Is the site down or not?

Trooper · 07-17-2014, 03:21 PM

I can't access 3dmm.com or 3dmm.com/index.php but when I typed in a thread URL I managed to get in. Couldn't get to front page from there without a 404 error so I used the search function to make my way into Admin Contact. I'm just wondering whether this thread will actually post though. Test...

I assumed Goat was moving the site over to a new host or something but apparently not?

Trooper · 07-17-2014, 03:26 PM

Ooh, this place is spooky.

Space Goat · 07-17-2014, 03:47 PM

It's a long story, not very interesting. All should be back to normal now.

Lord Cardigan · 07-17-2014, 03:47 PM

Those bullies won't bother me now.

Cubert · 07-17-2014, 04:01 PM

That was a scary coupl'a hours

Trooper · 07-17-2014, 04:04 PM

Sweet. Thanks Goat

Tony Clay · 07-17-2014, 05:00 PM

Glad it's back.

Thanks, Goat.

Air Rick · 07-17-2014, 06:18 PM

3dmm.com needs to outlive me. That's all I'm saying.

Gracias Goat.

Broken Pencil · 07-17-2014, 10:43 PM

I was afraid it would be down forever, or I was IP-Banned.

Nixon · 07-17-2014, 10:49 PM

Well your temporary leave was short lived huh

Shaun · 07-18-2014, 03:08 AM

I was sort of hoping every post and account on the forum got erased, and we were all back to 0

Broken Pencil · 07-18-2014, 04:34 PM

that would mean we would have to put back all the good movies, which would take years to do, so yeah. I would like to start over, though.

Nixon · 07-18-2014, 06:03 PM

no you wouldn't, you LOVED reaching 1000 posts don't lie

Air Rick · 07-18-2014, 10:46 PM

there would be so much to catch up on if we had to start anew

Pirate Balloon · 07-19-2014, 08:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Space Goat

It's a long story, not very interesting. All should be back to normal now.

Sadly enough i am interested, what's the short version then?

Space Goat · 07-19-2014, 09:37 PM

On Monday evening, I came home from work to find the main water line into my condo had somehow broke all on its own and flooded my laundry room and hallway with about half an inch of water. Miraculously, all my computer equipment which had been sitting on the floor not far from the leak was somehow spared, but I disconnected everything anyway, and decided to go stay at my parents house since I had to shut off all water coming into the unit.

On Wednesday, while still at my parents and without access to my primary computer, my host decided it was a good time to finally migrate the site to their new datacenter, something I was told was supposed to happen last May. They never bothered to coordinate any of this with me like they said they would, nor did they ever warn me that the new server would be running a newer version of PHP, which as it turns out had incompatibilities with vBulletin 3.x.x.

So basically, I was caught with my pants down, having to troubleshoot all these problems away from home on my damn iPhone. Had this happened the week before or after, it wouldn't have taken me more than a couple hours to get things back up and running again, but I guess when all was said and done, it could have been worse.

Just spent most of today testing xenForo, hoping it can replace vBulletin for us. It will probably be several months though before I can do anything about this ticking time bomb though.

Bobby Swisha · 07-19-2014, 09:46 PM

Good job Space Goat you did it.

Tony Clay · 07-19-2014, 09:47 PM

Thanks for the explanation.

Broken Pencil · 07-20-2014, 07:08 AM

I flooded his apartment, but I fixed it afterwords. Do I get to be a mod now

07-17-2014, 03:21 PM	#1
Trooper Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 7,441	Is the site down or not? I can't access 3dmm.com or 3dmm.com/index.php but when I typed in a thread URL I managed to get in. Couldn't get to front page from there without a 404 error so I used the search function to make my way into Admin Contact. I'm just wondering whether this thread will actually post though. Test... I assumed Goat was moving the site over to a new host or something but apparently not?
Trooper Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 7,441

07-17-2014, 03:26 PM	#2
Trooper Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 7,441	Ooh, this place is spooky.
Trooper Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 7,441

07-17-2014, 04:01 PM	#5
Cubert Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 4,990	That was a scary coupl'a hours
Cubert Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 4,990

07-17-2014, 04:04 PM	#6
Trooper Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 7,441	Sweet. Thanks Goat
Trooper Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 7,441

07-17-2014, 05:00 PM	#7
Tony Clay Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 2,583	Glad it's back. Thanks, Goat.
Tony Clay Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 2,583

07-17-2014, 03:47 PM	#3
Space Goat Administrator Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 6,042	It's a long story, not very interesting. All should be back to normal now.

07-17-2014, 03:47 PM	#4
Lord Cardigan Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 350	Those bullies won't bother me now.

07-17-2014, 06:18 PM	#8
Air Rick Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2001 Posts: 6,733	3dmm.com needs to outlive me. That's all I'm saying. Gracias Goat.
Air Rick Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2001 Posts: 6,733

07-17-2014, 10:43 PM	#9
Broken Pencil Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Posts: 2,341	I was afraid it would be down forever, or I was IP-Banned.

07-17-2014, 10:49 PM	#10
Nixon Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 4,293	Well your temporary leave was short lived huh
Nixon Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 4,293

07-18-2014, 03:08 AM	#11
Shaun Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2001 Posts: 17,881	I was sort of hoping every post and account on the forum got erased, and we were all back to 0
Shaun Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2001 Posts: 17,881

07-18-2014, 04:34 PM	#12
Broken Pencil Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Posts: 2,341	that would mean we would have to put back all the good movies, which would take years to do, so yeah. I would like to start over, though.

07-18-2014, 06:03 PM	#13
Nixon Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 4,293	no you wouldn't, you LOVED reaching 1000 posts don't lie
Nixon Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 4,293

07-18-2014, 10:46 PM	#14
Air Rick Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2001 Posts: 6,733	there would be so much to catch up on if we had to start anew
Air Rick Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2001 Posts: 6,733

07-19-2014, 09:37 PM	#16
Space Goat Administrator Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 6,042	On Monday evening, I came home from work to find the main water line into my condo had somehow broke all on its own and flooded my laundry room and hallway with about half an inch of water. Miraculously, all my computer equipment which had been sitting on the floor not far from the leak was somehow spared, but I disconnected everything anyway, and decided to go stay at my parents house since I had to shut off all water coming into the unit. On Wednesday, while still at my parents and without access to my primary computer, my host decided it was a good time to finally migrate the site to their new datacenter, something I was told was supposed to happen last May. They never bothered to coordinate any of this with me like they said they would, nor did they ever warn me that the new server would be running a newer version of PHP, which as it turns out had incompatibilities with vBulletin 3.x.x. So basically, I was caught with my pants down, having to troubleshoot all these problems away from home on my damn iPhone. Had this happened the week before or after, it wouldn't have taken me more than a couple hours to get things back up and running again, but I guess when all was said and done, it could have been worse. Just spent most of today testing xenForo, hoping it can replace vBulletin for us. It will probably be several months though before I can do anything about this ticking time bomb though.

07-19-2014, 09:46 PM	#17
Bobby Swisha Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 46,012	Good job Space Goat you did it.

07-19-2014, 09:47 PM	#18
Tony Clay Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 2,583	Thanks for the explanation.
Tony Clay Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 2,583

07-20-2014, 07:08 AM	#19
Broken Pencil Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Posts: 2,341	I flooded his apartment, but I fixed it afterwords. Do I get to be a mod now