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Slynky
January 24th, 2005, 09:24 AM
Since the maintenance yesterday, getting forum errors when I click "My Home". First time, it wants me to log in (even though it offers me the chance to logout on the upper left).

Second time I click "My Home", I get in. But my address book is gone. I get this error:

SQL ERROR: Mon, Jan 24 2005 06:20:11 -0600 Database error only visible to forum administrators

Warning: Cannot modify header information - headers already sent by (output started at /home/forum/public_html/threads/mysql.inc.php:219) in /home/forum/public_html/threads/ubbt.inc.php on line 318






Welcome Slynky. [Logout] Who's Online · Game Room · Main Index · Search · My Home
Mark all read · Board Rules · FAQ · User List · Calendar



Warning: mysql_fetch_array(): supplied argument is not a valid MySQL result resource in /home/forum/public_html/threads/mysql.inc.php on line 133

And all the emoticons seem to be, hmmmmm, in a "world of hurt".
Richard
January 24th, 2005, 10:45 AM
Most of those issues should be resolved. The maintenance is we moved the forum to a more stable server. There may also be issues if you have cached pages from the old server, but are on the new. That is probably why you had the issues with logging in.
Atrocities
January 24th, 2005, 01:25 PM
Seems to be working just fine for me. I just had to relog in and all worked fine. Although it did throw me off for a bit until I realized my cookies were no longer valid and that I was not having a twisted reality nightmare. (Have had a few of those, very very very bad.)
Baron Munchausen
January 24th, 2005, 09:31 PM
I have another issue. My login doesn't work anymore. I renewed it but why did I have to? Doesn't the new server recognize the cookies for the old server?
Nodachi
January 24th, 2005, 09:34 PM
Apparently it doesn't, I had to log in when the new server came online too. Not that big a deal but had to really think to remember my password!
Will
January 24th, 2005, 10:19 PM
Yeah, I had an almost-nightmare experience too, AT... I load up the forums, and all the threads went BACKWARDS! Then I realized I wasn't logged in. Everything back to normal! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif
Slynky
January 24th, 2005, 10:28 PM
Richard said:
Most of those issues should be resolved. The maintenance is we moved the forum to a more stable server. There may also be issues if you have cached pages from the old server, but are on the new. That is probably why you had the issues with logging in.

Yep! Everything back to normal now. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/cool.gif
narf poit chez BOOM
January 25th, 2005, 02:01 AM
Heh. I appear to have hit the switch-over while browsing last night. Was wondering why I had to re-enter my password.
Randallw
January 25th, 2005, 02:43 AM
I had that error. Logging on with my bookmark the site welcomed me but when I went to posts I couldn't add anything, only read. When I then tried to log on I got that error message. I played around refreshing the site and redoing my bookmark until it worked.
Raging Deadstar
January 25th, 2005, 06:32 AM
Will said:
Yeah, I had an almost-nightmare experience too, AT... I load up the forums, and all the threads went BACKWARDS! Then I realized I wasn't logged in. Everything back to normal! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif



Me too! I was thinking "When Did all these Posts Come from??? And why don't they make sense?" http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/biggrin.gif
Baron Munchausen
January 25th, 2005, 01:48 PM
The problem seems to be that the when you enter a forum the name of the site isn't used, but the IP address instead. This prevents your browser from knowing to send the proper cookies, and you have to login again at the IP address. I hope this is going to be fixed. It's a bit stupid to have to have double logins for one site.
Atrocities
January 25th, 2005, 01:50 PM
I just made a post about forum errors. Oops.
Mindi
January 25th, 2005, 04:47 PM
That will be changed in the future. I believe Richard is waiting until the other server gets no more hits before switching over the name as the change has not propagated to everyone yet.
Richard
January 25th, 2005, 04:57 PM
Baron Munchausen said:
The problem seems to be that the when you enter a forum the name of the site isn't used, but the IP address instead. This prevents your browser from knowing to send the proper cookies, and you have to login again at the IP address. I hope this is going to be fixed. It's a bit stupid to have to have double logins for one site.



It's necessary until everyone has the change propagate. Imagine the nightmare where you haven't moved yet, but you know the IP of the new forum. So you go and type in the IP to connect and then you get sent back to the old forum since we use the name.

It may appear stupid, but it's designed to work this way to make sure everyone can browse the forums even if their ISP's are slow at propagating DNS changes.
Baron Munchausen
January 26th, 2005, 12:55 AM
Last read pointers aren't working. Every time I have checked back today the messages I read were marked as still unread and I had to start where I had been at the beginning of the day.
narf poit chez BOOM
January 26th, 2005, 02:58 AM
My last read pointers seem to only work once.
Nodachi
January 26th, 2005, 03:03 AM
I'm having the same problem. Earlier today the last read flags were working fine and now they're not.
Richard
January 26th, 2005, 11:50 AM
It's probably because of the IP being used. Since we only have a few folks still hitting the old server I have decided to change the config.
narf poit chez BOOM
January 26th, 2005, 11:57 AM
It's working now. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif
Nodachi
January 26th, 2005, 12:41 PM
Much better now. Great job! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif
Slynky
January 29th, 2005, 08:51 PM
Me again...

Is anyone else who has threads marked for email notification receiving them? I don't seem to be receiving them though I have 5 or 6 checked for email notification.
Richard
January 30th, 2005, 03:18 PM
Try it now, we have a small issue with a config setting on the board.
Caduceus
January 30th, 2005, 05:11 PM
I think Richard needs to change his signature. I have been waiting for Starfury to come out for some time now, only to find out it's been out for a while!! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/eek.gif
Slynky
January 30th, 2005, 10:48 PM
Richard said:
Try it now, we have a small issue with a config setting on the board.

Posted a message to the KOTH thread and I used to get my own message within the minute but now 10 minutes have passed and nothing... http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/frown.gif.
Slynky
January 30th, 2005, 11:22 PM
Slynky said:

Richard said:
Try it now, we have a small issue with a config setting on the board.

Posted a message to the KOTH thread and I used to get my own message within the minute but now 10 minutes have passed and nothing... http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/frown.gif.

Finally arrived (about 15 minutes after the post).