Forum software (somewhat) updated

[Lennart Sorth]

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

[Anders Dinsen]

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

[Lennart Sorth]

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

[Anders Dinsen]

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

Edit: Yes, I still see that issue...

[Lennart Sorth]

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

[roy4matra]

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

[Lennart Sorth]

Progress still happening. I now have my virtual environment running the same version as this active one, and I am making this reply simply to see if my automated update procedure picks it up.

Next step is to verify I can update to 2.1.6 (done multiple times before so surely ... )

THEN we are nearing the time where I can do the big server replacement.

/L

[Lennart Sorth]

More progress - I now have the new OS/Forum software running, and a fairly automated system to be able to do the last database upgrade and switch over between the current (old) Dell server, to the new(-er) HP server.    :-)

This post also serves to verify it gets picked up by my semiautomatic update script in my virtual environment...

/Lennart

[Dokkedal]

More progress - I now have the new OS/Forum software running, and a fairly automated system to be able to do the last database upgrade and switch over between the current (old) Dell server, to the new(-er) HP server.    :-)

This post also serves to verify it gets picked up by my semiautomatic update script in my virtual environment...

/Lennart

Thank you, good job.

[Lennart Sorth]

I skipped my own deadline of getting this server swap done in January, as I am going to be in Copenhagen most of February, which is a good feeling when having to change IP addresses.  I have management (console) access to the new server, but not to the old one. :-)

Once I get the swap done, your browsers probably find to their delight that they can use HTTPS ... which is fine, but at least for now, I am using a "self signed" certificate - which means the communication *IS* secure, but obviously as I signed my own certificate, there is no more guarantee matrasport is matrasport.

Modern browsers have a nasty tendency to scream and yell "Plague! Cholera!" at such certificates, but thats corrupt, and caused by expensive signing companies like Verisign who wants to push us all to BUY a signed certificate from them. I refuse to pay those suckers money for that, so until I get a better solution implemented, we have to live with the popups and just say "YES, I trust Matrasport is Matrasport"

 (Let'sEncrypt or similar is the plan, but requires the new server is swapped in first)

/Lennart