Travis Posted November 23, 2010 Report Share Posted November 23, 2010 I got an email from my web-host today. Apparently SSV is "too popular." They want me to upgrade my hosting plan to one that costs $180/month. Currently SSV costs me about $300/year to operate, which I'm usually able to recuperate from advertising. But there's absolutely no way I can recuperate $2400 for a year. So I guess I'll be moving SSV to a different host. I use a different host for my other websites (I have a number of other woodworking & hobby websites). I think I'll be moving it over there. A buddy of mine has a forum there that has more traffic than I do and he hasn't had any problems. So I guess I'll give it a try. I have 7 days to "fix the problem," so I guess I'll be spending Thanksgiving weekend moving the site. I just wanted to give everybody a heads up that things might look goofy, act wonky, or flat-out not be able to access the website for blocks of time over the weekend. Messing around with PHP, My SQL, HTML, and Java is not much fun (I'm not a computer engineer), so wish me luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DWSUDEKUM Posted November 23, 2010 Report Share Posted November 23, 2010 Bummer Travis. Hope the move goes smoothly. DW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vector01 Posted November 23, 2010 Report Share Posted November 23, 2010 We have faith...One step at a time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Travis Posted November 23, 2010 Author Report Share Posted November 23, 2010 On the plus side, all the software will be updated! You'll notice it more-so in the gallery. As you probably have noticed, the User Gallery is a bit buggy with files being put in weird places. Hopefully with the update, everything will work smoother. I'm trying to decide what to do with the Wiki. I might remove it all together and port the information to individual pages. The wiki tends to be a spam magnet and takes a lot of maintenance. Since I'm pretty much the only one who adds to it, it might be better as individual pages. Hmmmm....still thinking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oges Posted November 23, 2010 Report Share Posted November 23, 2010 Well its a good thing that the site is popular, but not for that additional cost. I hope the move works out well once you decide what you want to do. If theres anything I can do to help, let me know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lastchance Posted November 23, 2010 Report Share Posted November 23, 2010 Hey Travis, not sure what I could do to assist, but if you need help, just let me know how I can. Chance Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Messman Posted November 23, 2010 Report Share Posted November 23, 2010 Travis let me know if there is anything I can do to help. I will be more than happy to do what ever I can. Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toolbeltman Posted November 24, 2010 Report Share Posted November 24, 2010 Best of luck moving Travis...thanks for all you for us here at SSV..we appreciate all that you do for us...hope you have a good Thanksgiving! Regards Doug Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lakelad Posted November 24, 2010 Report Share Posted November 24, 2010 I wish you luck indeed Travis. I, like many others really enjoy the site and appreciate all your work. Gary Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elum Posted November 24, 2010 Report Share Posted November 24, 2010 Travis, Thanks for the heads up on the move. I know that this a lot of work for and I for one really appreciate what you are doing.There are a lot of us out there that really appreciate all you are doing here but we just don't take the time to say thank you. So, THANK YOU, and may the move go smoothly. Once again, Thank You. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodworker13403A Posted November 24, 2010 Report Share Posted November 24, 2010 Good luck on the move Travis. Rick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wombatie Posted November 25, 2010 Report Share Posted November 25, 2010 Good luck with the move Travis and I'm sorry it is going to spoil your Thanksgiving a bit or a lot, but all of us here at the Village appreciate what you do for us. Thank you and Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family. Marg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sawer Posted November 25, 2010 Report Share Posted November 25, 2010 Sorry for the problems with your host. I'd like to suggest staying away from Go Daddy.com we had major issues with them a year ago and it took a couple of months to get things fix after changing host. You may want to check Ipower, I,m using them for my websites for about 110.00 a year. I don't know what kind of bandwith you need but it would hurt to ask. If I can help let me know, I can get around in php somewhat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qlty Posted November 26, 2010 Report Share Posted November 26, 2010 Hey Travis,thanks for letting us know and thanks for all the work you do on this great site.Hope all goes well on your move. John aka qlty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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