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 Sep 7 2004, 02:27 PM
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The Ghost in our Machine  Group: Retired Admins Posts: 166 Joined: 26-February 02 From: Unlisted Datastore Member No.: 52  |
I recently upgraded the Apache webserver and PHP software that the forum code runs on and things didn't go quite as smoothly as I hoped. There are still some residual weirdness and it appears to have caused an outage this morning. If you notice the forums down, PLEASE send a note to forums[at]dumpshock.com and we'll try to get things back up as quickly as possible. We'll try to get things stabilized as fast as we can so we can avoid this kind of thing in the future, or at least until the next major upgrade.
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Sep 7 2004, 05:55 PM
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The back-up plan Group: Retired Admins Posts: 8,423 Joined: 15-January 03 From: San Diego Member No.: 3,910 |
I noticed several outages yesterday--September 6--I presume that was from the upgrading. Thanks for clarifying why...
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Sep 7 2004, 10:31 PM
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The Ghost in our Machine Group: Retired Admins Posts: 166 Joined: 26-February 02 From: Unlisted Datastore Member No.: 52 |
It did it again -- thanks for those that let me know. Made a change and trying again -- thanks for your patience, believe me it's at least as annoying to me as it is to everyone else.
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Sep 7 2004, 10:43 PM
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Manus Celer Dei Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 17,012 Joined: 30-December 02 From: Boston Member No.: 3,802 |
I'd imagine more, as you actually have to fix it. We just have to whine at you about it ;)
~J |
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Sep 8 2004, 03:49 AM
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The Ghost in our Machine Group: Retired Admins Posts: 166 Joined: 26-February 02 From: Unlisted Datastore Member No.: 52 |
Thanks again, J, for letting me know it went down. I think I tracked down the problem this time and put in a permanent fix. Optimism is high.
As usual, let me know if it goes belly-up again. I. Hate. Windows. |
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Sep 8 2004, 01:17 PM
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The Ghost in our Machine Group: Retired Admins Posts: 166 Joined: 26-February 02 From: Unlisted Datastore Member No.: 52 |
Ok, I reverted PHP back a version, we'll see what happens this time. If this goes on much longer, I'll be reverting all the way back to the state before the upgrade. I'll get it figured out soon.
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Sep 8 2004, 02:40 PM
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The Ghost in our Machine Group: Retired Admins Posts: 166 Joined: 26-February 02 From: Unlisted Datastore Member No.: 52 |
Everything is reverted. If it keeps crashing, I'm going to set it on fire and give up.
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Sep 8 2004, 03:17 PM
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Great Dragon Group: Members Posts: 5,889 Joined: 3-August 03 From: A CPI rank 1 country Member No.: 5,222 |
-> Bug Reports
This post has been edited by Austere Emancipator: Sep 9 2004, 02:47 AM |
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Sep 8 2004, 07:19 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 313 Joined: 26-February 02 From: UCAS Member No.: 1,015 |
Check for worms and spyware. :S Will the next major upgrade involve moving to a real OS? :P |
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Sep 8 2004, 07:44 PM
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The Ghost in our Machine Group: Retired Admins Posts: 166 Joined: 26-February 02 From: Unlisted Datastore Member No.: 52 |
Do not get me started. I was implored to run Windows on the server by someone who will remain nameless. Needless to say, I wish I hadn't . Oh well, these things happen.
I'd have already switched it to Linux, but it would be a huge mess unless I had another server to build in parallel to transition stuff off to. And I don't have one, so we grin and bear it. Someday.... |
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Sep 8 2004, 08:20 PM
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The Ghost in our Machine Group: Retired Admins Posts: 166 Joined: 26-February 02 From: Unlisted Datastore Member No.: 52 |
Posted a note on the homepage. Forums are up now, but not sure how long they'll stay up. Bottom line: Expect them to go down in the near future and stay down until late this evening, at which point they should stabilize somewhat.
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Sep 8 2004, 08:24 PM
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Shooting Target Group: Members Posts: 1,582 Joined: 6-August 04 Member No.: 6,546 |
I don't know whether this is related to the bug or not, but prior to the upgrade/outages, pressing "Reply" and logging in at that point used to leave me within the thread. Now, it sends me back to the main forums page.
