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Are you having trouble with technical issues? Post your questions here.
I know we are having problems with avatars and smilies.
The pre-loaded avatars are not working right now. I don't want to get more until I hear from Jon. It could just be a matter of changing the addresses.
You can put in a custom avatar by going into your control panel (CP) and clicking on edit avatar on the left. When you get to that page scroll down to the bottom and upload an image from your computer by clicking on the browse button or find an image on the web and enter the address of the url.
Just post your problems here and we will see if we can find the answers together. I'm still fumbling my way through too.
Hugs,
MG
The pre-loaded avatars are not working right now. I don't want to get more until I hear from Jon. It could just be a matter of changing the addresses.
You can put in a custom avatar by going into your control panel (CP) and clicking on edit avatar on the left. When you get to that page scroll down to the bottom and upload an image from your computer by clicking on the browse button or find an image on the web and enter the address of the url.
Just post your problems here and we will see if we can find the answers together. I'm still fumbling my way through too.
Hugs,
MG
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Member
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Melbourne victoria
Posts: 1,975
Well done
Well done Mooty , glad you got your straitjacket guy back ! lol
I am having a problem with missing replies , I had some replies to my post in AA , but now they have gone ! ?????????????
Hugx
lee
I am having a problem with missing replies , I had some replies to my post in AA , but now they have gone ! ?????????????
Hugx
lee
But Very, Very Bruisable...
Join Date: Feb 2001
Location: Palm Springs, Ca.
Posts: 548
Anything that took place after January 19-postings, replies, registrations-are gone forever.
I wouldn't wish these last three days on my worst enemy. What started as a simple phone support call to my hosting company at about 5:00 Sunday night, ended at about 5:30 Monday morning with the entire SoberRecovery site gone. I sat and stared at the screen for at least a half-hour unable to move, let alone think.
And when I did finally have a thought, it was, "Well, get busy."
Putting the main site back together was hard, but actually quite simple. When it came time to rebuild the message boards though, I was fully prepared to simply throw in the towel.
The software we use for our forums makes it very easy to do a backup anytime you would like. So I had two; one from about 2 weeks ago and one fro 30 days ago. The problem with the first is that it was located on the same hard drive as the rest of SoberRecovery. In other words, it no longer existed.
The second backup was corrupted-it just doesn't tell you it's corrupted until you try to use it.
At this point if we were going to re-open the boards, it would have been with 0 posts and 0 members. To be honest, I'm not real sure if I could have done over what has taken 3 and a half years so far.
We needed either a working copy or a back-up of the entire message board database. And if not "entire" then as close as possible. I searched my computer, old computers, old disks...and then it was suggested that I contact my old hosting company (our last day with them was January 19th) and see if any of our data was still there. It turns out that we were paid up through March, and that everything was still there!
So, since we had to rebuild anyway, I figured we might as well upgrade as well. The changes you are seeing and using now will be complimented by some great aesthetic changes in the next few weeks.
I do apologize to all who lost posts or replies or Private Messages. I apologize as well to all who will be inconvenienced by having to go through the registration process again. But I will take the trade-off of losing 3 months to losing 3 1/2 years.
I'm glad we're back.
And I'm glad you're all here.
Jon H.
SoberRecovery.com
I wouldn't wish these last three days on my worst enemy. What started as a simple phone support call to my hosting company at about 5:00 Sunday night, ended at about 5:30 Monday morning with the entire SoberRecovery site gone. I sat and stared at the screen for at least a half-hour unable to move, let alone think.
And when I did finally have a thought, it was, "Well, get busy."
Putting the main site back together was hard, but actually quite simple. When it came time to rebuild the message boards though, I was fully prepared to simply throw in the towel.
The software we use for our forums makes it very easy to do a backup anytime you would like. So I had two; one from about 2 weeks ago and one fro 30 days ago. The problem with the first is that it was located on the same hard drive as the rest of SoberRecovery. In other words, it no longer existed.
The second backup was corrupted-it just doesn't tell you it's corrupted until you try to use it.
