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Lennart Sorth
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« on: October 17, 2025, 04:17:15 pm »

As I now finally have time, I have started the process of getting the forum software updated.

This is a long path, involving also having to move to a different server running a newer Operating System, but for now I have upgraded the forum here to the newest possible on this Operating System / server.

I have done the upgrade many times in my virtual environment, but as always - virtual is never *really* the same as the real world, so a few issues did crop up.  Currently it looks reasonably usable - at least until I get to move to the new server.

I have noticed a weird artefact at login where it sometimes issues errors about database updates, but if you reload the page, you get in (which you must have done to read this). Anyway, I am aware of that one.

Also, the post edit screen seems to have lost a lot of its editing features - this is somewhat worse, but I'd prefer to just get on getting the whole thing up to the latest available version, before diving into understanding and fixing this.

Once I feel my virtual environment can perform a good update to the new server and OS, I will get on and get that done too.

/Lennart
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« Reply #1 on: October 18, 2025, 06:09:09 am »

I'm seeing some strange glitches, e.g. after posting, all posts show as 'new', but overall everything works! Great work!
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« Reply #2 on: October 22, 2025, 05:38:56 pm »

I'm seeing some strange glitches, e.g. after posting, all posts show as 'new', but overall everything works! Great work!

Do you still see that problem ?

At some point through this upgrade I changed the static part of the name for the cookies - I guess if you posted over that time the 'missing' cookie may have caused that.

I have in the meantime found the missing labels for the Post/Save buttons  :)


/L
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Lennart.Sorth@matrasport.dk
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« Reply #3 on: October 22, 2025, 08:26:17 pm »

Great, we have a "post" button again!!

Edit: Yes, I still see that issue...
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1997 Renault Matra Espace 2.0 8V
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« Reply #4 on: October 30, 2025, 04:46:01 pm »

ah! - I just managed to reproduce that - after a post, all posts are labelled "new" - but if I do a SHIFT-Reload, they are all read again ...  weird.  Surely come cookiemonster.

Lets see how it changes when I take the plunge to the new server and SMF version 2.1.6 ...

/L
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« Reply #5 on: 01:37:08 pm »

I'm seeing some strange glitches, e.g. after posting, all posts show as 'new', but overall everything works! Great work!

I am also seeing these glitches like Anders, and I also note the section on the first page, which used to list the latest posting, is missing. I always found that useful as a quick check to see if there were any new listings in any of the categories, since I last visited. It is possible you just dropped it, but is it possible to have that facility back?

I realise the amount of work involved especially after all this time since the original was set up and perfected, but great job Lennart, and thank you.

Roy
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