Server Hosting 2017

[Mike Bobbitt]

Thanks for your patience all, the bulk of the server migration is now complete. I did not intend to have it done until next week, but today I realized the interim architecture I had was generating much higher traffic costs due to some routing that needed to be in place between the old and new systems. Short version: waiting was going to cost me, probably a lot.

Please let me know if you discover any problems. It was a significant change, so we are likely to have some rough spots. However as an upside, the new infrastructure is [slightly] more efficient, secure, and cost effective.

 

[PPCLI Guy]

Donation sent - thanks for everything you do Mike.

 

[McG]

Mike,
I found a part of the site that is still down: http://army.ca/wiki/

 

[Mike Bobbitt]

Mike,
I found a part of the site that is still down: http://army.ca/wiki/

Thanks. Put in a quick fix, but logins to the Wiki are not (yet) working.

 

[McG]

Thanks. Put in a quick fix, but logins to the Wiki are not (yet) working.

And it seems down again.

 

[Kat Stevens]

Been getting lots of "can't connect" and "server too busy" messages lately.

 

[Gunner98]

Donation sent.

Mike, thanks for your efforts at keeping this site a daily oasis for so many!

 

[Mike Bobbitt]

And it seems down again.

Wiki is fixed again, thanks.

Been getting lots of "can't connect" and "server too busy" messages lately.

I'm tracking a variety of issues here... unfortunately it's not one cause or problem but several (php module crash, server hang, and server overload). Looking into each as time permits, hopefully I can get at least one off the list this week.

Donation sent.

Mike, thanks for your efforts at keeping this site a daily oasis for so many!

Thanks, it is greatly appreciated!

 

[McG]

Wiki is fixed again, thanks.

Thank you.  Now you probably want to lock it against edits until you relink to site profiles.  It appears to be filling with a lot of spam.

 

[Mike Bobbitt]

Thanks. It will be easier to roll it back to a previous version than to fix it. And by "easier" I mean only a couple hours of work vs. many hours of tedious rollbacks. Thanks, random Internet jerks. :-*

 

[Scott]

A reminder that donations and subscriptions help keep this place going.