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Off-Topic Discussion => General Discussion => Topic started by: Kazan on September 22, 2004, 03:25:04 pm

Title: Stupid gamespy!
Post by: Kazan on September 22, 2004, 03:25:04 pm: Don't they know how to manage a simple fscking database server
Title: Stupid gamespy!
Post by: aldo_14 on September 22, 2004, 03:52:57 pm: Oh, they probably know how. They just can't be arsed.
Title: Stupid gamespy!
Post by: Kosh on September 22, 2004, 04:49:56 pm: *finally stops shaking from HLP withdrawls*

Ahhh, much better.
Title: Stupid gamespy!
Post by: Hippo on September 22, 2004, 04:50:59 pm: Isn't it some recurring problem with another site also hosted on the dynamic4 server? THat what they said last time at least...
Title: Stupid gamespy!
Post by: aldo_14 on September 22, 2004, 04:58:53 pm: Quote
Originally posted by Hippo
Isn't it some recurring problem with another site also hosted on the dynamic4 server? THat what they said last time at least...

Nah, think they booted that site.

They were changing the server sql configuration or something, got a hosted mail about it this afternoon just after HLP went back up.
Title: Stupid gamespy!
Post by: Blitzerland on September 22, 2004, 05:09:23 pm: Whew. HLP is back. We've already lost the VBB, let's not lose Hard Light...man that was scary. Maybe i'm just paranoid.

Besides, if HLP went down, i'd never get that model from Magatsu1! :shaking:
Title: Stupid gamespy!
Post by: Kazan on September 22, 2004, 05:12:16 pm: changing configurations doesn't take 36 hours
Title: Stupid gamespy!
Post by: Corsair on September 22, 2004, 05:27:54 pm: It's happened before, it'll happen again. It doesn't make the separation anxiety any better though...
Title: Stupid gamespy!
Post by: ionia23 on September 22, 2004, 05:49:33 pm: Quote
Originally posted by Blitzerland
Whew. HLP is back. We've already lost the VBB, let's not lose Hard Light...man that was scary. Maybe i'm just paranoid.

Don't think it could ever happen. I mean, picture it:

"HLP News Updated: 10/21/2004"

"It is with heavy heart that we announce to you we are closing the doors to HLP forever, effective 12:00 a.m. tonight. We've decided that our skills would be better focused on developing Britney Spears: Hot Dance Trax II than the new SCP build, WCS, TVWP, The Babylon Project, Inferno, etc. "
Title: Stupid gamespy!
Post by: Hippo on September 22, 2004, 06:20:58 pm: Odd... I don't think i got a Hosted ALL email...

*goes off to check*
Title: Stupid gamespy!
Post by: aldo_14 on September 22, 2004, 06:42:02 pm: Quote
Originally posted by Kazan
changing configurations doesn't take 36 hours

time to make change - 15 minutes
time to fix error - 15 minutes
time to go to the pub inbetween and claim cost of 20 pints on expenses - 35 hours, 30 minutes
Title: Stupid gamespy!
Post by: Hippo on September 22, 2004, 06:51:47 pm: Ah ok... For the other people who had this end up in their spam for some reason:

[q]Good morning everyone-

We have changed the configuration of our dynamic servers to use a centralized phpMyAdmin interface for all sites hosted on these servers.

Please use the link below that corresponds with the server you are hosted on and use your MySQL username and password to login to the system:

http://dynamic.gamespy.com/mysql-admin/

http://dynamic2.gamespy.com/mysql-admin/

http://dynamic3.gamespy.com/mysql-admin/

http://dynamic4.gamespy.com/mysql-admin/

http://dynamic5.gamespy.com/mysql-admin/

http://dynamic6.gamespy.com/mysql-admin/

The old configurations will be removed for you starting on 01 October 2004, so please book mark this new link and get comfortable with it before the deadline.

If you have any problems or questions, please contact us at [email protected].

Thank you,

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Amanda 'Tink' McKitterick

Hosted Sites Technical Administrator

GameSpy Industries

www.gamespy.com

[email protected]
[/q]
Title: Stupid gamespy!
Post by: Kazan on September 22, 2004, 09:45:01 pm: Quote
Originally posted by aldo_14

time to make change - 15 minutes
time to fix error - 15 minutes
time to go to the pub inbetween and claim cost of 20 pints on expenses - 35 hours, 30 minutes

you've been reading BOFH
Title: Stupid gamespy!
Post by: Kosh on September 23, 2004, 12:13:23 am: I was actually able to get into the FS1 conversion website while HLP was down. Wierd.
Title: Stupid gamespy!
Post by: Night Hammer on September 23, 2004, 12:31:33 am: it seems none of the hosted sites were down, just the main one and the forums
Title: Stupid gamespy!
Post by: NGTM-1R on September 23, 2004, 12:44:58 am: That seems to be true, oddly...I could visit Inferno, the Port, and a few others but not the main site.
Title: Stupid gamespy!
Post by: Fury on September 23, 2004, 01:28:24 am: You really should get some hobbies or something instead or creating whiny threads every single time HLP goes more or less down. :doubt:

Its life, folks!

On the other hand, I have no hobbies and I have no life but I can live with it. Can you?
Title: Stupid gamespy!
Post by: Setekh on September 23, 2004, 02:41:34 am: What you've observed is not odd at all, guys. The hosted sites are on 3dap.com/hlp; the non-dynamic server, which to my knowledge has never been down (at least in our three-and-a-half year history). It's the dynamic server (dynamic4.gamespy.com/~freespace) upon which the main site and the forums rely; so it's only those last two which go down when there are MySQL or database problems.

Btw, it was closer to 72 than 36 hours. :no:
Title: Stupid gamespy!
Post by: aldo_14 on September 23, 2004, 03:19:39 am: Quote
Originally posted by Kazan

you've been reading BOFH

Er... reading...yes

:nervous:
Title: Stupid gamespy!
Post by: kasperl on September 23, 2004, 04:40:07 am: I think you are saying that you have been playing BOFH?

Poor users.....