Site Updates

mrerick · 02-27-2019, 10:11 AM

John posted this as an admin alert, but I'll also post it as a normal posting so that "New Posts" gets an update to alert all users.

This is a major system update:

Please bear with me - Programming & Server Updates
Hey folks,

I am indeed moving this site... But - only a few feet away from where it is now Seriously, this Site and Forum has lived on the current server for more than a few years, and it's time. So, I've been working on a new server running a different operating system that will be able to handle and support this community. I'm really close at finalizing the programming - and when I think we are ready - here is what will happen..

You will see this site & forum "on and off". When it comes on-line permanently - I'll post a new note that everything is migrated over and everything should be back to normal...

Please note- the core code for the forums will be upgraded - and this too, is another huge step forward, as I am bumping both versions of MySQL, PHP and the core forum software. This isn't easy - as I'm changing the core operating systems too - so I have to drag all the handwritten mods in PHP/XML/CSS to the new server. Please bear with me on that, as the thread logos, etc. - may look a bit different.

If my guess is right - we might be down for about eight hours if all goes well... If it doesn't - I'll redact the changes and pull this site back up and go back to the "drawing board". I'll try to keep all posted through the announcement pages on the Forum.

Thanks for your support and patience!

John D.

John D. · 02-27-2019, 08:03 PM

And if you can read this - it's done. I have some clean-up to do still. Migrating a server from IIS/MySQL from 2001-2008 up to to today - Linux LTS (2018)/MariaDB and latest version of PHP isn't a just a few hours work. It's been in progress for a few weeks. But - if you can read this - you are on the new server/forum/software...

And yes - after 20 years of doing this - I still left the Banner Ads behind..

John D.

mrerick · 02-27-2019, 08:15 PM

John, from all of us, thank you for this work, the resources and the long term commitment!

DonVoigt · 02-27-2019, 08:23 PM

Thanks much for your effort!
I don't know how difficult it is; but I know it is not easy!

John D. · 02-27-2019, 08:31 PM

Thanks Don..!

It's a bit "surprising" what happens - especially with a forum that began in 2001 on a whole different technology-database-operating system-etc...??!!

Anyway - my best and my thanks!

John D.

Edward Tinker · 02-27-2019, 09:42 PM

as above John, thanks and God bless Porsche's

HerrKaiser · 02-27-2019, 10:54 PM

Thank you very much!

RockinWR · 02-27-2019, 11:46 PM

* Eternal gratitude to you for all you do for us.

John D. · 02-27-2019, 11:54 PM

My thanks right back to all of you for sticking with me and this community for nearly twenty years of doing this forum... It's amazing, really...

Anyway - my best to all..!

John D.

guns3545 · 02-28-2019, 09:00 AM

Thanks John. Your work contributes greatly to the collecting community.

John

John D. · 02-28-2019, 09:13 AM

My sincerest thanks John!

I have to confess - I did check on this site and the others I pulled over and up through the night last night - just in case the database or code "complained"

But - fingers are crossed - all will be faster and more reliable then the older systems...

Anyway - my thanks to you..!

John

Vlim · 02-28-2019, 10:11 AM

All appears to work well on my Samsung Galaxy S7 across the big pond.

John D. · 02-28-2019, 10:28 AM

Thanks Vlim!

John

John Sabato · 02-28-2019, 11:43 AM

John D. Can you believe it has actually been 20 years? Time flies... I wonder how many members have been here from the beginning? I must be close to that since the first time I used the forum it was still on a "public" server in Taiwan... Dear Heaven I feel old today...

John D. · 02-28-2019, 02:04 PM

I know.. And the first iteration of this forum was written as a UBB site - way back when/then... I programmed it in vB in 2002.. Ohhh - the "good old days".. Waitaminute - now I feel OLD!!

John D.

Curly1 · 02-28-2019, 03:43 PM

Great job and much appreciated.

Mac Cat · 02-28-2019, 05:19 PM

Thanks from me, too!

It's my favorite forum and some of my favorite collectors and authors, too!

