Back up. Thanks Frank and Ken

[Presley Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Presley]

Thanks for getting us back up! I miss this place when it is gone.

[Larry Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Larry]

Thank you !!! Thank you!!!! and Thank you for getting us back up and running.

[Quarterbore Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close Quarterbore]

For the record, I know what the problem is but I need to do more to keep this from happening again. I am working on getting Frank to move the site to a new home and a newer server with more power and space would help with these issues

This site is just too big for the server we have been on for so long so we are due for a server upgrade and move. I will be working on this more for the next week or so to try to prevent the server from crashing until Frank finds the site a new home. It's a memory issue associated with the size of our databases that keep the site running.

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For the record, I know what the problem is but I need to do more to keep this from happening again. I am working on getting Frank to move the site to a new home and a newer server with more power and space would help with these issues

This site is just too big for the server we have been on for so long so we are due for a server upgrade and move. I will be working on this more for the next week or so to try to prevent the server from crashing until Frank finds the site a new home. It's a memory issue associated with the size of our databases that keep the site running.

Thanks, Ken. Sounds expensive. Folks, don't forget to donate to the site, click on Become a Site Contributor at the top of the page!!!

[bigfrank Administrator Find all posts View Profile Close bigfrank]

For the record, I know what the problem is but I need to do more to keep this from happening again. I am working on getting Frank to move the site to a new home and a newer server with more power and space would help with these issues

This site is just too big for the server we have been on for so long so we are due for a server upgrade and move. I will be working on this more for the next week or so to try to prevent the server from crashing until Frank finds the site a new home. It's a memory issue associated with the size of our databases that keep the site running.

Would deleting old posts help?

[Ryne08 Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Ryne08]

Suggestion: I would delete all posts starting from 01/01/2010- 12/31/2011 and all videoes & pictures from those dates (to save space on your server). Suggestion only

[Quarterbore Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close Quarterbore]

Would deleting old posts help?

Yes, I am also working on cleaning up some of the extra files on the server and getting a backup again. Once that is done, I may have the hosting company move where the databases are run off of on the server as aparently the databases are in a subdirectory on the server and that subdirectory has a memory limit that is lower then had the databases been run directly on root. I need to talk with the support team at the hosting company to get a better grasp of the risks/benifits but regardless we need a bigger server. We have been on my dedicated server for about 5-7 years now and it's just not cutting edge anymore and this site has grown a ton since then. Time to retire my old server...

[Quarterbore Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close Quarterbore]

Suggestion: I would delete all posts starting from 01/01/2010- 12/31/2011 and all videoes & pictures from those dates (to save space on your server). Suggestion only

Videos and photos are not the problem. Those are not saved in the database, it's the threads, posts, etc that have made the database outgrow what we have as a server. Our actual file usage is minor compared to our use of the SQL database.

[stan2u Member Find all posts View Profile Close stan2u]

Yay!!!!

[happymum Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close happymum]

Wonderful to be back. Thanks! I really missed everyone.

[bellesgirl Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close bellesgirl]

Thanks for all your hard work.

[jackio Gold Contributor Find all posts View Profile Close jackio]

Thank you, thank you, thank you! I'm sure there were more pressing things to do during the holidays but you gave us the best present.

[GrayFal Silver Contributor and supermoderator Find all posts View Profile Close GrayFal]

Suggestion: I would delete all posts starting from 01/01/2010- 12/31/2011 Suggestion only

I am okay with deleting post prior to 1/1/2010 but to get rid of the last 2 out of 3 year posts - no way!
There is so much valuable information here it would really be a same.

Hey Everyone - WELCOME Back Home!

[mshatty Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close mshatty]

Woo Hoo!!!

[Nancy Platinum Contributor Find all posts View Profile Close Nancy]

Thanks for all the hard work during this busy time of the year.

Nancy