Forum Fix 2.0

Post by **benheck** » Sat Sep 24, 2005 6:14 pm

Ok Jones tried another fix for the forums (with the help of my ancient BASIC programming knowledge, don't ask

and he thinks we'll be up to 150,000 questions (aka queries) an hour.

Please email me and stuff and keep me posted as to whether or not the forum site is up most of the time. Thanks!

-Ben

benjamin.heckendorn@gmail.com

*o* · Post by ***o*** » Sat Sep 24, 2005 6:50 pm

thnaks ben! good to hear it will be working again! P.S. what project are you working on now?

Post by **benheck** » Sun Sep 25, 2005 9:50 am

Yeah we increased the number of php users from 1-3, and it randomly selects one upon a query. It's a workaround, but I guess it means the site is getting more popular.

One of my projects I HOPE to show on G4 TV in 3 weeks, the other is I'm slowly designed my own custom pinball machine, starting with a custom LED display matrix.

Post by **bicostp** » Sun Sep 25, 2005 9:55 am

My but haven't we been busy?

Sounds like the site navigation system could use an update. (The arcade machine, the MVS console, the MGDp, and the upcoming pinball machine all need a place, you know?

)

Can't wait to see the pinball table!

Post by **gannon** » Sun Sep 25, 2005 10:36 am

I figured that could be a fix, but I wasn't sure if you could have multiple users for the same database. (On my server, they only give me a small gui access to the DB, and you can't)

Post by **benheck** » Sun Sep 25, 2005 11:02 am

What Jones did was copy the config.php file, open it in Dreamweaver, edit in the code to setup multiple users (which we also had to add in the php control panel) then upload the config back into the php database. It was kind of funny, we had my big computer and like 2 laptops running to do all this - pretty geeky!

Yeah I've been thinking about re-designing the site lately. The Menu bar is nice and clean but it's hard to get an "all at once" snapshot of all the projects and things to see on here. Any ideas?

Mr. Cool · Post by **Mr. Cool** » Sun Sep 25, 2005 11:15 am

Thats post number 666 for you ben. Just thought Id point that out.
What do you mean by an all at once snapshots of the projects and everything?

Post by **bicostp** » Sun Sep 25, 2005 11:46 am

Well here's how I'd sugest you redesign the navigation system so everything fits:

http://bicostp.gptheatre.co.uk/navtest

I added to the "portable_units.html" page with a "Not-Quite Portables" section, with the MGDp, MVS arcade and MVS console systems in it. (while they are portable, I sugest, for simplicity's sake, that "portable" should only refer to units with built-in screens and power supplies (so MVSp=portable, MDGp doesn't = portable) But that's just me.

I also renamed "portable units" on the navigation bar to "gaming units", to make it a bit more general.

You could add an additional page, but this is not as complicated, and I've already gotten it done. (all that's left to do is make a page for the MS console.)

What do you think?

HK-47 · Post by **HK-47** » Sun Sep 25, 2005 11:58 am

Also, the old forums should be deleted (maybe add a redirect). You can still get to them by hitting videogames on the toolbar, then forums. Theres constantly 2-3 guests on there. Just replace benheck.com/Games/Videogame Forums.htm with the following code:

Code: Select all

<html>
<head>
<title>benheck.com - Videogame Forums</title>
<META HTTP-EQUIV="Refresh" CONTENT="1; URL=../phpBB/index.php">
</head>
</html>

jones · Post by **jones** » Sun Sep 25, 2005 12:05 pm

I've been checking on the forums from time to time to see if it's still failing. Looks like everything is going well so far. It seems that the fix is in this time!

sam fisher · Post by **sam fisher** » Sun Sep 25, 2005 12:36 pm

off topic but bicostp remember that come october 1st you site will be gone. i have ACTUALLY managed to make a 30gb back up but due to it being 30GB its actually 3 days old so nothing new is in it

Post by **bicostp** » Sun Sep 25, 2005 1:13 pm

yeah I know my site will be gone. BUT the version that's uploaded now is outdated (I've added some stuff) and I won't update it. Nope, not until we get the new doomportables.net up and running with a subdomain name set up. (it will hae some subdomains, right?

)

In the meantime I can upload it to my old 100webspace account if I feel like it's ready to be posted again.

Also remember my forum, http://bicostp.ezforum.org , will still remain open, and will be the residence of my projects, articles and rantings until the new site is open.

But what will Triton do for now?

Please do tell!

Post by **gannon** » Sun Sep 25, 2005 1:14 pm

Oh yeah, and I made a backup of the old forums at classicgaming, they're less than 1500 threads there too.
If you want to view all the old topics, go to http://www.gannon.tk/old_forum.html
That just goes to the old forums when you push the button though. I made a script that downloads the topics, then edits out the annoying adds. Eventually I'll probably add some more code for processing every single post into generated pages, but at the moment I'm a bit too lazy

Lucretius · Post by **Lucretius** » Sun Sep 25, 2005 5:05 pm

404 wrote:This isn't possible!
Never again shall a nonexisting page be found on this server!!

AHHHH!

Post by **benheck** » Sun Sep 25, 2005 6:25 pm

I'm actually working on a redesign for the entire site... with a side panel that lists EVERYTHING and is part of a table (not a frame)

I should put a bit of it up and see what ya'll think...