Hi folks
I’m upgrading the forums to the latest version of phpBB3.
If there are any major problems along the way, I may ask our web host to restore the latest 24 hour back up of our website. This means that anything posted on Forumosa after the last backup will be lost.
Be well
gus.
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Our upgrade is done! After 3 days of trying (and a week after my first attempt), I have succeeded in updating the database and files to the latest version of phpBB. This means that we have a more stable and more secure platform at forumosa.
“I didn’t fail the test, I just found 100 ways to do it wrong” – Benjamin Franklin
My latest attempt to upgrade the software didn’t work. I have asked the good folks at HostExpress to restore the site to our last Server-side Backup (hopefully it isn’t too late in the evening for them to get my [...]
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I took the website offline this morning around 6am (Shanghai/Taipei time) and have temporarily switched it back on for testing. Part 1 of the 2-part software upgrade seems to be stable. I’ve tested posting and replying, as well as PMing
Now I need to move to a new network because these guys are switching off their [...]
Posted in Forums | Also tagged downtime, Forums, Updates |
Sorry, folks. We identified a security bug and had to take quick action – the forums should be back (and more secure) momentarily.
JFYI, our server is regularly attacked by hackers. Just in the past 24 hours alone, there have been over 600 attempts at a single entry point on our server.
We continue to get better. [...]
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Many thanks to our friends at Hostexpress for getting us back to where we left off. Even though it was somewhere between 1am and 2am, they responded quickly to restoring our latest server back up
I’ll try to install the advanced statistics again soon, maybe later tonight
For those who are interested, Forumosa.com is hosted at HostExpress.com [...]
Posted in Forums | Also tagged backup, Forums, webhosting |
I accidentally replaced the forum templates, so in the process I removed the banners and reset the placement of links on the forum
I am working on adding links to the new Taiwanted website, which will involve adding links to specific Taiwanted categories to somewhat related Forumosa forums. I have the Taiwanted ad feed generation worked [...]
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Looks like our server has gone down for a few hours. We’ll check in with our webhost, and hope we can avoid whatever is causing this in the future
EDIT: The problem resolved after 6 ours. We are looking into its cause and will keep you posted
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