Kudos

John D. · 02-28-2019, 08:49 PM

Hi Gary and Mac...

My sincerest thanks...! I've been watching this forum most of the day for errors or "oppps" - and so far, I really like this upgrade....

My thanks and best to you!

John D.

Vlim · 02-28-2019, 09:30 PM

Upload works fine too.

02-27-2019, 10:11 AM	#1
mrerick Super Moderator - Patron LugerForum Life Patron Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Eastern North Carolina, USA Posts: 3,909 Thanks: 1,374 Thanked 3,110 Times in 1,510 Posts	Site Updates John posted this as an admin alert, but I'll also post it as a normal posting so that "New Posts" gets an update to alert all users. This is a major system update: Please bear with me - Programming & Server Updates Hey folks, I am indeed moving this site... But - only a few feet away from where it is now Seriously, this Site and Forum has lived on the current server for more than a few years, and it's time. So, I've been working on a new server running a different operating system that will be able to handle and support this community. I'm really close at finalizing the programming - and when I think we are ready - here is what will happen.. You will see this site & forum "on and off". When it comes on-line permanently - I'll post a new note that everything is migrated over and everything should be back to normal... Please note- the core code for the forums will be upgraded - and this too, is another huge step forward, as I am bumping both versions of MySQL, PHP and the core forum software. This isn't easy - as I'm changing the core operating systems too - so I have to drag all the handwritten mods in PHP/XML/CSS to the new server. Please bear with me on that, as the thread logos, etc. - may look a bit different. If my guess is right - we might be down for about eight hours if all goes well... If it doesn't - I'll redact the changes and pull this site back up and go back to the "drawing board". I'll try to keep all posted through the announcement pages on the Forum. Thanks for your support and patience! John D. __________________ Igitur si vis pacem, para bellum - - Therefore if you want peace, prepare for war.

02-27-2019, 08:15 PM	#3
mrerick Super Moderator - Patron LugerForum Life Patron Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Eastern North Carolina, USA Posts: 3,909 Thanks: 1,374 Thanked 3,110 Times in 1,510 Posts	John, from all of us, thank you for this work, the resources and the long term commitment! __________________ Igitur si vis pacem, para bellum - - Therefore if you want peace, prepare for war.

02-27-2019, 08:23 PM	#4
DonVoigt User Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: near Charlotte NC Posts: 4,681 Thanks: 1,441 Thanked 4,350 Times in 2,040 Posts	Thanks much for your effort! I don't know how difficult it is; but I know it is not easy! __________________ 03man(Don Voigt); Luger student and collector. Looking for DWM side plate: 69 ; Dreyse 1907 pistol K.S. Gendarmerie

02-27-2019, 10:54 PM	#7
HerrKaiser User Join Date: Feb 2018 Location: South Carolina Posts: 845 Thanks: 782 Thanked 860 Times in 410 Posts	Thank you very much! __________________ -QM Looking for Mauser S/42 toggle train #22

02-28-2019, 11:43 AM	#14
John Sabato Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: The Capital of the Free World Posts: 10,154 Thanks: 3,003 Thanked 2,306 Times in 1,097 Posts	John D. Can you believe it has actually been 20 years? Time flies... I wonder how many members have been here from the beginning? I must be close to that since the first time I used the forum it was still on a "public" server in Taiwan... Dear Heaven I feel old today... __________________ regards, -John S "...We hold these truths to be self-evident that ALL men are created EQUAL *and are endowed by their Creator* with certain UNALIENABLE* rights, and among these are life, LIBERTY, and the pursuit of happiness..."*

02-27-2019, 08:03 PM	#2
John D. Administrator & Site Owner LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: A Little NE of Somewhere... Posts: 2,651 Thanks: 477 Thanked 515 Times in 128 Posts	And if you can read this - it's done. I have some clean-up to do still. Migrating a server from IIS/MySQL from 2001-2008 up to to today - Linux LTS (2018)/MariaDB and latest version of PHP isn't a just a few hours work. It's been in progress for a few weeks. But - if you can read this - you are on the new server/forum/software... And yes - after 20 years of doing this - I still left the Banner Ads behind.. John D.

