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No, we're still on the old hardware. However, I have the import script working on the new server. (And I've also got Chris' business website running on it already) I was waiting on a new update from GL to fully test the import script. Now that we're past that, I'm ready to move us over. But...

No, that's just what I've always felt like with the GL ad/openads portion of the site.

Zout, I'll explain it to you over a few cherries at the rally.

Nope, much more complex than that. We were using openads, which is no longer supported at all. Plus a script to import all the GL ads from a spreadsheet, format the images with details, and insert them into the openads database. Openx is installed and running correctly on the new server. But...

Well the porting of the script didn't appear to work. :( I'm calling in help for it now.

Chris has given me direction. So I've installed openX on the new server for the ads. On call hasn't been pleasant for me this week. (7 calls last night, I'm a bit groggy today) I'm going to at least pull the ad banners images I need today/tonight and start moving them over to the server...

I really want to get this done before the rally. Unfortunately that also means the SEMTT will not be there. But this is more important!

Well good news and bad news. Good news, got a successful email from the new server. Bad news, openads didn't port over like it should. We've got two roads to take on that front now. I'm awaiting Chris on which direction to move on that. Sooo, we're getting closer!

Yup, that's the plan. Final downtime will be to take a snapshot of the database, ftp it over, change DNS to the new server IP, wait, drink some coffee, wait some more, check on DNS, wait, get another cup of coffee, wait, check facebook, check on DNS, wait longer, go outside and tinker on...

Ok, another update! I've gotten the redirect issue resolved and the new server is running from a backup of our production server from ~2pm est today. Now I've got to work out all the details of the openads system, config the mailer system, and we should be ready to swap.

Ok, I'll translate. Someone told me I could change something on our current server and copy the database. Then I could use the copy on the new server. Little did they inform me, that doing that would break the live server. It made me grumpy.

Well, the advice I was given costed us some downtime to live and I had to revert back to a database backup. UGH! We're running about 3hrs in the past now, so if you posted after 8:15-ish this AM, the posts were lost. Sorry.

Ok, I found a little blurb on how someone else resolved this issue. But..... I'll have to take the live site down for a small window to change the settings and grab a backup. I'm going to see if there's another way though.

New webserver is up, it's talking to the database. I'm seeing posts there. I still have to sort out openads as that's dead in the water. Also I've got a little bit of an issue. Since the database backup I took has steelsoldiers.com as the domain in the sites settings. When I try logging...

Databases moved and in a humming state today. I've got to get apache configured for the site to start testing it.

Ok I must admit, I've been slacking today. Left the house for work at 5:30am and got home about 30mins ago. I've got a pounding headache right now and I'm not feeling up to starting the database cleanup of the openads system. My plan tomorrow is to get the remote access to the databases up...

Oh and an update, other supporting file structures moved. Also have backups of the databases I'm concerned with. They're moved over to the new server now. I'm going to set these databases up to restore and walk away from them tonight. (It'll be a while, and since it's on the non-production...

I'm sorry Dell, I'm afraid I can't do that.

I was able to pull mysqldumps from the database no problem today with everything still up. No further outages planned until later into this process. I'm going to have to manually clean up the openads (GL, banner ads, exc.) database and shrink it's database way down to get things manageable.

Honestly it'll be later on this day IF I get to that point. I forgot I also still need to confirm a few other file structures as well. (On my other machine at my office) That won't happen until later this afternoon. (Church, Lunch with mother/family).