Posted: Mon Aug 04, 2008 9:07 pm
So according to the main page of the Den the Last post counter for MPSIMS says the time and date that it was made at was.... "31 Dec 1969 06:00 pm" and by no one.
I'll look into it.
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Posted: Mon Aug 04, 2008 9:44 pm
That's... interesting.
I'll look into it.
I'll look into it.
Posted: Mon Aug 04, 2008 9:54 pm
I don't know what caused it. I have a screen cap of the issue, and I'll dig into the database when I get home to see if there's anything weird there. But posting caused the index to properly update.
Posted: Tue Aug 05, 2008 3:42 am
When i spoke to my wife about this, she mentioned Epoch time.Zherog wrote:I don't know what caused it. I have a screen cap of the issue, and I'll dig into the database when I get home to see if there's anything weird there. But posting caused the index to properly update.
First we have the imfamous XKCD link at
and also a reference to what it actually is at the http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epoch_(reference_date)So apparently, it seems to be the reference point as to one when time starts according to the phpbb.
Posted: Tue Aug 05, 2008 4:24 am
The internet started in 1970.
$Time didn't exist before then. So if passed a null, that's the date you get.
-Crissa
$Time didn't exist before then. So if passed a null, that's the date you get.
-Crissa
Posted: Sat Aug 16, 2008 10:29 pm
I keep getting random errors when I try to post. That's the most verbose error I've gotten.tgdmb wrote:PHP Warning: mysql_connect() [function.mysql-connect]: Can't connect to MySQL server on '74.52.76.178' (10061) in G:\Domains\tgdmb.com\wwwroot\db\mysql4.php on line 48
Also, it's once again not updating where I last read to. It knows the new posts or not, but when I get redirected to it, it sends me to the first new post I ever read in the thread, which is often from last week, and I have to manually navigate to the newest post. Manually navigating doesn't solve this, either, nor does refreshing my cache.
-Crissa
Posted: Sun Aug 17, 2008 5:28 am
We'll look into it and see what's going on.
Hang tight,
TAFB
Hang tight,
TAFB
Posted: Mon Aug 18, 2008 2:09 pm
Back from GenCon and getting caught up on lots of stuff...
Are you still getting these database errors, Crissa?
I have a mod/patch that claims to fix the "last read post" issue you're encountering. I'm doing a series of stuff this week, on Nifty first then here. I'm really sleep deprived, but as I recall the mod for this problem is in the next round because it was a bit more complex. But I'll update once I'm more caught up and can think straight.
Are you still getting these database errors, Crissa?
I have a mod/patch that claims to fix the "last read post" issue you're encountering. I'm doing a series of stuff this week, on Nifty first then here. I'm really sleep deprived, but as I recall the mod for this problem is in the next round because it was a bit more complex. But I'll update once I'm more caught up and can think straight.
Posted: Tue Aug 19, 2008 12:35 am
This is the other error I just got:
These errors only happen here.
-Crissa
And earlier today I got a page sent to me that was the page, with the page again at the bottom. And another page which was unreadably wide for some undisplayed reason.tgdmb wrote:FastCGI Handler Extension
Error 0x80070102 occurred processing request.
The FastCGI process exceeded configured activity timeout
These errors only happen here.
-Crissa
Posted: Sun Sep 07, 2008 9:26 am
Now not only is it forgetting which was the last post in a thread I read...
...It's forgetting that I've read threads at all. So I read something. Go away, come back, and then later am told this thread is new, but there's nothing new in it.
That's happened in half the new threads today, being flagged new two or three times over.
-Crissa
...It's forgetting that I've read threads at all. So I read something. Go away, come back, and then later am told this thread is new, but there's nothing new in it.
That's happened in half the new threads today, being flagged new two or three times over.
-Crissa
Posted: Mon Sep 08, 2008 12:39 am
tgdmb wrote:Warning: mysql_connect() [function.mysql-connect]: Can't connect to MySQL server on 'mysql.tgdmb.com' (10060) in C:\inetpub\wwwroot\tgdmb_prod\db\mysql4.php on line 48
phpBB : Critical Error
Could not connect to the database
Posted: Mon Sep 08, 2008 10:10 am
tgdmb_prod? We have a dev and test tier now? 
Posted: Mon Sep 08, 2008 9:38 pm
Yep, we do actually. 
That's part of the delay in me getting the search index rebuild mod installed - I was waiting for the test database for both Nifty and the Den to be up and running. Another factor is that we just recently changed servers. A third factor is that I'm lazy.
Where are you seeing the "_prod" at, though?
That's part of the delay in me getting the search index rebuild mod installed - I was waiting for the test database for both Nifty and the Den to be up and running. Another factor is that we just recently changed servers. A third factor is that I'm lazy. Where are you seeing the "_prod" at, though?
Posted: Tue Sep 09, 2008 10:48 am
Crissa's post gives the file location out.
Posted: Tue Sep 09, 2008 3:32 pm
Huh. I missed those, somehow. It loaded with your post as the first on my screen...
I found a mod that attempts to fix all this sort of stuff. However... it's very involved (including database changes) and requires manual installation. So while it's on my to-do list, it's really low on the list - at least until I'm more comfortable with manual installation.
Obviously, I'm experiencing similar (but not quite the same) problems. I've also experiencing something like what you describe here in very active threads. I'll read the new posts, go away and come back, and there'll be more new posts. When I click the link though, it takes me to where I started from previously rather than the next new post.Crissa wrote:Now not only is it forgetting which was the last post in a thread I read...
...It's forgetting that I've read threads at all. So I read something. Go away, come back, and then later am told this thread is new, but there's nothing new in it.
