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Date: 08/17/2007 Server Move frustration

Ok, the frustration is really starting to pile up. At the beginning of this month (August), I moved CSSDrive.com to a different server (one you're seeing now), and updated the DNS accordingly. What I thought would be a 1-2 days affair, one week maximum, continues to this day. You see, I'm still getting the old site when typing in the domain itself, and from server logs, I see close to a quarter of you are as well. Apart from the fact that it means I'm paying two hosting accounts unnecessarily, it also makes updating the site very difficult in some areas without being able to access it by domain, and hence those plans are all on hold right now.

The longer this drags out, the more it seems like it will never end as some of you and I are stuck in DNS gray zone for an eternity...

Comments (141)

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Judith on 01/22 at 09:02 PM

I wound up reinstalling the forum and the module in sheer frustration. I will have to do my design changes again, but at least I know I have a clean installation that works.

This time I installed on the online server (Linux) and had no problems.

But after having copied back the files and the database to the local development server (Windows) I got a hint to a possible source of errors - maybe including the original problem. The path to phpBB obviously gets saved in the database, and upon transferring that I of course transfer a "wrong" path - /var/www... on Linux versus C:\Program files\Apache... on Windows.

So now I have the opposite problem, although not as severe. My Windows-installation runs, but wont's show the forum, and no matter what path I enter in /admin/settings/phpbbforum I get the same errors:

Error locating phpBB installation. Please fix your settings!
Error locating . Please fix your settings!
Unable to connect to the phpBB database. Please fix your settings!

The module can't seem to find the forum software, the config file and hence the database.

customer feedback on 01/24 at 06:45 AM

Recreate the server use logically. Typically this is done through DNS, creating an alias record, or by remapping drives, shares, etc. Ensure that the users can access the data in the same way at the new location. If the domain or site of the server changes, I'd make those changes to DNS as well, and make sure proper trusts were set up.iwc watches

Robert on 01/24 at 09:01 AM

I have the opposite problem, although not as severe. My Windows-installation runs, but wont's show the forum, and no matter what path I enter in /admin/settings/phpbbforum I get the same errors:I wound up reinstalling the forum and the module in sheer frustration. I will have to do my design changes again, but at least I know I have a clean installation that works.

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Well at least everything is working perfectly now, I gave up with mine. It never got restored.
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Brad on 01/26 at 05:25 PM

Single page portfolio websites present a number of unique design issues, largely because of the space limitations involved.
The last redesign of CSS Drive was just over 2 years ago, so I'm excited to welcome everyone to the new look!
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Alex on 01/27 at 06:36 PM

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seanhakes on 01/28 at 08:17 AM

I'm still getting the old site when typing in the domain itself, and from server logs, I see close to a quarter of you are as well.
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sandycat on 01/28 at 02:50 PM

Hmmm, I have had a similar problem / frustration. It stinks to hear your having the same problem, but at the same time its nice to know I'm not crazy for dealing with the same stuff.

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