View Full Version : The site is back up
Console
01-09-2008, 08:11 PM
As I'm sure many of you had realised, the site has been down for the past few days. It turns out that the hosting people were having a bit of a nightmare and our database server went down as a result. Well, it's finally backup and the site is ready for your posts again.
Welcome back!
Chongster
01-09-2008, 08:15 PM
Hurray! My time at work won't be quite so boring now!
Aimee
01-09-2008, 08:19 PM
yay i was having withdrawal symptoms! lol glad its back :)
Andrew80
01-09-2008, 09:10 PM
woo hoo - i missed it lol
postie
01-09-2008, 09:31 PM
i went cold turkey it was not nice
Wow! Glad it's back :) Something to do now school's started again!
Lizzie
01-09-2008, 09:36 PM
Wow! Glad it's back :) Something to do now school's started again!
Surely you have school work to do Ali...
i took a case of the shakes from going cold turkey lol
Console
01-09-2008, 09:38 PM
Well, for those of you with surprisingly empty lives, I've put a system in place that should help if the database server goes down for an extended period again.
yay i was having withdrawal symptoms! lol glad its back :)
Same here although I'm pretty sure mine were worse, turned to drink and started shaking 24 7 couldnt sleep or anything!
That system sounds interesting Console, I would ask you to explain but to be perfectly honest it'd probably go over my head and won't really apply until the next time the database goes down and in which case might we not notice? (as in your solution will bypass the interruption?)
Console
01-09-2008, 09:45 PM
That system sounds interesting Console, I would ask you to explain but to be perfectly honest it'd probably go over my head and won't really apply until the next time the database goes down and in which case might we not notice? (as in your solution will bypass the interruption?)
The system is essentially just an automatic daily mysql backup to an alternate SQL server, but it would require me to manually switch over the servers, it wouldn't be seamless.
Chongster
01-09-2008, 10:08 PM
Well, for those of you with surprisingly empty lives.
My life is full...FULL I TELL YOU!!....I'll just keep telling myself that....whimper...
I've had the shakes too!... no, wait that;s the alcohol.
I've missed you guys!
xx
i think aled has been giving the site too many cheap carlings to drink. its not been able to get out of bed.
Ajayrious
01-09-2008, 10:33 PM
I've had the shakes too!... no, wait that;s the alcohol.
I've missed you guys!
xx
Awwww, big cuddle Aled.
postie
01-09-2008, 10:35 PM
i had a feeling it maybe the drink lol
nevermind only a 4 more days left
PinkTribble
02-09-2008, 02:10 AM
I thought my pc was broken again at first!
Missed you guys!!
Nice to come back to a bad rep for ribbing Viv in the 'Console' thread (Can't a person make a jokey dig anymore?? pfft!! :D ), but a good rep then cancelled it out!
HA!
Welcome back Aled.info!
VivAyrshire
02-09-2008, 10:49 AM
About time. Luckily there are other sites to post on.
postie
02-09-2008, 11:03 AM
i was posting on unofficial mills but it was only to see if anyone knew about here
I didn't see any postings on cm.net about here bloody traitors :p
VivAyrshire
02-09-2008, 11:05 AM
I posted on cm.net in ramble.
I noticed you were on um.
postie
02-09-2008, 11:10 AM
yeah im not a member of CM but i am on UM
VivAyrshire
02-09-2008, 11:11 AM
You have to join there too. It's good to have a variety of Boards, I think.
postie
02-09-2008, 11:12 AM
Keep meaning too but i have that many other forums i post on i don't have much time
VivAyrshire
02-09-2008, 11:14 AM
I go on 4 radio related forums (which is more than enough actually), and a runners forum. It takes up quite a lot of time.
postie
02-09-2008, 11:19 AM
about 5 for me 2 radio related
If you could have forum letters after your name, mine would be
Adam Lynch UM CM AHJ
You dont miss something until its gone.
PinkTribble
02-09-2008, 11:23 AM
Adam, I love your sig pic!!
I didn't realise how much I wanted to play here until here wasn't here any more!!
VivAyrshire
02-09-2008, 11:23 AM
Mine would be: Vivienne Johnston UM AHJ CM RS R1
postie
02-09-2008, 11:25 AM
is it not A.I now
PinkTribble
02-09-2008, 11:26 AM
Yup...
Console
02-09-2008, 11:29 AM
To be fair, it'll take a while for people to get used to the new site with it's new features and name, I mean, it's only been a year. Actually, in an hour it'll be exactly a year.
VivAyrshire
02-09-2008, 11:31 AM
Good God. Perhaps we should bake a cake.
PinkTribble
02-09-2008, 11:35 AM
Wow, a year already?
Don't they grow fast?
