Website Down / Upgrade coming/in-progress
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- Created on Thursday, 02 May 2013 15:36
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With a bout of activity hitting the website, this may be the best, or worst time to do this but..
...Our website framework is outdated. It has been for awhile, but I've been running under a 'don't mess with what isn't broke' mentality with the site for awhile, while other projects of mine continually receive updates. Part of this was the whole 'website running slow' thing, with no lead at the time, even the 'new test' site I put up ran the same, so upgrading at that point didn't make sense. That problem was resolved well over a month ago, however, so that excuse no longer applies, and I feel it's time to bite the bullet and do what I fear - Updating just about every component of this site to it's "newest and latest" version, aka my nightmare. Often things like this go perfectly fine in a closed (test) environment, but when you put it out there in the real world, unexpected, random issues arise. My intent is for that NOT to happen (doh), but.. If you notice the website offline, or not acting right - Best to just look the other way, until you see an announcement about the upgrade being complete! Thanks in advance for your patience.. If all goes well.... You'll probably not even notice it (sadly), unless I throw in a template change or something dramatic. That's the goal..
I am cross-posting this on the main page, on the forums, and on our Facebook so all outlets are covered! Thanks and wish me luck :)
More people, more fun!
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- Created on Tuesday, 23 April 2013 19:48
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Didn't really know what to title this one..
After a brief stint elsewhere, Gadget and Urielone have decided to tag back up with cKs, bringing great happiness back to the community here! With them, as you'll note, also comes a BF3 Server.
The monthly on is is slightly higher than our normal, but that's because it's not under the cks account. We considered changing it, but it's been really popular, and we all decided it was in the best interest of server popularity to leave things be. As such, I ask all regulars and cKs members to consider clicking on the BF3 "CLANPAY" button in the donation area to contribute directly to the BF3 server. Like I say, it's been really popular, played on it just last night and today for several hours, and mid-day there are 20 people on!! Stats show great activity, which is a true blessing. Don't be afraid if the clanpay status shows enough to cover the month, we'd LOVE to jack it up to a 32 man server possibly, and can't do it without your help!
3/17/13 Community Event!
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- Created on Sunday, 17 March 2013 18:40
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Heyya Key Smashers!
I'm not sure if we'll amass enough people tonight to play "organized" or not being as it's St. Patrick's Day, but I will be online and available this evening, green fruit punch in hand to bring a little Irish jig to the battlefield, and hope to see you there as well!!
Upgrade Complete
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- Created on Sunday, 17 March 2013 03:35
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The upgrade process to the MySQL migration is complete. Please hop on in the forums and let me know whether there's a difference in speed on the site as a result! Thanks!
OUR SERVERS
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- Created on Friday, 15 March 2013 02:59
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ATTENTION EVERYONE:::
There is some problem with the Dallas servers (where our TS server is hosted) as of 7pm MAR14th. (EDT). They are aware of the problem and are working to resolve the issue (some network problem).
Okay, that has been resolved..
BUT
I wanted to let you know - Our host is moving the database portion of our website to a different server in hopes that it will speed things up. This will be a several hour process, and I'm not exactly sure when it will begin or end, but.. You will know when it's going on because the site will be down. (this has nothing to do with TS nor our gameserver(s), so fear not - But if you are unable to reach the website between now and a follow-up post by me, that is the reason :)