Minor Upgrade - may or may not go smoothly

MathsIsFun · 2019-04-15 16:26:32

When things get quiet over the next few days I plan to update some server software. It will hopefully have no impact on the forum but there is always the chance that something will go awry. If so I will do my best to get it back to normal again.

Bob · 2019-04-15 19:47:34

hi MathsIsFun

I'll cross my fingers for you.

Bob

Jai Ganesh · 2019-04-15 22:36:13

MathsIsFun wrote:

When things get quiet over the next few days I plan to update some server software. It will hopefully have no impact on the forum but there is always the chance that something will go awry. If so I will do my best to get it back to normal again.

Thanks! I am with you too!

zetafunc · 2019-04-16 02:51:46

Fingers crossed!

MathsIsFun · 2019-04-26 09:44:42

I may be able to do this minor upgrade in the next few hours.

It is a "no going back" type of server upgrade, and is necessary because the old version we are running is no longher supported. I have been waiting for a time when I have a few hours available to fix any issues.

MathsIsFun · 2019-04-26 14:09:14

Upgrade completed. Am getting a few internal error messages like "Invalid argument supplied for foreach()" that I can hopefully squash.

But just clicking around the forum it seems fine. If you find any glitches let me know, OK?

zetafunc · 2019-05-09 21:07:18

The new update has been great so far. Deleting posts happens more or less instantaneously now, as opposed to having to wait a few minutes. No problems yet!

Jai Ganesh · 2019-05-10 00:17:53

Hi MathsIsFun,

No glitches noticed.

MathsIsFun · 2019-05-10 13:34:41

Thanks guys

Bob · 2019-05-10 18:25:52

Seems ok for me. Just deleted an inappropriate post and it happened straight away. Great!

Bob

zetafunc · 2019-05-13 09:16:45

There is, however, still one issue: I can't view bobbym's post history, probably due to his post-count being so high. I'm probably not alone in saying that I miss him very much, and his insightful posts were a joy to read. It would be nice to be able to see some of his final messages again, before he left us.

phrontister · 2019-05-14 23:15:51

Hi zetafunc,

Yes, I miss bobbym immensely. Most of my >4500 posts were in conversations with him, and I thoroughly enjoyed my contact with him here. They were good days!

I think I've stumbled onto a workaround regarding your problem of not being able to view bobbym's posts: ie, try viewing them when not logged in. That works for me.

When I'm logged in I can't view bobbym's posts either, but I can view his topics and the posts in them. Links in those posts work too.

Maybe MIF can find a fix for this.

zetafunc · 2019-05-15 04:20:32

Thanks phrontister, that work pretty well. Hard to believe it has been two whole years.

Bob · 2019-05-15 19:37:30

The search function yielded no results for me but the following did:

User list gave his profile, which offers a link to topics or posts. Posts also failed here, but topics worked and gave a list starting in 2009 and running through to his last. 10 pages worth. Is that a complete list … I'm not sure. I tried a few at random and his posts are still there. But only threads started by him. If you know the thread you can find the rest.

addendum: I've just checked my PM list and all my conversations with bobbym are still intact.

Bob

phrontister · 2019-05-15 21:30:32

bob bundy wrote:

The search function yielded no results for me...

Hi Bob,

Maybe you did something different from me, but my search for bobbym's posts containing the word 'pancakes' yielded these results:
- while logged in = 5, including 3 in Members Only (logged in example)
- while logged out = 2 (logged out example)

I used the plural to make sure of search success, given bobbym's penchant for pancakes (or so he led us to believe...not that I believe every word he said!)

My list of bobbym's topics is from 2009 to 2017: 257 topics when I'm logged in, and 240 when not. Members Only entries would account for that difference.

Looks like bobbym's first topic was 'chat possible?' on 22/4/2009, but it moved way up the list because of a 2017 post in it.

Last edited by phrontister (2019-05-15 21:35:16)

Bob · 2019-05-15 21:44:49

hi Phro

Just a bobbym search with no keyword specified gives me this:

HTTP 500 error

It would seem that you can get to any post if you search diligently for long enough. Given that bobbym is a mathematical god, maybe that's as it should be. Enlightenment requires some effort.

Bob

phrontister · 2019-05-15 23:08:22

bob bundy wrote:

Just a bobbym search with no keyword specified gives me this:
HTTP 500 error

I get the same error if I'm logged in, but when logged out I get access to 192 pages of 'Topics with posts by bobbym'!

Alg Num Theory · 2019-05-15 23:23:45

bob bundy wrote:

Given that bobbym is a mathematical god, maybe that's as it should be. Enlightenment requires some effort.

I want to be the second mathematician to go to nirvana!

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