Steve_PPP |
07-09-2022 10:22 AM |
We're still here Terry :ok:
We've had a few things going on behind the scenes and one of the issues we knew might be a problem was that our hosts were going to force through a software upgrade (PHP) in the back end which would break the version of our forum (vBulletin) that we've run for the last 10 years. It was understandable - you can't run old software forever, especially on a public webserver.
Our hosts initially said this would happen on 1st July, but it never did. Two months late (!) they finally did it and it broke the forum, as I expected. Yesterday afternoon, I managed to get our forum software upgraded to match the newer PHP, and we're back :mrgreen:
It was fortunate all went to plan, as I'm aware the previous attempt to upgrade vBulletin (by Ron, back in 2012) failed and caused a load of issues. But hey, we're still here, for now at least. We've now got to decide our longer term plans, as it costs about £150/year to host SES. It's been very quiet over the last 2-3 years - covid hasn't helped, as meets/events used to drive online chat/content too. If usage picks up, i'm sure it will be worth it. If not, then we'll have a decision to make.
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