Isaac
Years ago
Hoops SA moving soon
Hoops SA has outgrown its current database and will be making the move to a new database as well as to a different host (from Australia to the US).
You will have noticed the site going down every now and then during the day (it will show a page with just "<." or a database error) so the change should mean that we escape those problems.
The site may be faster or slower with the move (the database will be faster, but moving it out of Australia will mean a speed reduction), but hopefully if it's slower, it's not too bad. Ideally I'd host it locally, but the cost of data in Australia is pretty outrageous (at my preferred host, it would cost more than $1000/month).
When I make the move, the forum will need to be paused so that any new posts are not lost. I'll try to time this so as not to effect peak hour forum traffic, but it will inconvenience people regardless. It might be tonight, or tomorrow night. If you see a message saying that the forum is down for the move, at least you'll know what's going on.
Any questions, let me know.
