Popular Post Saru Posted September 14 Popular Post #1 Share Posted September 14 (IP: Staff) · Within the next few days we will be moving the site to a new server (at the same hosting provider). This move will help reduce costs over the next couple of years while also providing us with a hosting solution that's better suited to the site's current demands. If all goes to plan, you won't notice any difference in performance, site loading times etc. The migration will be handled by our hosting provider, so the specifics of the move itself will be out of my hands, however there shouldn't be much (if any) downtime or disruption. Server migrations are, thankfully, much smoother now than they used to be back in the day. When a migration like this occurs, the main issue tends to be that when the switch happens, some users will still be seeing the old server and some will be seeing the new one for a period of 24 hours or so while the IP information propagates. This can lead to, for example someone posting something on the forum while seeing the old server, which then won't exist on the new one (and vice versa). Generally speaking, though, most users should be switched over to the new site within a few hours. I'll update this post as things progress so watch this space for news on when to expect the final sync to take place. 5 9 Top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Saru Posted September 17 Author #4 Share Posted September 17 (IP: Staff) · Update: The final sync of the server move is now scheduled for Tuesday at around 7am EDT / 11am GMT. There is likely to be a brief period of downtime, after which everything should just run as normal. 6 Top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saru Posted September 19 Author #5 Share Posted September 19 (IP: Staff) · Update: The final sync has been completed. It may take a few hours for the DNS servers to update. 3 2 Top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saru Posted September 19 Author #6 Share Posted September 19 (IP: Staff) · Also, please let me know if you experience any technical issues or errors - server moves can come with a few teething problems. Thank you. 3 1 Top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saru Posted September 19 Author #7 Share Posted September 19 (IP: Staff) · Update: We are currently experiencing an issue that is impacting notification e-mails - this is currently being looked into. 4 2 Top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saru Posted September 20 Author #8 Share Posted September 20 (IP: Staff) · Update: Emails should be working correctly for most people, but we are still experiencing an issue with Yahoo (and possibly Frontier) email addresses. 3 2 Top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saru Posted September 20 Author #9 Share Posted September 20 (IP: Staff) · Update: All emails should now be working across all email providers. 1 3 Top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saru Posted September 22 Author #10 Share Posted September 22 (IP: Staff) · Update: An issue preventing new registrations from working on the forum has now been fixed. 2 1 Top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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