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OK...here's the problem. The chat is hosted on a remote server. I did that long ago so as not to put any extra load on this one. It is remotely hosted but connects to our database on this server to authenticate users. Now because all the databases are different on the new server, it will have to be re-configured on the other end. Basically that means a new installation on the remote server. It is working now because I still have the files up and running on the old server. It will be next week before the remote server is reconfigured to communicate with the database here. So why does any of this matter? The problem will be that any new members that sign up now won't be included in the old database so won't be able to get authenticated on the chat server. I THINK though that you can sign in as a guest. Let me know if you have any issues with the Chat. It is going to be a bit confusing for me for the next few days while I basically have both servers up and trying to figure out what info is being pulled from where.
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I appreciate you folks giving me a bit of breathing room to get things working again. Now I'm at that point where I need for you to let me know if I've missed anything. Classifieds should be working now. Thumbnails of images in posts are back. I'm probably missing something but if you see anything, please let me know. Don
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Here are some pics that Rattlesnake sent me from this event. I think this was a fantastic thing to do and sure wish I could have been there.
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I've turned off the Portal and some other things. Promise I will get it all ironed out laster this evening. HAVE to get to work right now. It will be OK. Just some typical configuration issues.
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OH...and by the way...tonight I'll do some more work on things. Enable some of the things that I had disabled and etc. I sincerely want to thank all of you for your patience and support. You are the best friends a guy could have.
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Well....so far...it looks like it's working OK. Hopefully things will be better now. Now I have to get in the shower and get on the road. PLEASE let things be working when I check in later today.
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Yea...it took all night but the folks at the new host did so much. They have been great. Now I just need to get on the road and maybe tonight get some sleep. I'm sitting in a hotel room in PA.
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WOW...it's working. Very strange to see posts here and they not show up at the other server. This is going to be confusing for a while.
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If you can read this message, you are now on the site on the new server. Hope everybody gets here soon. Don
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I finally have the Ebay Listings link working in the side menu. I think that pretty much has everything working again since the upgrade.
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Critical at best. If we don't get shut down again this evening, I will be amazed. I am feverishly looking for a solution via a new host. That will take some time though and a LOT of work to move everything. I hope I can keep it going until the move but just wanted to give you a heads up. If you come here and find that the site is down, just try again later. I promise that I am doing all that I can to get the problem resolved. At this time, I'm getting flooded with "too many users" database errors.
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As most of you know, the VentureRider site was down for several hours last night. There was no problem with our actual site but with our server host. I contacted them and was informed that the server had been hit with a "denial of service attack". You can search google to find out exactly what that means but basically it means that somebody was sending a LOT of bogus validation requests and simply overwhelmed the server so that it could not respond. We are on a shared host so that does not mean that we were specifically attacked, just the server that we are on. That being said, this morning I had an email from our host telling me that our specific site had been disabled due to very high resource usage. I don't know if that was related to the other or if it was because so many people were trying to connect at the same time or what. It was followed about a hour later with an email telling me that service had been restored and no further information. I am trying to play it safe until I know a bit more about what is going on. This morning I disabled several features that were nice but that we can do without for now. You may notice that the box that shows "who has read a thread" and also who is browsing a thread is missing. Those things are fairly server resource heavy so I have turned them off for now. I have also decreased the "cookie" time back to the default of 15 minutes. This will be an inconvenience for some of you. What it means is that you will be automatically logged out after 15 minutes of inactivity. I had previously increased that number due to requests from a few members but it too increases the load on the server and though I truly want to accommodate all the requests that I can, I have to do what I can for now to reduce our server load. I've made a few other small changes also that will probably not be noticed by anybody. If you see something working differently and are wondering why, just ask and I'll check on it and see if it is something that I did. My worry here is that we the growth of our club, we are outgrowing our shared hosting. This worries me because the only solution then would be to move to a dedicated host where we would be on our own server. That means MONEY MONEY MONEY. A dedicated host is a LOT more money than being on a shared host. On a shared host, there could be a hundred or more sites and all those sites share the cost of the server, bandwidth, etc. I truly hope that it doesn't come to that because I honestly will not be able to afford it without your help. I'm still looking into it but a dedicated host will likely run in the $200.00 per month range. I'm not asking for anything at this time. I have always been committed to keeping this site free and that is still my intention. It may reach the point though that they only way I can do that is if some of you truly help out. All I am asking at this time is that you give it some thought and help me to come up with some solutions and the best way to proceed if a dedicated host becomes a requirement. Thanks, Don
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Yea, just what I needed. I was at first worried that it had something to do with all the upgrades that I've been working on. Turned out though that our host had a problem with the server. The word that I got was that our server had been subjected to a "denial of service attack". This does not mean that our site was targeted but the server in general. So....with that said, I'm going to bed now. Hopefully things will be OK.
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I just unplugged the wires from the speakers, hooked them to the amp and then new wires to the speakers from the amp.
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Yea...me too. There MUST be more to this.
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Those may be better than mine, don't know for sure. I have the Hopnel ones and they are available at JC Whitney. They have done OK for me. http://www.jcwhitney.com/HOPNEL-SOFT-LINER-BAGS-FOR-HARD-SADDLEBAGS/GP_2002414_N_111+1999+200004571+600014545_10111.jcw
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History and Memorial pages are back. You need to use the search at the top of the forum. The one in the right menu actually just searches the Portal which means the links and etc. Doesn't search the actual forum posts. This should be OK now. As far as I can tell, the only things not working now are the Ebay links in the left column. You can use the home page for now. Hopefully I'll have it figured out soon. Banners are missing at the top of the page. Still working on that too. Let me know if you find anything else. Again, thanks for your patience. This one has been a bit of a challenge.
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Geezzzz.....what have we come to. Do they know that you are a spy?
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I think it's about 15 miles. Don't know if anybody is staying there this year but they have in the past.
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Yea right....that's why I usually wait until I'm in a hotel room like tonight before I start all this upgrading. She gets irritated if I'm on the computer all night.
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OH...OK....I fixed that one. It is now GONE.
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Which search? The one at the top right of the forum seems to be working.
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Sorry Buddy, not sure exactly which one you are talking about. I'm about done for the night. Some of my custom modules such as History, Memorials, Ebay, etc. are working yet but I'll get back on them tomorrow night. I'm seeing crosseyed now.
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I just put it back. Thanks.