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Sep 9 2004, 01:12 AM
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The Ghost in our Machine Group: Retired Admins Posts: 166 Joined: 26-February 02 From: Unlisted Datastore Member No.: 52 |
That's an artifact of the changes we made. It should resolve itself soon, I hope.
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Sep 9 2004, 01:14 AM
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The Ghost in our Machine Group: Retired Admins Posts: 166 Joined: 26-February 02 From: Unlisted Datastore Member No.: 52 |
UPDATE: The forums are up! I've moved the forums completely off of the server instance that was running them and into a Linux instance. This is somewhat of a stopgap solution since we're still talking to the database on the old instance, but it should restore the stability that has been sorely lacking. I'll be making more permanent changes in the coming weeks, once I'm convinced that things are going to at least be stable while I work.
Please continue to report outages with the forums and with all the Dumpshock sites to forums[at]dumpshock.com. |
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Sep 9 2004, 01:18 AM
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Technomancer Group: Retired Admins Posts: 4,638 Joined: 2-October 02 From: Champaign, IL Member No.: 3,374 |
Hey. Just wanted to say that despite all the headaches and problems, the hearburn and the sweat, I think I speak for us all in saying THANKS!
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Sep 9 2004, 01:20 AM
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The Ghost in our Machine Group: Retired Admins Posts: 166 Joined: 26-February 02 From: Unlisted Datastore Member No.: 52 |
You're welcome. I appreciate the thought.
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Sep 9 2004, 01:38 AM
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Manus Celer Dei Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 17,012 Joined: 30-December 02 From: Boston Member No.: 3,802 |
Amen. We appreciate it in spades.
~J |
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Sep 9 2004, 01:48 AM
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Beetle Eater Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 4,797 Joined: 3-June 02 From: Oblivion City Member No.: 2,826 |
:notworthy:
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Sep 9 2004, 01:54 AM
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The Ghost in our Machine Group: Retired Admins Posts: 166 Joined: 26-February 02 From: Unlisted Datastore Member No.: 52 |
Unrelated, I think. If you would post a Bug Report on it, that would be great. I'll try to look into it as soon as I can.
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Sep 9 2004, 03:19 AM
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Dragon Group: Members Posts: 4,289 Joined: 20-April 04 Member No.: 6,260 |
If I was your Mr. Johnson, I'd be giving you a sweet bonus right now for having this back up, you better believe it. :D Thanks as well!
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Sep 9 2004, 07:40 AM
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Manus Celer Dei Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 17,012 Joined: 30-December 02 From: Boston Member No.: 3,802 |
If I was his Johnson, I'd be trying to find an excuse to not pay him. Fortunately, we're quarter-decent human beings here :D
~J |
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Sep 9 2004, 08:02 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 486 Joined: 4-August 04 From: Fomorian Wastes Member No.: 6,538 |
Neuron Basher you're doing a great job, much appreciated. I to am Mr. Fixit for Windows, got to shift to Linux, well, as soon as I learn it.
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Sep 9 2004, 08:13 AM
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The Ghost in our Machine Group: Retired Admins Posts: 166 Joined: 26-February 02 From: Unlisted Datastore Member No.: 52 |
I've been a Unix system administrator for a dozen or so years, so that's definitely where I prefer to run servers when given the choice. I was given the choice this time, and decided to try something "new" when we deployed this server, but I wish I hadn't. I plan to rectify that mistake as soon as I can.
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Sep 9 2004, 11:04 AM
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Shooting Target Group: Members Posts: 1,582 Joined: 6-August 04 Member No.: 6,546 |
Thanks for all your work. It is appreciated. (I was going to say "vastly" appreciated or some such, but I don't know an adequate adverb for the work you've pulled.)
Is Windows a virus? No, Windows is not a virus. Here's what viruses do:
Until now it might seem that Windows is a virus, but there are fundamental differences: viruses are well supported by their authors; they are active on most systems; their program code is fast, compact, and efficient; and they tend to become more sophisticated as they mature. So Windows is not a virus. It's a bug. And now back to our regularly scheduled screwing over of PCs, already in progress :D |
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Sep 9 2004, 11:26 AM
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Shooting Target Group: Members Posts: 1,840 Joined: 24-July 02 From: Lubbock, TX Member No.: 3,024 |
Feh, Windows may have been the suck in the past, but if I were unix people, I'd start learning the 2003 products and XP before I found myself out of a job :)
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