Console
02-09-2008, 11:38 AM
Actually, in an hour it'll be exactly a year.
Scratch that. While we did technically open the site at 12:30, it wasn't until 18:06 that users were redirected to this new site.
VivAyrshire
02-09-2008, 11:39 AM
Who cares? It's open, so let's roll.
Chongster
02-09-2008, 11:43 AM
Scratch that. While we did technically open the site at 12:30, it wasn't until 18:06 that users were redirected to this new site.
That was a fun time! I was struggling to get the home page animation working with buttons with just an hour to go! Memories!
Console
02-09-2008, 11:46 AM
Yeah, fun, right. I remember having to postpone the redirector three times because we didn't have everything ready (and will still didn't when we did eventually launch it).
Adam, I love your sig pic!!
I didn't realise how much I wanted to play here until here wasn't here any more!!
Ah cheers. I love it too. Makes a great sig. Look at those eyes.
wow a yaer al ready still not used to all of it mostly because i have not tried them yet:D
as for letters of forums after your name mines would be bbb a.i,ej. s .koe, d, ffojf cm ao3 wow wowwolk bbb(my name is taknen from my old clan on ao3) and a few others
postie
02-09-2008, 02:47 PM
mine would be aiflumll
Andrew80
02-09-2008, 11:23 PM
I've had the shakes too!... no, wait that;s the alcohol.
I've missed you guys!
xx
me too - not sure what to blame it on lol! The joys of weddings lol!
angeleyes71
03-09-2008, 01:00 AM
phew than heavens were back, ok i know i dont post hooooge ammounts but i do pop in everyday! missed everyone! thanks bbb for lettin me know it wasnt just my compy playin silly buggers!!! xx
postie
03-09-2008, 07:08 AM
been happening on alot of sites lately well the ones i go on anyway
Chongster
03-09-2008, 10:05 AM
been happening on alot of sites lately well the ones i go on anyway
So its you is it Postie, you're breaking down the internet, one forum at a time...I KNOW YOUR GAME MISTER!!
angeleyes71
03-09-2008, 12:15 PM
So its you is it Postie, you're breaking down the internet, one forum at a time...I KNOW YOUR GAME MISTER!!
if hes doin that to the net i hate to think what hes capable of with the postal system!!!!
postie
03-09-2008, 04:13 PM
sure i get blamed for everything lol
Hush simon i was hoping no-one would notice :p
Aimee
03-09-2008, 07:04 PM
i remember the big countdown to this site and we were like 'whats it for' and we were all on when this wonderful site was revealed :)
VivAyrshire
04-09-2008, 12:38 PM
That must have been really cool at the time.
postie
04-09-2008, 04:24 PM
lol sorry but carrie's dp looks like cherie blair haha
Chongster
04-09-2008, 05:13 PM
lol sorry but carrie's dp looks like cherie blair haha
Hah, it does too...that was when she had her brown hair...I'll have to change that!
VivAyrshire
04-09-2008, 06:06 PM
Actually, I think I'll have Rachel again!! - lol
Andrew80
04-09-2008, 08:20 PM
lol sorry but carrie's dp looks like cherie blair haha
Postie the internet troublemaker! Breaking all the net!
Console
08-10-2008, 01:03 PM
As you can see, the site is back up from it's little bit of downtime. We're currently using the secondary SQL server, so things may be a little slow until we regain the ability to use the primary SQL server - hopefully, that won't be too long.
To help the current server along, I've temporarily disabled the 'Top Users' feature, as it is quite SQL intensive.
postie
08-10-2008, 04:59 PM
I'm sure i can live without it
Console
08-10-2008, 07:59 PM
For those of you that have had a different error the last few hours, it was due to the shoutbox, and the fact that it runs off a different configuration to the rest of the site (something which I should centralise) - all working fine now though.
i had that problem only when i went to log in but once then i cleared the cokkies and all and was able just to read the new posts but not log on gald its fixed now
thanks console
Console
08-10-2008, 08:50 PM
i had that problem only when i went to log in but once then i cleared the cokkies and all and was able just to read the new posts but not log
That would be because the shoutbox isn't active when you're not logged in. The problem won't happen again as I've centralised the SQL configuration. When the SQL server becomes available to us again it should be a seamless transition back to it.
PinkTribble
09-10-2008, 01:34 AM
Man that freaked me out, the whole 'this site is being blocked' business.Coz my e-mail subs' told me the site was back up and it wasn't for me!!
Phew. x
Console
09-10-2008, 10:13 AM
Our primary SQL server has just become available to us again, and everything has been transferred over to it and we're now running from it. All is well.
Yudster
09-10-2008, 10:24 AM
You must have been busy - thank you very much Console.
postie
09-10-2008, 03:03 PM
much better
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