This Yabb forum has started to become buggy. Yabb doesn't work well with large post numbers and this has ultimately resulted in bugs showing up - users not getting email being the most obvious.

Also it is failing to register new members now and has been for several months off and on.

So most likely all existing posts and users can be converted into a different and more up to date forum.

Stay tuned.

Sim V; "The Strip"...."Ultraboard".... ::)...!

.... ;D...!

Paul.... fond memories of the distant past!... :)...!

Well that didn't go well!


Had to restore from a backup. The guy didn't know enough about servers and problems arose.

Back to square one.  ::)

Whoops...

Here is one error

Unable to open./messages/1343830270.txt

where did you find that?

When posting pictures!
To payware section.

Bass wrote on Aug 1^st, 2012 at 10:18am:

Here is one error Unable to open./messages/1343830270.txt

I'm getting the same error when trying to view these boards:

Screenshot showcase - Unable to open ./Messages/1343833120.txt
Verbose: No such file or directory

Payware Showcase - Unable to open ./Messages/1343830270.txt
Verbose: No such file or directory

General Discussion - Unable to open ./Messages/1343831274.txt
Verbose: No such file or directory

Hardware - Unable to open ./Messages/1343831927.txt
Verbose: No such file or directory

Thanks

Working on a fix.

:-/ I just came in to tell you the same Pete


Quote:

Unable to open ./Messages/1343833120.txt Verbose: No such file or directory

how ever couple hours ago I did went Simviation Screenshots Showcase After you reopen the forums back ,I didn't had any problem ..so the problem seems that came later

I have the same problem Pete... :)

Same here.

"Real Aviation" is a no-no... :'(...!

Unable to open ./Messages/1343863086.txt
Verbose: No such file or directory

(Cannot post).

Paul.

Pete I'm getting same types of messages in various forum sections... it is all over the place......including the basement.

best,

...................john

Can't get into General;

Unable to open ./Messages/1343831274.txt
Verbose: No such file or directory

Or ironically, Questions and feedback.. ;D

Unable to open ./Messages/1343859036.txt
Verbose: No such file or directory

Matt

Edit. just tried to post a few pictures and got this;

Unable to open ./Messages/1343884478.txt
Verbose: Permission denied

Please fix the fourms soon...


I don't want to go outside... ::)

skoker wrote on Aug 2^nd, 2012 at 2:20am:

Please fix the fourms soon... I don't want to go outside... ::)

Same here...

....as well as the fivems... ;)...

Paul... ;D...!

Fozzer wrote on Aug 2^nd, 2012 at 3:55am:

skoker wrote on Aug 2nd, 2012 at 2:20am: Please fix the fourms soon... I don't want to go outside... ::) Same here... ....as well as the fivems... ;)... Paul... ;D...!

You mean I may have to go outside :o :o :o :o

http://www.simviation.com/phpupload/uploads/1343985038.jpg

It is very important that we must keep a stiff upper-lip, think furiously of the meaning of life and everything, and retain an acute sense of humour, during times of great adversity...

..(...like problems with the Sim V Forum).... :o...!

At the moment, I don't envy Pete his job!

Ensuring that my Dinner doesn't catch alight in the Oven, fully occupies my mind at the moment!

Paul... ;)...!

I popped into Sainsbury's this morning to buy a couple of kilogrammes of; "Verbose"...

I was greeted by a blank expression!... :o...!

It would have gone down very nice for Dins today!... :'(...!

Paul...Verbosicated... ;D...!

Seems to be working at this moment ...... but not counting my eggs until I see it OK for the next few hours.


A lot of work and help sought on guru forums to get this fixed. All day yesterday and until now this has been almost non stop to get this fixed.


So we're back to square one as far as the conversion goes .... -- but I've never been more pleased to at least be at square one again. (hopefully!!)

Square One is under-rated, Pete.  It ain't bad.   ;)

best,

.................john

JBaymore wrote on Aug 3^rd, 2012 at 2:28pm:

Square One is under-rated, Pete.  It ain't bad.   ;) best, .................john

Back to square one translated.............Everything was working fine but I decided to have a fiddle about and ended up pulling my hair out to get back to the original state ;D ;D

Matt

expat wrote on Aug 3^rd, 2012 at 3:48pm:

JBaymore wrote on Aug 3rd, 2012 at 2:28pm: Square One is under-rated, Pete.  It ain't bad.   ;) best, .................john Back to square one translated.............Everything was working fine but I decided to have a fiddle about and ended up pulling my hair out to get back to the original state ;D ;D Matt

Actually I would have not been so stressed if this were the case.

