Server Notice and Update :: Please Read

[mkeefe]

UPDATE

Server redirect disabled, you will need to login to the temp site for now, don't worry it is all backed up -- sorry for the inconvenience.

Hello All,

Yesterday you may have noticed theCafe and PhotoshopCafe was offline! This was due to a huge spike in traffic from the popularity of the contest. At first it seemed to level out but then the system went down, forcing us to rebuild it.

There is more PhotoshopCafe news surrounding the server, but at the moment the good news is the forums and main site are all up and working.

Note: I had to rebuild the forums from a lot of hand editing due to XMB not liking me :) so if you see anything out of place or missing, please let me know.

Note 2: All attachments for Design Challenge 8 (the active contest) have been restored. Attachments from other years have been preserved and will be added back once the data is cleaned and tested.

Note: 3: It is hard to explain but theCafe forums and Photoshopcafe.com are on two separate server so the link clicking requests may be slow to start but the requested site should load extremely quick.

Again, let me know if you see anything out of place.

Thanks,
Cafe Staff

[Edited on 1/2/2008 by mkeefe]

[rAyVoLvEz]

Good job Matt!

I know the hard work you been through, now go get some well deserved sleep..

I will browse around and let you know of anything "out of place"..

God knows how much I miss the cafe for the 12 hours, its almost like I lost a part of me:)

[Edited on 1/2/2008 by rAyVoLvEz]

[padiq]

Good work Matt!

I will keep you informed if I notice any problems :)

[kiwicolin]

The good news is that once everything is done, we will have a much faster connection and more room for expansion into other things. (you will notice that the forums are faster)

Basically, we outgrew our hosting account and are migrating over to a Dedicated server

Thanks Matt for your hard work!
And thanks everyone else for your patience!

[MikeP]

Originally posted by kiwicolin
The good news is that once everything is done, we will have a much faster connection and more room for expansion into other things. (you will notice that the forums are faster)

Basically, we outgrew our hosting account and are migrating over to a Dedicated server

Thanks Matt for your hard work!
And thanks everyone else for your patience!

This is GREAT news! And yes, the forum is lightning fast....Thanks, Colin!
:)

[Hermie]

Great jobs to the ones that deserve it... Matt, Colin, (some more??). Thanx for letting us be a part of this beautiful forum (for me the only forum.... AND yes Matt splounge.com too :D)

[TheDoc]

Thanks for working so hard to get it back up. Love the load times!

[deewebgirl]

ahhh soo that's what you have been up too Matt...Good Job mate!
and the rest of the staff excellent as usual!
d:cheers

[Marthig]

:notworthy Matt ... Idol !! ;) :cheers Colin PSCafe Rocks :roll

[silentjin]

I am new to the community.

But good job Matt in keeping this place running!

[mkeefe]

Originally posted by silentjin
I am new to the community.

But good job Matt in keeping this place running!

Welcome!

We try to keep it all running smooth, but sometimes you get hiccups.. like anything.

[Mussarela]

Great work.
Thank you.

:cheers