April 9 - 14 Service Outage and Looking to the Future - Page 2

kai · 17th April 2021, 03:58 PM

Thanks a lot, Lee!

Https is certainly not needed for any intermediate changes but would be highly appreciated to have with the future .org reincarnation. I always cringe when having to send passwords via http...

Make sure to reach out if you need any helping hands with those upgrades, especially tedious tasks like fixing broken links, etc.!

Regards,
Kai

TVV · 17th April 2021, 07:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lee

At some point, if there is interest, I would like to see vikingsword.org evolve to be a part of a larger non-profit society of collectors and students of ethnographic arms and armor that might also hold 'wandering' live meetings (such a happened for a while with the Timonium seminars) but also with streaming feeds for those remote.

This sounds really exciting especially for those who like me live on the West Coast (not to mention members from all over the world). Look forward to the continued growth and evolution of this forum.

Lee · 21st April 2021, 07:51 PM

Please expect a period of disruption of forums availability during the next day or so as vBulletin completes the first phase of the update process.

kahnjar1 · 21st April 2021, 10:03 PM

Thank you Lee. Not being able to access the Site, felt like another Covid lockdown!!

Philip · 21st April 2021, 10:38 PM

Fantastic. Thanks, Lee, for all your hard work.

Lee · 22nd April 2021, 01:57 PM

There has been a hitch (surprise, surprise) with the first phase of of the forums upgrade as an upgrade to PHP must occur beforehand.

Please expect these forums to be offline on Sunday, April 25 and Monday, April 26.

thinreadline · 26th April 2021, 01:26 PM

yes indeed , keep up the hard work please and thank you for your dedication in an area way beyond my imagination never mind ability ! So many of us would be lost w/o this site .

Lee · 26th April 2021, 01:30 PM

The interim upgrade to vBulletin 3.8.11 has been completed, but surely many tweaks will still be needed. Please report any concerning issues encountered by PM or email to ljones@vikingsword.com.

Please note that this new version will resize images of compatible types automatically to fit the forum size requirements.

It was not intended that the error message that you would have seen yesterday and earlier today would appear. In order to update the forum software, the PHP version first had to be updated, but the old forums software was not compatible.

David · 26th April 2021, 05:35 PM

Thanks Lee!

21st April 2021, 07:51 PM	#33
Lee EAAF Staff Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Upstate New York, USA Posts: 913	Disruption in forums availability Please expect a period of disruption of forums availability during the next day or so as vBulletin completes the first phase of the update process.

22nd April 2021, 01:57 PM	#36
Lee EAAF Staff Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Upstate New York, USA Posts: 913	Upgrade Forums Service Pause There has been a hitch (surprise, surprise) with the first phase of of the forums upgrade as an upgrade to PHP must occur beforehand. Please expect these forums to be offline on Sunday, April 25 and Monday, April 26.

26th April 2021, 01:30 PM	#38
Lee EAAF Staff Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Upstate New York, USA Posts: 913	Phase 1 nearly done? The interim upgrade to vBulletin 3.8.11 has been completed, but surely many tweaks will still be needed. Please report any concerning issues encountered by PM or email to ljones@vikingsword.com. Please note that this new version will resize images of compatible types automatically to fit the forum size requirements. It was not intended that the error message that you would have seen yesterday and earlier today would appear. In order to update the forum software, the PHP version first had to be updated, but the old forums software was not compatible. Last edited by Lee; 26th April 2021 at 03:17 PM. Reason: Additional information

17th April 2021, 03:58 PM	#31
kai Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 3,254	Thanks a lot, Lee! Https is certainly not needed for any intermediate changes but would be highly appreciated to have with the future .org reincarnation. I always cringe when having to send passwords via http... Make sure to reach out if you need any helping hands with those upgrades, especially tedious tasks like fixing broken links, etc.! Regards, Kai

21st April 2021, 10:03 PM	#34
kahnjar1 Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: CHRISTCHURCH NEW ZEALAND Posts: 2,739	Thank you Lee. Not being able to access the Site, felt like another Covid lockdown!!

21st April 2021, 10:38 PM	#35
Philip Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: California Posts: 1,036	Fantastic. Thanks, Lee, for all your hard work.

26th April 2021, 01:26 PM	#37
thinreadline Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Wirral Posts: 1,204	yes indeed , keep up the hard work please and thank you for your dedication in an area way beyond my imagination never mind ability ! So many of us would be lost w/o this site .

26th April 2021, 05:35 PM	#39
David Keris forum moderator Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Nova Scotia Posts: 7,123	Thanks Lee!