Well all, there's been a lot of preparation going on behind the scenes and I'm pleased to say that myself and the server techs are now ready to move the site to our shiny new server!
We've been so organised about all this that the downtime is going to be really minimal, unlike last time. Got some great guys helping out with this so kudos to them
At around 11.00am (about half an hour away) I'll be disabling the forum here so that we can make sure all the latest posts etc are copied over to the new server, which has the forum ready and waiting and running smoothly as far as we can see from our tests.
There's nothing to worry about, we aren't changing forum software today, that won't be for some time yet. We're just copying everything over to the new server. Hopefully things will run a bit more smoothly, I know we've had problems on this server with it slowing down at random. The new server is with a new provider and with plenty of great support, woohoo!
So, please bear with us during this brief spell of downtime. When we're back online (before the Monday lunchtime rush is the aim) we'll have a shiny new domain name too, but you'll all be pointed off to the right place automatically. Please note that due to the domain name change you may be asked to log in again on the new server. Remember you can use the 'forgot name/password' link on the left of the site if you can't remember your password, or you can email me if you're having difficulties and I'll do my best to help (bear with me as I may have an inbox full )
Exciting times! See you all later, on our shiny new server!
Moogie
EDIT: We have now moved!
We've been so organised about all this that the downtime is going to be really minimal, unlike last time. Got some great guys helping out with this so kudos to them
At around 11.00am (about half an hour away) I'll be disabling the forum here so that we can make sure all the latest posts etc are copied over to the new server, which has the forum ready and waiting and running smoothly as far as we can see from our tests.
There's nothing to worry about, we aren't changing forum software today, that won't be for some time yet. We're just copying everything over to the new server. Hopefully things will run a bit more smoothly, I know we've had problems on this server with it slowing down at random. The new server is with a new provider and with plenty of great support, woohoo!
So, please bear with us during this brief spell of downtime. When we're back online (before the Monday lunchtime rush is the aim) we'll have a shiny new domain name too, but you'll all be pointed off to the right place automatically. Please note that due to the domain name change you may be asked to log in again on the new server. Remember you can use the 'forgot name/password' link on the left of the site if you can't remember your password, or you can email me if you're having difficulties and I'll do my best to help (bear with me as I may have an inbox full )
Exciting times! See you all later, on our shiny new server!
Moogie
EDIT: We have now moved!