UPDATE COMING...when I regain the will to live

[Keith]

I wouldn't post anything until after this message has been deleted!
The board has been backed up to this point and I will be carrying out an update this afternoon... Hopefully painlessly!

Once updated, I'll delete this thread. You shouldn't see any changes but it is more secure.

Wish me luck!

[Keith]

Okay, three hours later and original backup reinstalled!

Read instructions three times.
Followed instructions exactly.
Broke forum.

Swore.

Tried again.

Reinstalled backup.

I need to check a few other settings so won't be having another go for a while now. Carry on!

[paschahound]

So...... Is this a forum update or a massive bit of an update on our playing staff for the next season?

[Westgate Wanderer]

Looks like technical support doing an upgrade! His pie was probably ready

[marky No.1]

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[Keith]

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Hmm... that doesn't make sense... well, not to me anyway. So the www.shrimpsvoices.co.uk works but the direct link doesn't?

If it makes sense to anyone, please feel free to give me an idea.

[marky No.1]

That's what i got yesterday, Keith, before you twiddled a few buttons

[SupermarketShrimp]

Keith out. He’s taken us as far as he can.

[Keith]

Keith out. He’s taken us as far as he can.

Bring back Brian, he knew what he was doing!

[Bare bum]

I think it's a big improvement

[Brian S]

What the heck have you done? Broken non-www but got the proper domain working.

I'd cure this with a healthy dose of start-again medicine. Fresh install of latest software in another folder, call it whatever you want and make sure the proper domain works with it.

Nothing lost, this forum remains hanging off the Giraffe's neck if anyone wants to read the old stuff. Best time to do it is out of season.

Ooh, that's now.

[Keith]

What the heck have you done? Broken non-www but got the proper domain working.

You've answered "what" have I done, it's the "how" that confuses me!!!

[Zip It Shrimpy]

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Why is this thread not O/T?

Surely, according to your own obsessive rules Keith, this doesn't have much to do with MFC and has more of a "does anyone want to buy my second hand sofa" that my much maligned mate Neil R often gets told he needs to change to O/T.

My advice to your DNS issue would be to ask if you've done a search engine search for a solution. That's what I would do. Mr Google often knows, as do other search engine providers.

[Brian S]

The DNS issue with w w w is quite clear, 2 different IP addresses but that's for arvixe to resolve.

What to do Keith? Start again.

[Keith]

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Why is this thread not O/T?

It is definitely to do with this forum!

I'm *thinking* I could do a fresh install as advised, then FTP the existing database and files across, then faff about with the DNS to point to the new folder? That *should* mean people don't have to re-register etc? Or am I being too simplistic? As I still don't understand why the update didn't work, I'm beyond my skill level!

[redrobo]

Pure incompetence....sack him....

Mind you, I wouldn't know where to even start which i would suggest is like the vast majority of SVers...

This 69 year old, old fart is eternally grateful for the work done by Keith.

[Brian S]

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Why is this thread not O/T?

It is definitely to do with this forum!

I'm *thinking* I could do a fresh install as advised, then FTP the existing database and files across, then faff about with the DNS to point to the new folder? That *should* mean people don't have to re-register etc? Or am I being too simplistic? As I still don't understand why the update didn't work, I'm beyond my skill level!

You were fine until you mentioned FTP database and files. The point of a new install is that it's the version you're trying to upgrade to. As soon as you copy the old stuff across, you're back exactly where you are now, except it probably won't work.

[Zip It Shrimpy]

Hmm... that doesn't make sense... well, not to me anyway. So the http://www.shrimpsvoices.co.uk works but the direct link doesn't?

So, if I'm reading you right, if I navigate to shrimpsvoices.co.uk all is good, but if I navigate to giraffe.arvixe.com/~iomkeith/shrimpsvoices then I get an error message.

So what? Who cares? The most logical way of getting to the message board works properly. The most illogical way doesn't work. Does anyone actually get to the forum that way? (Apart from Marky No1).

Sweat not, my friend; all is good.

BTW thus thread is definitely O/T as it has nothing to do with MFC.