... I EMLOYED someone to convert the forums into a php forum ... turns out he knew nothing about server admin which is a crucial part of what was necesssary.

Quite a big thread at the yabb forum later, I finally found a solution to get it back to what it was before.


Conversion plans still in place ... just need to be more specific about the required skills next time.    8-)

pete wrote on Aug 3^rd, 2012 at 5:08pm:

expat wrote on Aug 3rd, 2012 at 3:48pm: JBaymore wrote on Aug 3rd, 2012 at 2:28pm: Square One is under-rated, Pete.  It ain't bad.   ;) best, .................john Back to square one translated.............Everything was working fine but I decided to have a fiddle about and ended up pulling my hair out to get back to the original state ;D ;D Matt Actually I would have not been so stressed if this were the case. ... I EMLOYED someone to convert the forums into a php forum ... turns out he knew nothing about server admin which is a crucial part of what was necesssary. Quite a big thread at the yabb forum later, I finally found a solution to get it back to what it was before. Conversion plans still in place ... just need to be more specific about the required skills next time.    8-)

Pete, we all know how hard you work on this site to keep everything running smoothly. I can only imagine the anger and frustration at paying to have work done and that work then unravelling all you own hard work.

Matt

Looks like everything is back to normal.
Thank you.

pete wrote on Aug 3^rd, 2012 at 5:08pm:

Actually I would have not been so stressed if this were the case. ... I EMLOYED someone to convert the forums into a php forum ... turns out he knew nothing about server admin which is a crucial part of what was necesssary. Quite a big thread at the yabb forum later, I finally found a solution to get it back to what it was before. Conversion plans still in place ... just need to be more specific about the required skills next time.    8-)

I don't know anything about servers but what about a simulation a rehearsal ?
a mean why don't you copy the entire simviation yabb forum into another(s) hard drive(s)  and then make the conversion to php in other folder without touching the current yabb forum  :P

that way you would get stress in the case things wouldn't work fine ,and clock ticking wouldn't matter

Alex

I have always been curious as to how much actual memory space is required to store the whole content of an Internet Site, like Simviation, on a single Hard Drive, or similar device?

Paul.

Fozzer wrote on Aug 6^th, 2012 at 12:31pm:

I have always been curious as to how much actual memory space is required to store the whole content of an Internet Site, like Simviation, on a single Hard Drive, or similar device? Paul.

Yabb 2.5 = 7Mb = yes I said like seven megabytes

Simviation yabb plus PICs and text from all the members plus data base 100 mb to a thousand Gb ..I really have no clue  ;D

what I do know for sure its that simviation main site with the library is gigantic  :o

I don't think one hard drive even the biggest can hold it

take a look these two Pete's helpers did to the servers

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eNScdMdFhcs&feature=showob

;D

Quote:

I don't know anything about servers but what about a simulation a rehearsal ? a mean why don't you copy the entire simviation yabb forum into another(s) hard drive(s)  and then make the conversion to php in other folder without touching the current yabb forum  Tongue that way you would get stress in the case things wouldn't work fine ,and clock ticking wouldn't matter

Nice idea Alex but the server runs on a completely differnt OS and system to my PC's .. and it also would mean setting up a home PC in the same configuration as a web  server -- which has paths to various programs like mysql (e.g. - may be in folder1/folderb/folderc/) ... even the paths on a windows pc are different as they use \ instead of / ..... .. so you'd you need a linux OS with php, etc .... (some people do this)

expat wrote on Aug 2^nd, 2012 at 5:17am:

Fozzer wrote on Aug 2nd, 2012 at 3:55am: skoker wrote on Aug 2nd, 2012 at 2:20am: Please fix the fourms soon... I don't want to go outside... ::) Same here... ....as well as the fivems... ;)... Paul... ;D...! You mean I may have to go outside :o :o :o :o http://www.simviation.com/phpupload/uploads/1343985038.jpg

But I've just started to "get a life" :(