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Outages and Forum Software Upgrade - 5th June 2020

Posted: Fri Jun 05, 2020 9:13 pm
by PhilT
Sorry for the outages today. An operating system upgrade caused a bunch of components to get upgraded which mean I needed to do an emergency upgrade of the forum software...

One bit of good news is that it's a step closer to enabling membership and disabling adverts.

Please report any bugs below.

Thanks,

Phil.

Re: Outages and Forum Software Upgrade - 5th June 2020

Posted: Fri Jun 05, 2020 9:19 pm
by PhilT
First bug is the "Board index < < <" in the top right hand corner is broken when you navigate into sub forums. The forum names don't appear.

Re: Outages and Forum Software Upgrade - 5th June 2020

Posted: Fri Jun 05, 2020 9:48 pm
by ChrisA
Sounds promising. 👍

I’m getting this message whilst trying to move around the site. I don’t know what it means nor work out a pattern when it happens but I do seem to be able to work around it.
DAC685C2-B7C5-4156-83D4-C868B794D563.png

Re: Outages and Forum Software Upgrade - 5th June 2020

Posted: Sat Jun 06, 2020 6:45 am
by PhilT
ChrisA wrote:
Fri Jun 05, 2020 9:48 pm
Sounds promising. 👍

I’m getting this message whilst trying to move around the site. I don’t know what it means nor work out a pattern when it happens but I do seem to be able to work around it.

DAC685C2-B7C5-4156-83D4-C868B794D563.png
That was what was happening half way through the upgrade. Let me know if it continues and maybe which page you're on.

Re: Outages and Forum Software Upgrade - 5th June 2020

Posted: Sat Jun 06, 2020 7:11 am
by ChrisA
PhilT wrote:
Sat Jun 06, 2020 6:45 am
ChrisA wrote:
Fri Jun 05, 2020 9:48 pm
Sounds promising. 👍

I’m getting this message whilst trying to move around the site. I don’t know what it means nor work out a pattern when it happens but I do seem to be able to work around it.

DAC685C2-B7C5-4156-83D4-C868B794D563.png
That was what was happening half way through the upgrade. Let me know if it continues and maybe which page you're on.
It come up when I click the Board Index tab on the TOP LEFT of my screen. (I’m using an iPhone).

Re: Outages and Forum Software Upgrade - 5th June 2020

Posted: Sat Jun 06, 2020 9:29 am
by PhilT
ChrisA wrote:
Sat Jun 06, 2020 7:11 am
PhilT wrote:
Sat Jun 06, 2020 6:45 am
ChrisA wrote:
Fri Jun 05, 2020 9:48 pm
Sounds promising. 👍

I’m getting this message whilst trying to move around the site. I don’t know what it means nor work out a pattern when it happens but I do seem to be able to work around it.

DAC685C2-B7C5-4156-83D4-C868B794D563.png
That was what was happening half way through the upgrade. Let me know if it continues and maybe which page you're on.
It come up when I click the Board Index tab on the TOP LEFT of my screen. (I’m using an iPhone).
I think it was a cached page. I had it earlier but it worked fine once I cleared the cache. Let me know if you see it again please :thumbs:

Re: Outages and Forum Software Upgrade - 5th June 2020

Posted: Sat Jun 06, 2020 9:40 am
by ChrisA
PhilT wrote:
Sat Jun 06, 2020 9:29 am
ChrisA wrote:
Sat Jun 06, 2020 7:11 am
PhilT wrote:
Sat Jun 06, 2020 6:45 am


That was what was happening half way through the upgrade. Let me know if it continues and maybe which page you're on.
It come up when I click the Board Index tab on the TOP LEFT of my screen. (I’m using an iPhone).
I think it was a cached page. I had it earlier but it worked fine once I cleared the cache. Let me know if you see it again please :thumbs:
Still there when I press Board Index. I’m one of the least capable people on the planet when it comes to tech, have I got to “clear a cache”? What’s a cache?

