Sometime in July Dreamhost will be upgrading its hosting servers from Ubuntu 14.04 to Ubuntu 18.04. It seems like there's a chance this will break everything. Just FYI.
Seems like everyone's got a tale to tell.
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Do you have problems, concerns, or recommendations about the technical side of the Phoenix? Air them here. Compliments also welcome.
Gudanov - Jul 01, 2019 5:01:59 am PDT #4214 of 4671
Coding and Sleeping
Pix - Jul 01, 2019 7:15:36 pm PDT #4215 of 4671
We're all getting played with, babe. -Weird Barbie
Are we ready to jump to the shiny new board 2.0? Would that fix it?
Gudanov - Jul 02, 2019 5:03:42 am PDT #4216 of 4671
Coding and Sleeping
There would be some DNS and certificate work, but yes. The upgrade might not break everything, it just seems possible.
Pix - Jul 05, 2019 8:54:20 am PDT #4217 of 4671
We're all getting played with, babe. -Weird Barbie
Hm. I don't know if this is something we need to have a vote on or what, but given all the improvements you've made and how many issues our current site has, I wonder if it might be time.
Gudanov - Jul 10, 2019 9:22:00 am PDT #4218 of 4671
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Well, if dreamhost changes do break everything, it'll probably be time. It would be good for me to make a few improvements and bump up the versions on everything first. The most important improvement on the beta site is security.
aurelia - Jul 12, 2019 4:20:37 pm PDT #4219 of 4671
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.
For those of us who haven't been to the beta site, what will we need to do when we switch? Do we need to remember our current passwords?
msbelle - Jul 13, 2019 7:04:41 am PDT #4220 of 4671
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
I'd rather not wait and see if the upgrades break everything.
What do we all need to do to help makes things ready for the switch over? Do you need coding help/designing help?
Who has the skills (all I know it is not me)?
Beverly - Jul 13, 2019 7:46:22 am PDT #4221 of 4671
Days shrink and grow cold, sunlight through leaves is my song. Winter is long.
Just out of ignorant curiosity, what happens to this board after the switch? Do we abandon the URL, row away and watch her sink into the abyss? Or just move out and let the mice take over?
Dana - Jul 13, 2019 8:08:56 am PDT #4222 of 4671
"I'm useless alone." // "We're all useless alone. It's a good thing you're not alone."
Pretty sure the URL stays the same. It's just a question of new code.
Gudanov - Jul 13, 2019 8:21:53 am PDT #4223 of 4671
Coding and Sleeping
Things may not break. Dreamhost is upgrading from Ubuntu 14.04 to Ubuntu 18.04 which means updates to PHP and MySQL (the software that runs the site). The code is pretty old so it might break, but it also may be okay.
It should be the same URL. You'll be able to use your current login, but you'll be forced to reset your password (you don't have to change it, but the reset is still required). If you don't know your password.... I'm not sure. There is a 'forgot my password' feature, but that may not be an option during the reset. I might need to make than an option.