Forum Domain Move

[anthony]

Ok... this has been biting me in the arse for years, let alone the last couple of months, and as such the decision really has made itself, yet I've simply put it off hoping the cons might improve or just go away... denial still lives, and the overall issue of this domain having the .com version running ads and basically holding this site to ransom from it, overall has pushed me to make the change of this site to the My Network domain choice of myptsd.com.

Let me remove issues from you, everything will be the same, and all old links will take you to the new location automatically. It won't break anything overall. Yes, there will be some minor teething issues in changing domain name to get everything back up and running correctly, such as chat and site mail, though it won't take long overall. A 24 - 48hr window will have everything normal again.

This is how it will simply work. To move the site requires the database and files to be moved over to the new account. This only entails me to close the site from being posted within whilst the files and DB are changed over to the their new account, permissions rewritten and DB connected to the new name. Sounds hard, but it happens pretty quickly, maybe a half hour or hour, if nothing goes wrong.

The chat and site mail only require a quick change of domain name at the RTMP and a file or two here referencing the domain.

For the rest of years... if you click on [DLMURL]https://www.ptsdforum.org/c/threads/hi-my-name-is-ray.35744[/DLMURL] you will automatically land on [DLMURL]https://www.myptsd.com/c/threads/hi-my-name-is-ray.35744[/DLMURL]. This includes from Google and externally linked sites into pages here.

As I said, nothing will change other than the domain name.

I'm going to talk with ServInt today about it and see what help they can offer me, as the DB is nearly 2Gb and the files for this site are around 15Gb from memory... so they will need to be involved and hopefully can lessen any issues that I may make myself.

I will look at rebranding information such as logo, pages and other such things when the site is upgraded to the next version of software.

 

[anthony]

Ok... tell me if anything is broken please.

I am aware of chat and sitemail... they will take a little extra time to fix as there are third parties involved in those.

 

[Nicolette]

My stomach is nearly broken... forum is overriding dinner :sour::bag:

 

[KP the nut]

If you hadn't told me, I wouldn't have noticed.

Hope you've had your dinner now:hungry:

 

[Meadowsweet]

Well done for making the decision.

The trophy awarding system seems to be playing catch up. I think the trophy number was showing as 0 previously (I think this has been since the last change).

Now it's showing as 227. So far today, I've received 7 notifications of trophies. the first one is for receiving my first 'like' from when I first joined. So that might mean that I will receive another 220 notifications for trophies, before it catches up?

It's not a problem, i can wallow in my new found popularity lol. But I thought I should make you aware.

 

[Whitneys story]

Great job and so appreciative I did not need a moving van. @Nicolette, sorry about your dinner!

I have been dropped a couple times but likely a cache issue! Everything is super :tup: Breathe and repeat, you are magical!

 

[angel2write]

Hmmm.... wondered why I was being re-awarded all my trophies. Guess I know now.

Thank you Anthony for doing all the things you do. I don't understand 'em, but I appreciate 'em.

 

[Mercy]

This includes from Google and externally linked sites into pages here.

Hi Anthony, Thanks for all your work and time. Thanks too for your dedication to helping so many of us with PTSD.

Does the above quote mean that google has access to everything we write here. How exposed are we to their info seeking soft ware? I'm a little scared because there is still the possibility that the organization responsible for my abuse still exhists.
Thanks ahead of time, mercy

 

[Ice_Fire]

Hi Anthony,

I tried logging in on my phone (android by the way) and it came up with a security certificate warning that has never appeared before. Just thought I'd give you a head's up. I ignored it because I know there's no viruses on the site but, may be off-putting to potential new members?

Mercy- I don't think anything regarding being 'found' has changed. I wouldn't have thought the move would make the site any mor or less secure.

 

[Mercy]

Oh Thank You for answering so quickly. I am comforted by your words.

 

[anthony]

Google can access everything publicly accessible, which hasn't changed due to domain change. Anything member or higher only, Google has never been able to access.

I tried logging in on my phone (android by the way) and it came up with a security certificate warning that has never appeared before.

That is a concern, yes. ServInt is currently working on the server due to another issue that has caused potential email spam, and hopefully should be fixed soon. That could be why... not sure. It has only caused an issue with email through the server to my knowledge, though shouldn't affect the SSL certificate, if that is the error.

PTSD Forum still has, and will continue to have, an SSL certificate for redirect purposes, then My PTSD also has an SSL certificate, as one https redirecting to another means both must have SSL for it to work correctly, which they do and have tested so.

I have logged in via my iPhone without any errors, so I would be interested if anyone else with an Android phone has the same issue, and if so, more specifics for what the error is.

 

[Nicolette]

I had security errors with my iPhone for 3 days ending yesterday.