Ok so here is what is gonna happen.
My understanding is that on Aug 27, the forum will TEMPORARILY shut down, since our hosting company doesn't support the version of PHP which the forum needs.
Adrian is going to transfer everything to me and I'll get it updated to SMF 2.0.
The upgrade will wipe the add-ons and themes so the forum might look different. All member accounts and posts should be fine.
The future of the Pulse is now! Well, a week. Hehe
I've got all my fingers and toes crossed ( whew! ). Thank you for doing what you are, Xanth. You're a super hero. <3
Can't wait for The Astral Pulse 2.0!
I did receive an email yesterday for a reply to a post. I haven't received those in a couple years! :-o
Quote from: T-Man on August 21, 2023, 17:58:13
Can't wait for The Astral Pulse 2.0!
I did receive an email yesterday for a reply to a post. I haven't received those in a couple years! :-o
OH!! It worked!!
I found the admin section for where the "sending email" was hidden and changed it to the smtp server for my own website.
And I didn't think it worked, so I set it back. *FACEPALM*
I'll go change that back now! So the email features should be working now!
Can people let me know here if they're receiving emails now from the forum? I made a couple changes last night and I'm not sure which one it was which did it. haha
Xanth,
I will let you know if I receive anymore emails.
Will need others posting to see if things are working properly.
T
More updates.
So the domain transfer is done.
Adrian is sending me the forum software and all latest updates on Saturday, Aug 26th.
At that point, the forums will go down. BUT DO NOT WORRY - WE WILL BE BACK!
It might take me upwards of a week to actually convert the forum to the new SMF version - I'm hoping to get it all done on Saturday though.
However, the last time we tried running the update, it tossed us a bunch of errors. So it COULD take me a bit, I'm ready for the challenge though!
If we're not back up by the following Saturday, please feel free to email me looking to see where we're at.
xanth@unlimitedboundaries.ca
Again, you can also find me on reddit u/xanth1879 :)
Hey, glad everything worked out.
I am beginning to like this place. =P
Congratulations to you and those who have been heavily invested.
A little humor,
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See you all on the flip-syde. :-)
Quote from: T-Man on August 21, 2023, 22:32:37
Xanth,
I will let you know if I receive anymore emails.
Will need others posting to see if things are working properly.
T
Email works! \o/
Just received one myself from this thread. Nice
I received emails as well to this thread!
This is awesome! Thanks Xanth! :-)
Quote from: T-Man on August 23, 2023, 09:33:10
I received emails as well to this thread!
This is awesome! Thanks Xanth! :-)
haha One small win.
Would have got it all up and running this Saturday when I do the conversion anyway. :)
So the Pulse will temporarily shut down some time tonight.
I'll hopefully have it back up by Saturday afternoon!
As Tides2dust said, "See you all on the flip-syde!" :)
Ok!!
Everything looks like it's working again!!! *PHEW*
Welcome back to the Astral Pulse forums - now under new management!! \o/
Wow! Glad things are back online! Great job Xanth. I'm liking the new look. :)
I'll probably add a dark theme at some point for people to choose which they would like, the blue (light) or a nice dark theme.
Always been partial to the dark themes myself. :)
Now I need to add some new emoji's to these, but I think I'll do that tomorrow.
Looks good Xanth, glad to be back. Would love a dark theme and/or a larger or bold font on the light one.
You did it, Xanth!.. well done, I like the new look, too, I just don't see any tool bar, is that coming? I know you have your hands full. What is most important is that the board is still here ( whew! ) this was a close one wasn't it!
Quote from: omcasey on August 27, 2023, 02:26:45You did it, Xanth!.. well done, I like the new look, too, I just don't see any tool bar, is that coming? I know you have your hands full. What is most important is that the board is still here ( whew! ) this was a close one wasn't it!
Tool bar? :)
Not sure if we're keeping this particular theme, but yeah, the forums are working pretty good! :)
There are some glitches I need to work through.
I tried logging on via my Android phone and the login button errored out on the main page, but worked when you clicked on a sub page through.
Again, might be a theme issue. I'm investigating. :)
I have the same login issues on my iPhone. I also have trouble loading the main page. Not sure about anyone else. I also haven't had email notifications but need to play around with the settings. Still very happy with the upgrade so far! 😀
Quote from: T-Man on August 27, 2023, 10:24:26I have the same login issues on my iPhone. I also have trouble loading the main page. Not sure about anyone else. I also haven't had email notifications but need to play around with the settings. Still very happy with the upgrade so far! 😀
Email should be fixed now. :)
But still working on that login error - in the meantime if you click on any sub forum the login button should work fine from there.
Just trying out the email notifications
...Didn't work even though I'm set to receive notifications on this topic.
Quote from: T-Man on August 27, 2023, 12:05:24Just trying out the email notifications
...Didn't work even though I'm set to receive notifications on this topic.
Hmmm, I'm not seeing any errors in the log... it has to have gone through. Strange.
You're 100% sure the "Notify me of replies" is checked at the bottom when you're in the editor?
Did you get an email?
At the top of this topic I have it set to RECEIVE EMAILS AND ALERTS.
I also have my notifications in my account settings to receive alerts and emails.
I wouldn't worry too much. I'm sure you will get all the glitches worked out. Just happy the site is still here!
Quote from: T-Man on August 27, 2023, 12:26:28Did you get an email?
At the top of this topic I have it set to RECEIVE EMAILS AND ALERTS.