Re: Outages and Forum Software Upgrade - 5th June 2020

Posted: Sat Jun 06, 2020 9:54 am
by PhilT
ChrisA wrote:
Sat Jun 06, 2020 9:40 am
PhilT wrote:
Sat Jun 06, 2020 9:29 am
ChrisA wrote:
Sat Jun 06, 2020 7:11 am


It come up when I click the Board Index tab on the TOP LEFT of my screen. (I’m using an iPhone).
I think it was a cached page. I had it earlier but it worked fine once I cleared the cache. Let me know if you see it again please :thumbs:
Still there when I press Board Index. I’m one of the least capable people on the planet when it comes to tech, have I got to “clear a cache”? What’s a cache?
It's a saved copy of the page on your device or a proxy server in the chain between your device and the website. Caching is designed to improve speed but also means you may not always get the latest version of the page/content. In time the cache should refresh and you will have a newer version of the content.

Re: Outages and Forum Software Upgrade - 5th June 2020

Posted: Sat Jun 06, 2020 10:00 am
by ChrisA
PhilT wrote:
Sat Jun 06, 2020 9:54 am
ChrisA wrote:
Sat Jun 06, 2020 9:40 am
PhilT wrote:
Sat Jun 06, 2020 9:29 am


I think it was a cached page. I had it earlier but it worked fine once I cleared the cache. Let me know if you see it again please :thumbs:
Still there when I press Board Index. I’m one of the least capable people on the planet when it comes to tech, have I got to “clear a cache”? What’s a cache?
It's a saved copy of the page on your device or a proxy server in the chain between your device and the website. Caching is designed to improve speed but also means you may not always get the latest version of the page/content. In time the cache should refresh and you will have a newer version of the content.
🤣 That might as well have been written in Chinese for me. Thankfully I gave my phone to a mate who new what you were talking about and now it’s working fine. Thanks Phil. 👍

Re: Outages and Forum Software Upgrade - 5th June 2020

Posted: Sat Jun 06, 2020 10:16 am
by PhilT
ChrisA wrote:
Sat Jun 06, 2020 10:00 am
PhilT wrote:
Sat Jun 06, 2020 9:54 am
ChrisA wrote:
Sat Jun 06, 2020 9:40 am


Still there when I press Board Index. I’m one of the least capable people on the planet when it comes to tech, have I got to “clear a cache”? What’s a cache?
It's a saved copy of the page on your device or a proxy server in the chain between your device and the website. Caching is designed to improve speed but also means you may not always get the latest version of the page/content. In time the cache should refresh and you will have a newer version of the content.
🤣 That might as well have been written in Chinese for me. Thankfully I gave my phone to a mate who new what you were talking about and now it’s working fine. Thanks Phil. 👍
Excellent, glad it's sorted. Thanks for your help 😎

Re: Outages and Forum Software Upgrade - 5th June 2020

Posted: Sat Jun 06, 2020 11:48 am
by srichards
The Board index bread crumb at the top is the only thing I've noticed as being broken.

Re: Outages and Forum Software Upgrade - 5th June 2020

Posted: Sat Jun 06, 2020 11:59 am
by PhilT
srichards wrote:
Sat Jun 06, 2020 11:48 am
The Board index bread crumb at the top is the only thing I've noticed as being broken.
I had a try at fixing it this morning but it wasn't as simple as I had hoped. More work required 👍

Re: Outages and Forum Software Upgrade - 5th June 2020

Posted: Sat Jun 06, 2020 12:12 pm
by PhilT
srichards wrote:
Sat Jun 06, 2020 11:48 am
The Board index bread crumb at the top is the only thing I've noticed as being broken.
Yeah!! Fixed it 👌

Re: Outages and Forum Software Upgrade - 5th June 2020

Posted: Sat Jun 06, 2020 12:57 pm
by srichards
PhilT wrote:
Sat Jun 06, 2020 12:12 pm
srichards wrote:
Sat Jun 06, 2020 11:48 am
The Board index bread crumb at the top is the only thing I've noticed as being broken.
Yeah!! Fixed it 👌
Yay!

Re: Outages and Forum Software Upgrade - 5th June 2020

Posted: Sat Jun 06, 2020 5:35 pm
by Shoppinit
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