BajaNomad
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***BAJANOMAD SITE AVAILABILITY (UPDATE 2)***
Okay ... bring it on.
The forums are presently sitting on a rippin' new web server currently DEDICATED to ONLY the BajaNomad forums.
Due to misunderstandings (I received a couple of emails from people that couldn't understand why the site couldn't be available today while making a
switch), I feel I need to clarify some things.
The amount of traffic here in the past three days crushed the server where the site has been hosted to a virtual halt - and made it pretty impossible
to provide that many visitors with the information they came for.
The BajaNomad site was also residing, like most non-corporate websites, on a "shared" system. That means it co-existed with hundreds of other
websites on the same computer system.
In this case hundreds of other business websites were also brought to a halt because of the traffic to the BajaNomad forums. These businesspeople
were suffering a "brown out" (of sorts), where they couldn't even send email - which can be a critical issue for a small businesses.
I explained the situation to many of these people this week, and they understood my decision to keep the BajaNomad site AVAILABLE because of the
emergency situation - and were very supportive. They also asked me for a deadline so that they could expect to have their anticipated service back.
I requested up to this morning (having limited the service for hundreds of businesses here for THREE days by leaving the forums "live").
I worked diligently to stay on track to have everything changed over on that timetable, but with the new server system acquired, an unexpected
hardware failure at about 5am this morning tripped me up, and brought this timetable to an an immediate halt.
My choices were limited - either leave the board open, and suffer from the debilitating effects of the traffic using the site to the point they quite
possibly/likely wouldn't get what they came for anyway - coupled with crippling the other hundreds of businesses from having their websites and email
available (and breaking my promise to my clients - please remember these other clients are my livelihood, and who actually make it possible for me to
provide the BajaNomad site forums in the first place)... or, closing the forums until the new server was ready - and allow these businesses to go
about their business.
The news from Mulege had also recently turned around, and reports were that electricity, gasoline, food, water, supplies, etc were becoming available.
So, I chose to close the forums and await the datacenter's fix (they weren't very good with their communications to me regarding timetables along the
way today either - so I didn't expect it to take as long as it did when I made the decision).
The datacenter ended up not having the needed replacement hardware hardware available until mid-day today, and they then brought the server back
online today in the afternoon - at which point I've been loading the web site files and database information to the server - then "flipping the
switch" this evening to redirect forum traffic to the new location.
What you may - or may not - notice is that I haven't got all of the attachments back up. That will take me some time. There are a LOT of files, and
I am only loading about 20-30 files at a time - out of almost 9600 (about 400 MB). So, that will take me a while. Each upload takes a few minutes
each. If you do the math you'll see I still have many hours ahead of me. If anyone is a MySQL wiz that can tell me an easier way to do this, please
don't hesitate to speak up.
I'm tired. Need sleep (only got 1 hour last night). Have a business meeting to be at at 6:45am in the morning - and have a presentation to make to
the 25 or so people there.
I hope this will suffice for now.
My family's thoughts and prayers are with those people and families that are having difficulties after the effects of Hurricane John - including those
who may have lost family members or friends.
Thanks to all of you who have stepped up to assist those in need during this time.
I feel very fortunate to be associated with the very understanding clients that I have, and with so many passionate, concerned and involved Nomads
that frequent this website.
Very fortunate indeed!
And now I think I will bid you all good night. See you all tomorrow.
--
Doug Means
[Edited on 9-8-2006 by BajaNomad]
When I was young, I admired clever people. Now that I am old, I admire kind people.
– Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel
We know we must go back if we live, and we don`t know why.
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BajaNomad
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| Quote: | Originally posted by lencho
one way to do that sort of database transfer between compatible mysql systems is to simply copy the raw database files onto the new machine without
going through any loading procedures of the program that uses the data. This is VERY quick if you have fast communications and a good way to get
running in a rush, but suffers from the problem of carrying over any corruption or noise from the original files. Also requires root access and
knowledge of organization of the MySQL system. |
Larry,
Where could I learn this - as it would likely work if I'm able to pull just one table from the old database location into the new one - or is pulling
just one table not going to be possible?
