Last edited by Nick Koan; 2007-02-12 at 03:23 PM.

2007-02-12, 02:44 PM	#14
NevadaSTi EJ251 Real Name: Brian Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Minden, Nv. Posts: 989 Car: 1994 Toyota 4Runner Some mistakes are too much fun to only make once	Yeah a big WOOT WOOT for Scott! Get well soon, when I had that stupid cold it lasted two weeks. __________________ The last living thing on earth will be me. I'll step on the last cockroach.

2007-02-12, 03:24 PM	#15
tysonK warehouse SECCS Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: SoCal... Posts: 6,253 Car: 04 Evo 99 Cadillac Class: street de le mod	You must have did something b/c the site seems to be blazing fast for me now! Refreshing pages is really fast. NICE! __________________ Anjali? Anjali?

2007-02-12, 03:40 PM	#17
Dean Señor Cheap Bastarde Real Name: Dean Join Date: May 2003 Location: $99 Tire Store Posts: 9,294 Car: $.04 STI Class: Fast,Cheap & Reliable=STI Deal, did somebody say Deal? Oh, Dean, yeah that's me.	I like the new vBulletin... Any chance it supports spell check now for us speeling impeared? Thanks for all the effort. __________________ I am a Commodore PET --- Now get off my lawn you kids...

2007-02-12, 03:48 PM	#20
Nick Koan JDM Cowboy Real Name: Nick Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Somewhere Posts: 8,642 Car: 2015 Mazda 3	Yeah, its new in 2.0. I believe turned on by default. __________________ While a standard engine is powered by a belt connected to the crankshaft, a turbo engine runs on its own exhaust steam, making it more energy efficient. -- CNN

2007-02-12, 07:15 PM	#23
Joeyy i can has kart? Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: CA Posts: 1,228	Next meet that I make it....you drink free. Thanks for all the work.

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