That's happened in half the new threads today, being flagged new two or three times over.
-Crissa
I found a mod that attempts to fix all this sort of stuff. However... it's very involved (including database changes) and requires manual installation. So while it's on my to-do list, it's really low on the list - at least until I'm more comfortable with manual installation.
Posted: Sun Sep 14, 2008 10:30 pm
Okay, what gives?
I can't reply to two threads by K. On one browser, it shows them but says the thread does not exist, and on the other, it just doesn't show them.
http://tgdmb.com/viewtopic.php?t=48969& ... 2d1527418e
I can't reply to two threads by K. On one browser, it shows them but says the thread does not exist, and on the other, it just doesn't show them.
http://tgdmb.com/viewtopic.php?t=48969& ... 2d1527418e
Posted: Mon Sep 15, 2008 12:03 am
That thread seems to be working fine for me. Try running "ipconfig /flushdns" from an elevated (if running Vista) command prompt. The DNS configurations for TGD and Nifty have been updated today and you may have stale data. Damn TTL was set to 24 hours 
Posted: Mon Sep 15, 2008 12:20 am
That seems to have worked for the problem on one thread sending me to another, but I still can't see those two threads by K. One was about Meta-gaming, and had a response from Surgo, and the other was about a high-level wizard playtest.
Also, I just saw Surgo make a thread AND post a note in here, but that thread and post are nowhere to be found when I look at the board.
For the record, Baduin's Planescape Cosmology thread was linking me to K's Metagame thread.
Also, I just saw Surgo make a thread AND post a note in here, but that thread and post are nowhere to be found when I look at the board.
For the record, Baduin's Planescape Cosmology thread was linking me to K's Metagame thread.
Posted: Mon Sep 15, 2008 12:49 am
Okay, here's some screenshots of the problem threads/posts.
And when I visit the Den in Firefox, I see...
And when I visit the Den in Firefox, I see...
Posted: Mon Sep 15, 2008 2:58 am
If you notice in those screen shots, you are visiting two different URLs. In the AOL browser, you are visiting http://tgdmb.com and in firefox it is http://www.tgdmb.com. I know the difference is subtle, but I found a problem in the DNS setup for both Nifty and TGD today and had to fix it. If you stick to www.tgdmb.com, you should be getting the correct server to respond. The root domain was pointing to a different server today and it may take until morning to get the URLs to resolve correctly for everyone on the interwebs. Thanks to the mix-up, some posts made during the changeover may have been lost.
The reason I suggested the use of "ipconfig /flushdns" was that this will make sure that the problem is not on your machine. Windows makes an effort to cache DNS translations and the command will clean out the cache you had. Again, the URL http://www.tgdmb.com should serve you well until the DNS changes make it to your ISP.
The reason I suggested the use of "ipconfig /flushdns" was that this will make sure that the problem is not on your machine. Windows makes an effort to cache DNS translations and the command will clean out the cache you had. Again, the URL http://www.tgdmb.com should serve you well until the DNS changes make it to your ISP.
Posted: Mon Sep 15, 2008 3:02 am
neilhuiz wrote:If you notice in those screen shots, you are visiting two different URLs. In the AOL browser, you are visiting http://tgdmb.com and in firefox it is http://www.tgdmb.com. I know the difference is subtle, but I found a problem in the DNS setup for both Nifty and TGD today and had to fix it. If you stick to www.tgdmb.com, you should be getting the correct server to respond. The root domain was pointing to a different server today and it may take until morning to get the URLs to resolve correctly for everyone on the interwebs. Thanks to the mix-up, some posts made during the changeover may have been lost.
The reason I suggested the use of "ipconfig /flushdns" was that this will make sure that the problem is not on your machine. Windows makes an effort to cache DNS translations and the command will clean out the cache you had. Again, the URL http://www.tgdmb.com should serve you well until the DNS changes make it to your ISP.
Head, Desk.
Desk, Head.
Magic word: THUNK.
Thank you for your patience.
Posted: Mon Sep 15, 2008 3:13 am
No problem at all. I thought that there might be some hiccoughs with this. The good news is that the new server is really stable. With any lock, the FastCGI errors should be gone.
Posted: Fri Oct 31, 2008 2:01 am
So I guess this is the thread for this...
Last night I decided to change my avatar to a tasteful Nazi Donald Duck. I made sure it fit (<6 KB, <125 pixels square), browsed it up, and hit submit.
I tried a couple more times with the same result. So I sez, "Okay, it doesn't like that picture. No problem. I'll just upload my old avatar; the hooded wraith with the flashing eyes."
Same result.
I tried again today. Same result.
Any ideas? Or am I stuck with the timeless classic red-X-in-a-white-box avatar?
Last night I decided to change my avatar to a tasteful Nazi Donald Duck. I made sure it fit (<6 KB, <125 pixels square), browsed it up, and hit submit.
This ^ is the answer I got. Needless to say, my avatar did not go through.Warning: copy(./images/avatars/12701490a655711e12.gif) [function.copy]: failed to open stream: Permission denied in C:\inetpub\wwwroot\tgdmb_prod\includes\usercp_avatar.php on line 288
I tried a couple more times with the same result. So I sez, "Okay, it doesn't like that picture. No problem. I'll just upload my old avatar; the hooded wraith with the flashing eyes."
Same result.
I tried again today. Same result.
Any ideas? Or am I stuck with the timeless classic red-X-in-a-white-box avatar?
Posted: Mon Nov 03, 2008 5:54 am
So...hello? Anyone?
Posted: Tue Nov 04, 2008 3:15 am
Sorry. I was at RenFest all weekend. Let me PING support and we'll see what we can do.
Game On,
fbmf
Game On,
fbmf