The other thing I could do is rename the old DB and/or tables, and copy everything across - then do some maneuvering in the new location between the
two databases. (trying to remember if that's easy to do in phpMyAdmin or not)
Thanks,
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Doug
When I was young, I admired clever people. Now that I am old, I admire kind people.
– Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel
We know we must go back if we live, and we don`t know why.
– John Steinbeck, Log from the Sea of Cortez
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shari
Select Nomad
Posts: 13048
Registered: 3-10-2006
Location: bahia asuncion, baja sur
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Mood: there is no reality except the one contained within us "Herman Hesse"
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Doug, mil gracias for all your hard work and dedication. This site is superb and very important to many of us as it provides critical updated info as
it happens. It is my prime news source. I would appreciate it if you could let your clients know how much we also appreciate their patience and
understanding in this time of crisis. We love you man!
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David K
Honored Nomad
Posts: 64842
Registered: 8-30-2002
Location: San Diego County
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Mood: Have Baja Fever
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Kate, there was tons of TV feed from CABO SAN LUCAS on U.S. stations (at least here in Southern California) that would cause one to think what was
shown was the extent of the damage to Baja.... ie. if Cabo got missed, then Baja got missed... You know, like isn't Cabo all there is to Baja?
Baja Nomads contacting the news media IS what brought the truth to the eyes of non-Nomads.
Thanks to Doug, there is Baja Nomad Forums!
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Cincodemayo
Senior Nomad
Posts: 725
Registered: 3-7-2005
Location: Pacific NW
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Wow Doug...I think what you provide here on this site is just amazing let alone what a tool this site during a disaster like Mulege is for all the
nomads. No apology needed amigo. I applaud your service to all.
Three cheers and raise that cerveza to Doug!!!
Don\'t get mad...
Get EVEN.
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TinaRMarie2
Junior Nomad
Posts: 27
Registered: 8-29-2006
Location: California
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Ditto to above.
Much thanks for all you do.
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MexicoTed
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Registered: 8-2-2004
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Doug, keep up the wonderful job you have done for years. You go unappreciated by many, but I recognize what it takes to supply this site to all of us
so a BIG thanks amigo!
Ted
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Tomas Tierra
Super Nomad
Posts: 1281
Registered: 3-23-2005
Location: oxnard, ca
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Mood: Tengo Flojera
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yes, many thanx Doug!!!
What about all the old photos??? Sometimes I just need to go back and look at all the cool old JRbaja stuff...
edit...Miss that Dude
[Edited on 10-18-2006 by Tomas Tierra]
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Bruce R Leech
Elite Nomad
Posts: 6796
Registered: 9-20-2004
Location: Ensenada formerly Mulege
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Mood: A lot cooler than Mulege
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a lot of those posts don't make any sense with out the photos.
Bruce R Leech
Ensenada
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BajaNomad
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I'm running behind with a few things... my apologies. I have to get to it when I can get to it.
When I was young, I admired clever people. Now that I am old, I admire kind people.
– Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel
We know we must go back if we live, and we don`t know why.
– John Steinbeck, Log from the Sea of Cortez
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Bruce R Leech
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no problem Doug you have the site working at stellar speeds and that is really nice and we do appreciate it.
Bruce R Leech
Ensenada
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Tomas Tierra
Super Nomad
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Registered: 3-23-2005
Location: oxnard, ca
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ditto Doug...not pressing you, just curious
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Hook
Elite Nomad
Posts: 9010
Registered: 3-13-2004
Location: Sonora
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The transformation of the BajaNomads site....
may have been the only good thing that came from Hurricane John.
It seemed like there was an huge groundswell of interest (including many newbies) during and immediately after John, no?
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David K
Honored Nomad
Posts: 64842
Registered: 8-30-2002
Location: San Diego County
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Mood: Have Baja Fever
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Yes, click on Memeber List on the top and see how many new Nomads registered in September, for example!
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