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DIY FAQ & Wiki - hosting migration
Hi all,
As some of you will remember, I currently host the DIY FAQ and Wiki. The server they are currently on needs to undergo some maintenance, and as such I need to migrate both sites to a new server. The FAQ is easy - it's small, and takes no time at all. The Wiki is a monster - the database alone is over 400Mb, plus another few hundred Mb in image files. I'd like to get the migration done this weekend. To this end, I request that no changes are made to the sites (including adding/editing Wiki content) from tonight until Monday night. Any changes made will be lost! I've emailed Phil about this, and he's ready to repoint the domains as soon as I'm done. I hope this doesn't inconvenience anyone, and expect normal service to be resumed shortly. No site downtime is anticipated. I will post a notice on this thread once the migration is complete. -- Grunff |
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On Aug 8, 9:21*pm, Grunff wrote:
Hi all, As some of you will remember, I currently host the DIY FAQ and Wiki. The server they are currently on needs to undergo some maintenance, and as such I need to migrate both sites to a new server. The FAQ is easy - it's small, and takes no time at all. The Wiki is a monster - the database alone is over 400Mb, plus another few hundred Mb in image files. I'd like to get the migration done this weekend. To this end, I request that no changes are made to the sites (including adding/editing Wiki content) from tonight until Monday night. Maybe I'll get some sleep then NT |
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Grunff wrote:
I hope this doesn't inconvenience anyone, and expect normal service to be resumed shortly. No site downtime is anticipated. I will post a notice on this thread once the migration is complete. Ok, this is now done. I've deleted a handful of records which were just enormous, and contained almost nothing but spam. If anyone notices anything important missing, or anything not working correctly, do let me know. As always, the email address is valid. -- Grunff |
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On Fri, 08 Aug 2008 21:21:23 +0100, in uk.d-i-y Grunff
wrote: Subject: DIY FAQ & Wiki - hosting migration Hi all, As some of you will remember, I currently host the DIY FAQ and Wiki. The server they are currently on needs to undergo some maintenance, and as such I need to migrate both sites to a new server. The FAQ is easy - it's small, and takes no time at all. The Wiki is a monster - the database alone is over 400Mb, plus another few hundred Mb in image files. I'd like to get the migration done this weekend. To this end, I request that no changes are made to the sites (including adding/editing Wiki content) from tonight until Monday night. Any changes made will be lost! I've emailed Phil about this, and he's ready to repoint the domains as soon as I'm done. I hope this doesn't inconvenience anyone, and expect normal service to be resumed shortly. No site downtime is anticipated. I will post a notice on this thread once the migration is complete. [Was: DIY FAQ & Wiki - hosting migration] I haven't been around for a while to do anything to the FAQ due to family commitments, and wonder if its time for the FAQ to be integrated into the Wiki somehow? Is that practical and does anyone feel like doing it? - I can't see me being able to do it in the near future. In fact is there anyone willing to take on the FAQ editing/maintenance task too? The Wiki has got some good stuff in it now, but I see a problem in that although one can find articles by searching, there is no mechanism for browsing it in a structured way. To answer the question "What is in the Wiki?" one has to visit every article in the contents list (actually just an index) which itself is well hidden under "See Also" at the very bottom of the Main Page. I know non-structuredness is inherent in Wikis, but wouldn't it be possible to construct a structured Main Page consisting of a hierarchical list containing links pointing to the existing articles? This would make the Wiki more accessible to those that don't have an immediate DIY task to search for, but want to browse for inspiration. There is an old suggestion for a structure at http://www.diyfaq.org.uk/beta/FAQ_Pr...tents_List.doc Phil (sometime) FAQ Editor Phil The uk.d-i-y FAQ is at http://www.diyfaq.org.uk/ The Google uk.d-i-y archive is at http://tinyurl.com/65kwq Remove NOSPAM from address to email me |
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Phil Addison writes: [Was: DIY FAQ & Wiki - hosting migration] I haven't been around for a while to do anything to the FAQ due to family commitments, and wonder if its time for the FAQ to be integrated into the Wiki somehow? Is that practical and does anyone feel like doing You can't just fold it in - only the copyright owners can do that as only they can change their copyright assignments to be suitable for Wiki use. it? - I can't see me being able to do it in the near future. In fact is there anyone willing to take on the FAQ editing/maintenance task too? -- Andrew Gabriel [email address is not usable -- followup in the newsgroup] |
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but the wiki could have links to individual pages in the faq without violating copyright... (please (maybe after the weekend maintenance) remind us all of where the faq and wiki and google newsgroup archives are!) [george] You can't just fold it in - only the copyright owners can do that as only they can change their copyright assignments to be suitable for Wiki use. it? - I can't see me being able to do it in the near future. In fact is there anyone willing to take on the FAQ editing/maintenance task too? -- Andrew Gabriel [email address is not usable -- followup in the newsgroup] |
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On Wed, 13 Aug 2008 10:36:01 +0100, in uk.d-i-y "George \(dicegeorge\)"
wrote: (please (maybe after the weekend maintenance) remind us all of where the faq and wiki and google newsgroup archives are!) http://www.diyfaq.org.uk/ http://wiki.diyfaq.org.uk/ http://groups.google.com/group/uk.d-i-y/topics http://groups.google.com/advanced_search Phil |
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