I also have my notifications in my account settings to receive alerts and emails.
I wouldn't worry too much. I'm sure you will get all the glitches worked out. Just happy the site is still here!
Hmm, nope, just the alert in the top corner. I just switched mine to emails and alerts as well.
We shall see! :)
I switched the mail server settings again, hopefully it works. :)
Quote from: omcasey on August 27, 2023, 02:26:45You did it, Xanth!.. well done, I like the new look, too, I just don't see any tool bar, is that coming? I know you have your hands full. What is most important is that the board is still here ( whew! ) this was a close one wasn't it!
Toolbar! I see what you mean now. Yeah, that's been missing since the conversion.
I'm actually wondering if I should just do a clean / fresh install for 2.1.4 now that the database and everything else is updated to current.
I'm running that option past the guys at the SMF forums.
In the meantime, the forums DO work - so please enjoy them! I'll get everything back up and running to 100% as soon as I can!
Ok, the fine people over on the SMF help forums managed to figure out what I did!
Everything is fixed, the forum should be working just about as close to flawlessly as it should be now!
The BBC tool bar is back now as well!
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I would like to extend my gratitude to Xanth for keeping the long Astral Pulse forums legacy alive. I know how difficult it was to update everything so it works properly, and Xanth did a phenomenal job.
I created the forums originally over 21 years ago and have kept it running since then no matter what. I have no doubt whatsoever that these forums are now in the best possible hands, with an excellent future on this important subject.
I am here every day and follow the forums with interest.
So thanks again Xanth for keeping these forums alive and well.
The Forums definitely wouldn't be here without your hard work over the years Adrian. :)
We'll make sure that it sticks around for a good long time!
A big thank you for everything! <3
Didn't realize all this had been happening until I got an email notification. Good job, Xanth. Looking all shiny new.
Quote from: floriferous on August 28, 2023, 09:34:07Didn't realize all this had been happening until I got an email notification. Good job, Xanth. Looking all shiny new.
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Thank you to both of you for all you have done and will do going forward. Whew, so glad I didn't have to pack up and move.
Quote from: Nameless on August 28, 2023, 19:06:00Thank you to both of you for all you have done and will do going forward. Whew, so glad I didn't have to pack up and move.
Tell me about it! It was giving me anxiety just thinking about finding a new place to call home. :)
The best part about the newest version of SMF is that we have all the new bells and whistles!
Google search should be paying a bit more attention to us now too. Hopefully that means more members streaming in.
ACTUAL members! Not spam bots! I've killed those. :)
Is there anything you can do about the font Ryan? It's so light I can barely see it. Us old folks need all the help we can get. :lol: Maybe a little larger font as well, maybe... *fingers crossed*
Let me see what I can do for ya. :)
There, how's that? I went a tad darker... I *CAN* go darker further.
Let me know. ;)
That's better, maybe go one up on font size. The quotes are much better than the standard posting.
Quote from: Nameless on August 28, 2023, 20:46:11That's better, maybe go one up on font size. The quotes are much better than the standard posting.
Ask and thou shall receive! How's that?
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Quote from: Xanth on August 28, 2023, 19:11:59ACTUAL members! Not spam bots! I've killed those. :)
Wow, I'm sure the Moderators here are ecstatic about that! I know what a chore that was! :roll: :-o :-P
Quote from: Xanth on August 28, 2023, 21:03:10Ask and thou shall receive! How's that?
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MUCH better thanks. These old eyes don't work like they used to. It sucks having to hunt down the Readers all the time! :-P
Quote from: Lumaza on August 28, 2023, 21:05:05Wow, I'm sure the Moderators here are ecstatic about that! I know what a chore that was! :roll: :-o :-P
It's much nicer. Not even a single spam account creation.
Quote from: Xanth on August 28, 2023, 21:03:10Ask and thou shall receive! How's that?
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Wonderful, deserves a birtual kiss on the cheek!!! :-D
Hey forum peoples, great job 👏
Thanks for everything I am happy to participate here.
Kind regards
A side note for tech support... Using a brave browser and, if you type astralpulse.com the forum is not accessible you get an, "Almost there!" message. If you type astral pulse in braves search engine- then the forum is accessible.
Quote from: tides2dust on September 01, 2023, 15:33:03A side note for tech support... Using a brave browser and, if you type astralpulse.com the forum is not accessible you get an, "Almost there!" message. If you type astral pulse in braves search engine- then the forum is accessible.
Yup! There's no root home page yet for the domain.
I haven't decided what I'm going to put up there yet.
I was thinking of just putting a redirect in there pointing to the forums.
I did have it doing that for a few minutes, it worked fine for PC browsers, but my Chrome browser on my phone didn't like it, saying it was being redirected too many times for some reason. So I removed it for now.
I see. Does this mean the forum might have a new name as well?
Quote from: tides2dust on September 02, 2023, 08:41:26I see. Does this mean the forum might have a new name as well?
Oh, no. Definitely not. I'm keeping things just the way they've been.
What do you think this is? Twitter? Errr X? :D
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Hi All,
I do like the new look and it allows me in without any hassle. The security issues are no more and this is a breath of fresh air.
Amazing instant sign in and the ability to post instantly makes it the best thing for the forum members if they want to join us.
The trouble is over yay!
Keep things going Xanth, a fine job over the years you've been here and a deserved round of applause from everyone I hear. Well done! The future is created in the present and the best present is the Pulse to anyone with related questions.
So here's to the future 😀
pretty nice future !!