At this point if we were going to re-open the boards, it would have been with 0 posts and 0 members. To be honest, I'm not real sure if I could have done over what has taken 3 and a half years so far.
We needed either a working copy or a back-up of the entire message board database. And if not "entire" then as close as possible. I searched my computer, old computers, old disks...and then it was suggested that I contact my old hosting company (our last day with them was January 19th) and see if any of our data was still there. It turns out that we were paid up through March, and that everything was still there!
So, since we had to rebuild anyway, I figured we might as well upgrade as well. The changes you are seeing and using now will be complimented by some great aesthetic changes in the next few weeks.
I do apologize to all who lost posts or replies or Private Messages. I apologize as well to all who will be inconvenienced by having to go through the registration process again. But I will take the trade-off of losing 3 months to losing 3 1/2 years.
I'm glad we're back.
And I'm glad you're all here.
Jon H.
SoberRecovery.com
Member
Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: USA
Posts: 122
Hey Jon,
Considering all the people who look to SR for support, bright points in their day, ability to express opinions whether related to recovery or not and much more, thankyou.
Also that SR never asks for donations...at least I don't see any request where I log on. Outstanding.
Anyway SR has been there for me since my 3rd day sober, hey it's been a big help.
Thanks again,
H
Considering all the people who look to SR for support, bright points in their day, ability to express opinions whether related to recovery or not and much more, thankyou.
Also that SR never asks for donations...at least I don't see any request where I log on. Outstanding.
Anyway SR has been there for me since my 3rd day sober, hey it's been a big help.
Thanks again,
H
Member
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Melbourne victoria
Posts: 1,975
Huge thank you s
Jon, thank you so much for all the work you have put in to enable us to get back here . It was an awesome effort . I can only imagine how you must have felt as you saw it all go down the drain!
Many thanks , and have a wonderful and restful easter
HUGX
Lee
Many thanks , and have a wonderful and restful easter
HUGX
Lee
NOT EVEN 1 CLUB!!
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: When I find myself, I'll let you know!
Posts: 1,835
Hey Just me! The online users are listed at the bottom of the Alcoholism and Addictions help forum. I did find that!
I'm so lost, I can't even find myself! LOL
Just kidding, I love the new board!
I'm so lost, I can't even find myself! LOL
Just kidding, I love the new board!
Senior Member
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: N.Y. N.Y
Posts: 101
Hi Jon,
I think you did an excellent job getting the site back the way you did! and all others that were involved.
Whatever was lost is lost, not a big deal anyway.
What type of backup do you have and how often do you backup?
Did you ever consider archiving on optical disks? Are you doing a redundant backup to a seperate test system? Are there issues with security and confidentiality that you have to deal with?
One of my functions as I.S. director was to ensure backup and recovery procedures and disaster and recovery. The backed up files would be stored in an offsite location, in the event of catastrophic failure.
If you need any help or suggestions, I am more than willing to help.
Tom M
I think you did an excellent job getting the site back the way you did! and all others that were involved.
Whatever was lost is lost, not a big deal anyway.
What type of backup do you have and how often do you backup?
Did you ever consider archiving on optical disks? Are you doing a redundant backup to a seperate test system? Are there issues with security and confidentiality that you have to deal with?
One of my functions as I.S. director was to ensure backup and recovery procedures and disaster and recovery. The backed up files would be stored in an offsite location, in the event of catastrophic failure.
If you need any help or suggestions, I am more than willing to help.
Tom M
Belgian Sheepdog Adictee
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: In Today
Posts: 6,101
Jon
I cannot thank you enough for ALL YOUR HARD WORK to get this site back up and running.
I even figured out all by myself that I was going to have to "re-register' since I had only registered in March, roflmao.
As to the 'new' format...........I LOVE IT!!!!!! However, being a "good alkie" it is going to take getting used to.......I don't know about others, but even after all my many ODAATs I don't do change well yet.
Again, thank you so much.
Love and (((((to all))))),
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