Administrators Arcade King Posted July 27 Author Administrators Share Posted July 27 I'm doing a test migration meaning the data, forum posts, attachments, pm's, users etc are being converted into the new system so the test site is closed. The whole point of the test setup is to see how long the process will take. So far it's been running for just on 24 hours currently doing attachments....in fact its doing them twice which I hope isn't a bug. :o ...Edit: actually it locked up :/ Edit was able to resume and its finished. All this needs to be tested before I even think of upgrading the main site which will mean down time and by the looks of this could be a day or two. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dedrok Posted July 27 Share Posted July 27 Hope it goes smooth for your sake Trav Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Arcade King Posted July 28 Author Administrators Share Posted July 28 Hope it goes smooth for your sake Trav Its going GREAT mate. Migration has been done it's now in the process of rebuilding the content, quotes, likes, attachments in posts etc At fist I was a bit worried because the posts look like shit, no formatting of the text, no quotes or attachments but its slowly getting there. I think we have a winner! Once the process is finished I'll open the test site up for everybody to have a play with. The site is functioning now but I think its best to play it safe. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Arcade King Posted July 28 Author Administrators Share Posted July 28 You can now log into the test site with your AA email and password from the main site https://www.aussiearcade.com/forum/ (no need to make a new account) The site is still rebuilding posts etc in the background so don't be alarmed if you find broken posts, missing images and what not. I've put everybody into the same usergroup for now to save time sorting out permissions for several different usergroups. I suggest everybody go into their profile and setting and get familiar with the notification and other settings. All feedback is welcome and encouraged. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wiredoug Posted July 28 Share Posted July 28 You can now log into the test site with your AA email and password from the main site. The email address or password was incorrect. Please try again (make sure your caps lock is off). ( i reset it to the same password and it worked) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
felixthadog Posted July 28 Share Posted July 28 Will posts/threads on the test site disappear when the site goes live? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Arcade King Posted July 28 Author Administrators Share Posted July 28 I was worried something like that might happen with the passwords. Probably for the best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
femto Posted July 28 Share Posted July 28 Same here. Had to reset password to gain entry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Arcade King Posted July 28 Author Administrators Share Posted July 28 Will posts/threads on the test site disappear when the site goes live? Yes so go nuts, its only there for testing purposes and nothing is final on that site including the layout, skin etc. It's important to do a test migration before doing it to the live site. I'll make a set date where this site will close and a up to date copy of the main site's database (this one) will be migrated across so all posts will be up to date. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
felixthadog Posted July 28 Share Posted July 28 Yes so go nuts, its only there for testing purposes and nothing is final on that site including the layout, skin etc. It's important to do a test migration before doing it to the live site. I'll make a set date where this site will close and a up to date copy of the main site's database (this one) will be migrated across so all posts will be up to date. :023: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Railways Posted July 28 Share Posted July 28 Yes so go nuts, its only there for testing purposes and nothing is final on that site including the layout, skin etc. It's important to do a test migration before doing it to the live site. I'll make a set date where this site will close and a up to date copy of the main site's database (this one) will be migrated across so all posts will be up to date. Nice work captain. Ive been enjoying tinkering with new platform and even I (the ol fart :redface) find it basically easy to find my way around and add avatars, profile banners etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acejas Posted July 28 Share Posted July 28 Hey Trav, having trouble logging on (99% sure its on my end - turned off pi-hole, lastpass, DNS etc, tried different browsers). If i change my password on this side, do you need to do anything on your end to reflect changes? Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Arcade King Posted July 28 Author Administrators Share Posted July 28 Hi Jas. People have had to do a password reset on the new software (even though I was told they should migrate). I've unlocked the account and sent you a password reset email. I'll send a ticket to their tech support and see what they say on the matter. When the final site goes live I may just have to do a hard password reset on everybody's account. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acejas Posted July 29 Share Posted July 29 Thanks Trav...all done. I really appreciate the work youve done...I know its a mammoth task. Im one of those people that doesnt really care fhow forum pages operate - which doesnt mean I dont appreciate. Having said that...new site looks awesome! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustAnotherRat Posted July 29 Share Posted July 29 My account is locked... I have to try again in 14 minutes but it doesn't seem to like my password. If I try to change it, I don't get an email. I did log into the site before the test migration and created an account (same username and password) to do it, so perhaps a conflict there??? I tried creating a new account and it wanted a stronger password than the one I currently use. Could there be a problem with my password not being strong enough, but not letting me change it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Arcade King Posted July 29 Author Administrators Share Posted July 29 My account is locked... I have to try again in 14 minutes but it doesn't seem to like my password. If I try to change it, I don't get an email. I did log into the site before the test migration and created an account (same username and password) to do it, so perhaps a conflict there??? I tried creating a new account and it wanted a stronger password than the one I currently use. Could there be a problem with my password not being strong enough, but not letting me change it? No conflict mate because I erased the database and started from scratch when I did the test migration. I've sent a support ticket in we'll see what they say in the meantime I'll unlock the account and send you a password reset. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustAnotherRat Posted July 29 Share Posted July 29 So that was weird. The password reset seemed to work and I was in. I decided to log out and then log back in again just to ensure my new password worked but on the first attempt, and I'm sure I typed my password correctly, it told me my account is locked and I need to wait 14 minutes... I'll wait and then try again and see if it self resolves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustAnotherRat Posted July 29 Share Posted July 29 Could my problem be because of my email address? it has "+aussiearcade" in it. Should we try removing that from my address? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Arcade King Posted July 29 Author Administrators Share Posted July 29 Yeah I thought the email was weird not sure if that's the cause though. Willing to try anything, best to sort these issues out now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustAnotherRat Posted July 29 Share Posted July 29 It's working fine now 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kadeath Posted July 29 Share Posted July 29 It's working fine now I have the same issue. It appears all private messaging is now done through the new site, and I need to reply to a message. I could not get in (it did not like my original password) and it locked me out (about an hour ago). I still can't get in... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Arcade King Posted July 29 Author Administrators Share Posted July 29 I have the same issue. It appears all private messaging is now done through the new site, and I need to reply to a message. I could not get in (it did not like my original password) and it locked me out (about an hour ago). I still can't get in... Private messaging is not done through the new site. The new site in its current form is for testing only and is 100% independent of this one, they are not even the same platform. You should not be directed to the new site at all unless you click on the link I posted. I have no idea how you managed to achieve this. :unsure Can you provide a step by step how you are ending up on the other site please? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
razorsedge Posted July 29 Share Posted July 29 I went there and tried to sign in, it did not accept my email and password ... so I didn't continue playing any further as yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kadeath Posted July 29 Share Posted July 29 Private messaging is not done through the new site. The new site in its current form is for testing only and is 100% independent of this one, they are not even the same platform. You should not be directed to the new site at all unless you click on the link I posted. I have no idea how you managed to achieve this. :unsure Can you provide a step by step how you are ending up on the other site please? I got an e-mail from Aussiearcade today looking like this (minus the pics): When I click on "Read full message" I get straight to here: From then on I can't get anywhere as it would not let me (and locked out now). My problem is that when I go into Messages on the normal Aussiearcade, there are no new messages there for me! So it looks like the new message went straight to new platform! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Arcade King Posted July 29 Author Administrators Share Posted July 29 Looks like some confusion with the mail server going on. weird. The emails I'm getting from each site are completely independent so I didn't understand what you meant. If you get emails like that just come straight to the main site don't click on the links for the time being. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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