BRITSIM Status Updates

[Molyned]

Thanks Rob - good detective work
Cheers
Dave M(oly)

[thehappyotter]

I've made the decision to have a good spring clean, please bear with me, I'm going to be getting rid of the years worth of redundant files which are littering the server.

Expect a total change, the downside being it'll be a few more days.

I hope it'll be worth it.

Rob.

[DaveB]

Thanks for the update Rob. May as well have a good huckout while you're there

ATB
DaveB

[AllanL]

When you've finished could you have a go at my attic/garage/back bedroom next.......

Thanks for continuing to provide a repository for things ancient and british. A virtual home from home!

[Dev One]

Well done Rob, & like AllanL can you clear some of my rubbish at home please!
Keith

[thehappyotter]

A quick update, it's coming on a treat (crosses fingers)

Following the incident last week I upgraded Joomla (the system the site runs) from a very outdated 1.5.15 to the latest 1.5 build, 25.

I've then decided, as it's been running that system base for years and years, there are literally thousands of unused and outdated files littering the server. Many of which pose a security threat.

I've been putting off moving to Joomla 2.5 as a base for some time, it's not an upgrade but a migration and involves a lot of work. That said it does offer a heck of a lot of features which weren't present in the old version. Decent access control levels and other things I had to hack into the old build.

I thought sod it, this will do an an excuse to move, copied all of the downloads to another folder and then deleted the lot!

The new site base is now working as it should and I am happy the file library database has copied over. The file library is now working on my test site and that's the main think I couldn't risk loosing. The user database is also copied so there will be no re-registration

It's now a case of getting it looking how I want and then getting a few other bits working. The support forums and links etc.

Thanks for your patience, I hope it'll be worth the wait.

Rob.

[DaveB]

Cheers Rob

We all put things off don't we but they come back to bite in the end Glad everything appears to be running well. Look forward to seeing you up and running again
ATB
DaveB

[TSR2]

That's quite a bit of work Rob, but sounds like its moving really well. Good luck mate.

[Molyned]

Take your time Rob - it'll be worth it in the end.
Remember, we're right behind you (two yards behind with fingers in ears for the switch-on)
Cheers
Dave M(oly)

[thehappyotter]

It's now functional, although not complete.

I've put it back online to enable people to access the library.

You can all be my beta testers if you don't so mind