02-27-2019, 08:31 PM	#5
John D. Administrator & Site Owner LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: A Little NE of Somewhere... Posts: 2,651 Thanks: 477 Thanked 515 Times in 128 Posts	Thanks Don..! It's a bit "surprising" what happens - especially with a forum that began in 2001 on a whole different technology-database-operating system-etc...??!! Anyway - my best and my thanks! John D.

02-27-2019, 09:42 PM	#6
Edward Tinker Super Moderator Eternal Lifer LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: North of Spokane, WA Posts: 15,929 Thanks: 2,029 Thanked 4,527 Times in 2,090 Posts	as above John, thanks and God bless Porsche's

02-27-2019, 11:46 PM	#8
RockinWR User Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: D/FW, Tx Posts: 279 Thanks: 109 Thanked 31 Times in 16 Posts	* Eternal gratitude to you for all you do for us.

02-27-2019, 11:54 PM	#9
John D. Administrator & Site Owner LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: A Little NE of Somewhere... Posts: 2,651 Thanks: 477 Thanked 515 Times in 128 Posts	My thanks right back to all of you for sticking with me and this community for nearly twenty years of doing this forum... It's amazing, really... Anyway - my best to all..! John D.

02-28-2019, 09:00 AM	#10
guns3545 Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Florida Posts: 437 Thanks: 655 Thanked 492 Times in 218 Posts	Thanks John. Your work contributes greatly to the collecting community. John

02-28-2019, 09:13 AM	#11
John D. Administrator & Site Owner LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: A Little NE of Somewhere... Posts: 2,651 Thanks: 477 Thanked 515 Times in 128 Posts	My sincerest thanks John! I have to confess - I did check on this site and the others I pulled over and up through the night last night - just in case the database or code "complained" But - fingers are crossed - all will be faster and more reliable then the older systems... Anyway - my thanks to you..! John

02-28-2019, 10:11 AM	#12
Vlim Moderator Lifetime LugerForum Patron Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Europe Posts: 5,053 Thanks: 1,036 Thanked 3,988 Times in 1,205 Posts	All appears to work well on my Samsung Galaxy S7 across the big pond.

02-28-2019, 10:28 AM	#13
John D. Administrator & Site Owner LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: A Little NE of Somewhere... Posts: 2,651 Thanks: 477 Thanked 515 Times in 128 Posts	Thanks Vlim! John

02-28-2019, 02:04 PM	#15
John D. Administrator & Site Owner LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: A Little NE of Somewhere... Posts: 2,651 Thanks: 477 Thanked 515 Times in 128 Posts	I know.. And the first iteration of this forum was written as a UBB site - way back when/then... I programmed it in vB in 2002.. Ohhh - the "good old days".. Waitaminute - now I feel OLD!! John D.

02-28-2019, 03:43 PM	#16
Curly1 User Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Upstate New York Posts: 1,238 Thanks: 116 Thanked 711 Times in 370 Posts	Great job and much appreciated. __________________ Laugh hard and often. Gary

02-28-2019, 05:19 PM	#17
Mac Cat Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Austin, Texas Posts: 723 Thanks: 2,085 Thanked 603 Times in 325 Posts	Thanks from me, too! It's my favorite forum and some of my favorite collectors and authors, too! Kudos

02-28-2019, 08:49 PM	#18
John D. Administrator & Site Owner LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: A Little NE of Somewhere... Posts: 2,651 Thanks: 477 Thanked 515 Times in 128 Posts	Hi Gary and Mac... My sincerest thanks...! I've been watching this forum most of the day for errors or "oppps" - and so far, I really like this upgrade.... My thanks and best to you! John D.

02-28-2019, 09:30 PM	#19
Vlim Moderator Lifetime LugerForum Patron Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Europe Posts: 5,053 Thanks: 1,036 Thanked 3,988 Times in 1,205 Posts	Upload works fine too. Attached Thumbnails