Forum Upgrade next week. It's going to be nasty.

[Admin]

Heya there.

Vbulletin will be releasing an update sometime next week and I am debating the logistics of doing a rapid deployment and catching up or staging the deployment and then minimizing the amount of catch up needed at the expense of time...

The actual "functional" downtime should be less than 2 hours as I get it to an operational state on the live database... So, what would you do?

Poll Attached.

[chad]

I say batten the hatches and damn the torpedoes.

Let er rip.

chad

[Doc]

Why delay the inevitable.

Shut her down, do what is neccessary, sort the problems, 2 prods on the gas, a little choke, clench your buttocks and crank her over.

Phased upgrades always prolong the heartache; this affects that, that effects this, now that effects that and we're back to square one.

[mophead]

I'd turn off the board, full backup, patch the database and files then fire it back up.

Back when I was doing this sort of gig, it was always easier (for me) to do updates offline. It might be a little inconvenient for the users but it would be sooo much easier on you.

Just IMO......

[Mr.Coffee]

like my dad told me when i was a teenager:

"If you can't get to first base, steal home".

[Jem]

I'd just go for it and do what you have to do .

Please be sure to try and let us know exactly when the downtime will be though as it could be important for those of us with deals going through and being discussed via PM.

Here's wishing you the best of luck

Cheers

Jem

[Pitts]

Do what you need to do.......

I would like to thank you once again for all your hard and hidden work on keeping our community together all around the world..

How are the funds right now.....??

Do we need to release the moths from our wallets...

OK, I shouldn't have asked pressing the donate button now..

Come on guys lets give a hand (read $$) to help this bit for our site.

Cheers

Ray
NZ

[Admin]

Gladly. As soon as I get the release notification I will try and schedule the install during some of the rare down time(2300EST-ish) and dump a notification somewhere on the board.

[Pitts]

I'm back, where is the "donate" button now ??

Ray

[Stuka]

Lock n' load, then Fire for Effect...

With ample warning for those members that might suffer extreme withdrawal symptoms if offline for more than a few minutes...

[daedal]

Lock n' load, then Fire for Effect...

With ample warning for those members that might suffer extreme withdrawal symptoms if offline for more than a few minutes...

I'm afraid there is no cure... I might have to start a conference call... who's in?

PL-Downtime party! Woo!

--DDL

[Laserman532]

I will be spending the majority of this down time in the fetal position shivering in the corner, possibly with a small dribble of spittal oozing from my mouth

[platinum]

We could all go over to LPF and hang for a while like a bunch of sailors at port for the parade...

-Jonathan

[clandestiny]

Yes let's do that. While where at it get rid of laser Ben as well. I noticed he still has a few shill accounts he uses to lurk around or alter poll results.

[allthatwhichis]

Gladly. As soon as I get the release notification I will try and schedule the install during some of the rare down time(2300EST-ish) and dump a notification somewhere on the board.

[buffo]

Ahem...
"Man battle stations missile for strategic weapons launch. Spin up all missiles. Set condition 1SQ for strategic weapons launch. This is the captain, this is not an exercise."

Seriously Robert - just do it. We can live with the board being off-line for 2 hours if it saves you a day of labor.

Adam

[Doc]

Ahem...
"Man battle stations missile for strategic weapons launch. Spin up all missiles. Set condition 1SQ for strategic weapons launch. This is the captain, this is not an exercise."

Seriously Robert - just do it. We can live with the board being off-line for 2 hours if it saves you a day of labor.

Adam

two hours and five minutes however.................

[swisseuro]

for sure upgrade, but do the following, backup backup backup

* put the board offline.
* backup the MySQL Database.
* backup the files.
* install update

[Admin]

I'm back, where is the "donate" button now ??

Ray

Subscription system was implemented and I removed the donate button out of fear that I would be called a dirty money grubbing sack of shit.

That being said; I'll probably re-enable it soon. Theres a long story behind how financially screwed I am but I'll skip it aside from stating that I will not be buying any christmas presents for anyone. Even "base" bills are very very iffy.

I will be spending the majority of this down time in the fetal position shivering in the corner, possibly with a small dribble of spittal oozing from my mouth

No need for that... I can setup a fake board somewhere to play on or just make sure to get the irc wrapper done beforehand. It shouldn't be too bad knock on wood.

We could all go over to LPF and hang for a while like a bunch of sailors at port for the parade...

Now *thats* an interesting idea. I could see that as a public service campaign or some other form of court ordered atonement.

[Admin]

"Seriously Robert - just do it. We can live with the board being off-line for 2 hours if it saves you a day of labor.

I don't know man... I get IM notifications from people that PL is down faster than the script engine can process error reports.

two hours and five minutes however.................

Maybe I should have adopted the Pre IPO corp speak of stating that "This is a forward thinking statement and the stated time table might vary from initial estimates"

for sure upgrade, but do the following, backup backup backup

* put the board offline.
* backup the MySQL Database.
* backup the files.
* install update

The first and last are the quick ones, including telling Mr.MySQL to take a long nap.

The center two... Those are the time vampires.

[Pitts]

I removed the donate button out of fear that I would be called a dirty money grubbing sack of shit.

hey, I think "sack" is bit strong buddy !!!

Bring back the donate button.... I will press as I am sure others will.

Do the business and while your there can you please reset Adam's (buffo)counter to zero.. I will hear the screams from down here !!!

Keep up thegreat work..

Ray
NZ

[soforene]

... while your there can you please reset Adam's (buffo)counter to zero..

Yaaayyyyyy.... That's a brilliant .....

Uh oh.....

[cyberb0b]

for sure upgrade, but do the following, backup backup backup

* put the board offline.
* backup the MySQL Database.
* backup the files.
* install update

I totaly Agree.

Go offline, Backup everything!!, run upgrade.

I have seen more than one Databases crash dutue an upgrade.

A full dump of the Mysql db is verry easy with the mysql admin tool availeble on there site.
Just connect it remote and backup the full DB.

What i do for File backup is, compress everything into a archive before i upgrade any db.

[buffo]

I don't know man... I get IM notifications from people that PL is down faster than the script engine can process error reports.

Yeah, but this is different... It's a planned outage. Hopefully most folks will be aware of it ahead of time, which should lessen the shock factor.

Do the business and while your there can you please reset Adam's (buffo)counter to zero.. I will hear the screams from down here !!!

Eh, I dunno... Even if he did reset it, at my current rate I'd probably catch back up in - what - a year maybe? Really need to find a cure for this persistent verbal diarrhea I've got!

Adam

[Simon]

Just get it all done