The site will be going offline for up to 24hrs sometime later tonight. I apologize to everyone in advance. I need to physically move the site from a server on the west coast to one in Atlanta, Georgia and as I cannot grab an exact copy of the database at the exact moment is transitions to the new server the preferred system for me is just to have the site offline during the switch-over. This way new members and posts will not be lost (of course they won't be made either.... catch 22).

Hopefully it will only be 8hrs or so. I think they are just changing the IP to point to the new server and not giving me a brand new IP (which would really be bad as then it would mean a long delay for it to get out to everyone's local ISPs. If they do this I will put a forwarding script to send everyone to the new IP address.

Wish me luck. Moving 700 mb of files and 80mb of MySQL database code is not picnic.

Cheers,
Jim

Good Luck and hope all goes without a hitch................ :-)

we'll be watching for your return.................

Good Luck Jim,

If all goes well we'll meet on the other server in Atlanta Georgia.

Good Luck !

Danny

Have fun Jim! A server transfer is definitely not a picnic. I hope nothing bad happens. Remember: You can never have too many backups

Godspeed. And see you on the other side....

#:-)

Amen to that I hope everything will go exactly the way it has to go and that the Server Transfer Will happen without problem

And 24 hours without Armorama........ mmmmhhhh It`s for the good cause

Succes on your mission Jim

I am keeping my fingers crossed.

Rob

This isn't going to happen till at least tomorrow night (Friday night). The file transfers are just taking soooooo long. I guess moving around 25,000 files will do that.

So enjoy the delay. The weekend may be rough sailing though. I hope not.

Jim

Well The delays at least gives me time to buy an abundant supply of Valium to come through the weekend #:-) #:-) #:-)

Succes again Jim

good luck Jim...i wish all goes well

good luck jim

Jim,

Hope that everything are going well. It is good that you didn't cut the site of before today (friday), I think that the they are going to send a mail today (Jim, you know what I mean ).

Cool - I know the project is in good hands. I'll be thinkin' 'bout the lovely process, 'ben there 'done that. It's no fun, its just one of those things.

I'll be patiently waiting!

"Aye, Captain, Ah'm pushin' 'er as 'ard as Ah kin"
"Jim, I'm Bones, your doctor, try to relax!"
"Worry, Captain, is not a logical response."
"Deflector shields, Up! Warp 12 speed, Scotty! Torpedoes away! Sulu, just what the hell do you do here, anyway? Uhuru, get me a drink! All quiet on the Bridge! Spock, laugh you damn Vulcan, laugh! I want emotions! Argh! Set phasers to stun! Beam me to the head, Scotty, ON THE DOUBLE! Bones, 500 miligrams of valium, IM! What a day to give up smoking!Holy Smoly, my hair's mussed!"
#:-)

Good luck Jim. I know first hand what it's like to do a major migration.

I hope all goes well too this weekend! I'll check back in sometime on Monday.

Gunnie

Buona fortuna (good luck) Jim!!! Thanks for all you're doing for us all.
Ciao

Oh no, Saturday is my S-L-O-W day at work. Usually get lots of ArmorA time. I surely will go insane.

Patrick

What? Possibly no ArmoramA for a full 24 hours?

*left eye starts twitching*

I.... can..... magange................... I..... hope.....



Good luck with the transfer, Captain Jim!

YodaMan

Hi,

All the best for the migration Jim.

We will wait anxiously for AA at the new location.

A whole 24 hours! How am I supposed to last that long without armorama!

I hope the very best for the move Jim. I know you can do it.

I saved a few pages to "My Documents" to read later so I do not suffer withdrawals.

See you all on the other side.

Interaction with my wife, and friends for 24 hours?...... This will be rich!!!
See ya'll on the other side!!!

Nate
Wisc. USA

Okay. It's looking like Monday will be T-day. Interland seems to think that will work best for the transfer. I have all the files finally backed-up and moved to the new server. I just need to do a complete capture of the databases on the server. That will be Sunday night I think.

The editors are getting the week off.

Cheers,
Jim