New Host Discussion

[Kiros]

Discuss the New Host Announcement (http://www.virtualteen.org/forums/showthread.php?t=34715) here.

[Sapphire]

Wow. Anthony, that is very good of you to pay your own money for the first month.

[Atonement]

So.. when is this switch going to occur?

[iJack]

YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Im happy.

Thanks Anthony!

[DarkWingedAngel]

w00t
does this mean no more system overloads

[Kiros]

So.. when is this switch going to occur?

Very soon. Maybe starting tomorrow, maybe the day after. It all depends on when the server gets set up.

w00t
does this mean no more system overloads

Pretty much, hence the "drastically improve the performance" line.

[Antares]

COOL

im excited :)

and thanks ant

[Zephyr]

As always, you guys are simply amazing = ]

Guess this switch-over is perfect anyway,
Break all of us addicts of VT for a couple days or so.

[DarkWingedAngel]

w00t
less party
my place be there jkjk
oh BTW thanks Ant

[iJack]

Hey! Its VT's holiday present to us all!

[[[chickaroo92]]]

Thanks Anthony xD
Anyway, this will be amazing!

[Requin]

Wow, I bow down to you Anthony.

I'm sure that this will make the site even better than it is already. Well Done Ant for paying and all the rest of the admins. :-)

As Steph said, at least it will give some of us a break. :-)

[Underground_Network]

Wow, this is great news, though I will miss VT and may have to cry myself to sleep while its down... :cry2:

Thanks Ant. :P

[Bobby]

Well this is why I have major man-love for Ant.

And I think this is a good time of year to do it, cause we should be with our families not on the internet. But can we have a warning of a day before it happens? And will anything be lost?

[Kiros]

This is your warning. We can't get much more specific because if we post something a few minutes before the site goes down, barely anyone at all would get to read it.

Nothing should be lost. We're going to do a full transfer, including the database.

[Bobby]

Okay, so it's happening soon. Got it.

[Sugaree]

Thanks so much Ant! You are such a nice guy. It's gonna be great getting a faster site.

[The Batman]

Since the Server is getting switched what kind of new features should we be looking for afterwords.

[Kiros]

Nothing major, just a few user-friendly options like a smaller time limit on the search/email features; immediate updates for subscriptions, thread views, and attachment views; and a few more things that you all might like :)

If we get more of a performance boost than we thought possible, it could lead to quite a few tasty possibilities. And no, I'm not going to say what those possibilities are because they haven't even been discussed.

[Requin]

Hmmm, temptation, your so good at it. :-)

Should be good, can't wait to see what happens.

[Neverender]

it could lead to quite a few tasty possibilities.

sounds interesting :P



and thanl< you ant! How much does it cost?

[Kiros]

It's a good bit. But to be a tad more specific, it cost more than a Twix (http://www.mars.com/global/Global+brands/Snackfood/Twix.htm) but less than a new Porsche (http://www.porsche.com/usa/models/911/911-gt2/).

[Neverender]

It's a good bit. But to be a tad more specific, it cost more than a Twix (http://www.mars.com/global/Global+brands/Snackfood/Twix.htm) but less than a new Porsche (http://www.porsche.com/usa/models/911/911-gt2/).

so between a buck and 50 grand.


and i got another question, will the font formatting still be the same and not like gov, where they don't show the [ COLOR="Yellow"][/COLOR] or [ SIZE="3"][/SIZE], etc.?

[Aηdy]

so between a buck and 50 grand.


and i got another question, will the font formatting still be the same and not like gov, where they don't show the [ COLOR="Yellow"][/color] or [ SIZE="3"][/size], etc.?

Nothing like that will change, that's all to do with vbulletin.

At the moment were eating off a paper plate. Once we upgrade we'll be eating off a china plate with gold decorations. The food will taste the same but it's much better :)

[Kiros]

Listen to Andy, as he has awesome plate analogies.

[Aηdy]

Listen to Andy, as he has awesome plate analogies.

Thank you sir ;)

[Falk 'Ace' Flyer]

"You're best! Around! Nothin's gonna ever keep ya down, you're the best- AROUND!"

<3 Ant

[Neverender]

so, anyways I've been wondering, what is a host?

0.o

[iJack]

At the moment were eating off a paper plate. Once we upgrade we'll be eating off a china plate with gold decorations. The food will taste the same but it's much better :)
That reminds me of this one thing i saw on youtube, but im too lazy to find it.

[Oblivion]

so, anyways I've been wondering, what is a host?

0.o

Its basically a massive hard drive, that you can store data on and have it displayed on the internet.
If you just bought a domain name (like virtualteen.org) it wouldnt be accessible without a host.
But since its very hard to work it all together, and have such lard hard drives, most people opt to buy server hosting [$/month] instead of using their own

[Kiros]

I suppose I should clarify.

A host is really the company doing the hosting. For instance, DotServant is/was our host. The computers that do the hosting are called servers. Servers are simply computers that host something - a website, an online game, etc. I could host VirtualTeen.org from my computer. Anyone with an internet connection can. The thing is, our internet connections (even the fast ones with 20Mb/s down and 2Mb/s up) are not enough to support the site. VirtualTeen.org has thousands of unique visitors everyday. No one here has the kind of upload bandwidth with their internet to properly host such a site.

That's the main reason that people need hosts: they have the powerful servers, the extreme bandwidth, and the impeccable uptime, whereas individuals don't.

[ShatteredWings]

and i assume the switch is because vt keeps giving that 'server too busy' mesage?

[Kiros]

Although it seemed longer, this procedure was completed in less than 48 hours.

Thanks for being patient, guys.

[Requin]

Like the new sign Ben.

Looks funkier. :-)

[Kiros]

Awesome :D

Wait... How'd you know that I designed it?! >_>

[Underground_Network]

Does the new host come with free pancakes? 0.o

[Kiros]

I wish... Eh, I'm starting to think that the borders on the new logo stand out too much. Maybe they're too bright. Would it really look better with them dimmed down a bit? :?

[Sapphire]

I am inclined to agree that maybe if they were dimmed a little it would look better.
Other than that it's cool :)

[Requin]

I think it seems OK. It suits it, unless you've already dimmed it?
Lol

[Kiros]

No, I haven't dimmed the borders yet, but I plan on doing so after I wake up.

I'm off to bed (finally).

[redcar]

Well done guys. :)

[george]

Yeah nice job you guys :]

[curiousteen]

i greatly appreciate it Anthony

[Antares]

YAY!
So, I haven't noticed a huge difference, since I haven't done anything related to a server yet...well you know...but at least it wont crash anymore during the summer!!!!!!!!!

w00tness good job guys, thanks ant-y

[Bobby]

Ant, Kiros, and anyone else involved...

THANKYOU!

[Techno Monster]

Ohmygosh!
I freaked out because VT was of, and I didn't know what was going on!
I no now whew!

[Falk 'Ace' Flyer]

I changed my mind. I hate you Anthony. -.-

[Camazotz]

Wow, thanks Ant. And thanks Ben. I appreciate it.

[Oblivion]

I changed my mind. I hate you Anthony. -.-

Haha for some reason that made me laugh. :P

Thanks Ant and Ben! Good job on the host switch!

[Atonement]

Well done guys. :)

You got the Alex stamp of approval. BAM! Everything is better now.