Website Migration
#1
Posted 12 August 2013 - 10:14 PM
The reason being the database has grown to quite a large size and they wanted it shrinking. Instead of asking me, they just turned it off, and then they informed me by email some time after.
Disgraceful behaviour.
So, I've got my developer to start migrating the data over to my companies hosting platform at my expense - that way we can me sure we never get held to ransom.
There might be some downtime in the early hours whilst we do this work, because time is of the essence I'm afraid we won't be giving much notice but we will try and keep disruption to a minimum.
Thanks for your understanding.
#2
Posted 12 August 2013 - 10:20 PM
In contrast with some of the views expressed on this forum in earlier posts, I'd have no objection should you need to raise the subscription a little.
#3
Posted 12 August 2013 - 10:33 PM
...and to be honest, I want to get away from the current host because they've messed us about before.
#4
Posted 13 August 2013 - 09:39 AM
Muppets!
*Disclaimer: My attendance or the desire thereof in no way implies a level of confidence, bravardo, understanding or bragging rights of trackcraft which could be concidered to be of an expert level or as part of a new found desire to be a racing driver. :D
toyracer69, on 17 August 2011 - 11:53 AM, said:
Little Legs, on 04 March 2012 - 05:20 AM, said:
Carl Tun, on 17 August 2011 - 11:53 AM, said:
#5
Posted 13 August 2013 - 11:31 AM
Id give them a right ear full if I were you Ed.
Risingsunuk.com
#6
Posted 13 August 2013 - 12:36 PM
#7
Posted 13 August 2013 - 04:25 PM
EdLeake, on 13 August 2013 - 12:36 PM, said:
More than willing to make a phone call to express my displeasure
Appreciate all the work you've put into keeping the club going Ed
'14 Mineral Grey M135I
#8
Posted 13 August 2013 - 05:53 PM
i'm sure a non contributor will pop up with " i want to know costs"
sarge ?
no
rosemary the telephone operator ?
no
penry the mild mannered janitor ?
COULD BE !
http://www.youtube.c...h?v=CW54W9y6-eU
#9
Posted 13 August 2013 - 09:12 PM
I think you Fung Ku.
Thanks for info.
This post has been edited by bart: 13 August 2013 - 09:13 PM
#10
Posted 13 August 2013 - 09:55 PM
... it's not like I have to get up and do a job in the morning.
Anyway, there will be some downtime because we need to lockdown the database and stop people posting. This will be as late as possible and in to the small hours of the morning. We probably won't turn the forum back 'on' again until 7-8AM the next day.
Once the old host has sorted the domain transfer that is. Hopefully in the next few days.
#11
Posted 14 August 2013 - 08:06 AM
#12
Posted 14 August 2013 - 09:03 AM
#13
Posted 14 August 2013 - 09:26 AM
EdLeake, on 14 August 2013 - 09:03 AM, said:
I used to use Fasthosts, then ended up transferring everything to 123-reg years ago as Fasthosts were a bunch of idiots and wanted to charge for every change. I have to say though, that with 123-reg I've never had a problem with changing name servers or playing with the DNS. At the end of the day, if the registrar allow you to freely change name severs then there's no problem with staying with them (in my view) as the DNS can be handled at the name server end.
I take it you're moving the domain name to a new registrar, hence having to wait for them to make the first move?
#14
Posted 14 August 2013 - 10:09 AM
Stoo, on 14 August 2013 - 09:26 AM, said:
I take it you're moving the domain name to a new registrar, hence having to wait for them to make the first move?
This site is running on a Fasthosts VPS... hence the problems as you mention.
Moving to a VPS on our company owned VS setup.
123 Reg at the minute have locked my control panel out because of an *unrelated issue on another domain, essentially they won't let me touch accordr.org. I've lodged a formal complaint with Tucows, hopefully they'll get the domain released to me.
*I raised a dispute with them and as a result they've taken it on themselves to lock me out, even though it is ME that has the dispute NOT them! Really underhand tactics. Essentially they're saying "drop the dispute and you can have control back".
PS: We aren't a registrar, whilst we have ~300 domains on file it's still not enough to warrant being a Registrar.
#15
Posted 14 August 2013 - 10:51 AM
Fasthosts were a shower of shite when I used them about 8 years ago, and it looks like they still are!
#16
Posted 14 August 2013 - 11:46 AM
If you need any form of real technical support, it's ticket system only and often they throw a generic reply at you until you harass them to fix it.
They aren't exactly cheap either, for a big company with supply on their side. For example a VPS from us at *cost will be ~£150 more a year, and that's a mere 12:1 contention, multihoned in docklands on arguably the best networks in the country. Retail price of this is £995 +vat per year.
*cost = hardware, software, power, cooling, maintenance, switching etc.
#17
Posted 03 September 2013 - 10:11 AM
#19
Posted 04 September 2013 - 11:05 AM
Anything from midnight until 9 am will have been lost, not much.
But all of yesterday up to 11pm is back.
#20
Posted 04 September 2013 - 11:06 AM
*Disclaimer: My attendance or the desire thereof in no way implies a level of confidence, bravardo, understanding or bragging rights of trackcraft which could be concidered to be of an expert level or as part of a new found desire to be a racing driver. :D
toyracer69, on 17 August 2011 - 11:53 AM, said:
Little Legs, on 04 March 2012 - 05:20 AM, said:
Carl Tun, on 17 August 2011 - 11:53 AM, said:
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