Upgrading the Forum Software

[JacobM5727]

hmm... this is strange and new, it wil take some getting used to....

it is annoying though how you have to sign in before you go to post

just my opinion

[Gomer]

once you sign in one time, You shouldnt have to again. At least that's how it works for me.

[RobRich]

Excellent upgrade Scott...but why?

The old UBB forum used a flat file interface that had to open a massive file index each time an operation was performed. This also doesn't account for the time extensive operations needed for the administation of UBB.

vB uses a database format (mySQL to be technical), thus it can operate with only small dynamic fields of data instead of having to manipulate a large file. The benefits are that SysOpt can now provide more options with less overhead and great speed.

Check this out: http://www.vbulletin.com/features/

Robert Richmond
Associate Editor
www.SysOpt.com

[Ironforge]

So basically.. to sum it up Rich..

Great Taste! Less Filling!

hehe

[jad1097]

No more searching with the 3 letter words.

[SysOpt]

RobRich summed it up.

[Praetorian]

MySQL. Fast and more efficient. I use it with a few of my sites.

[Ironforge]

Yes.. Robrich summed it up

I intended to point that out but I guess I should have done a better job

Just thought this newer software was best of both worlds

great taste and less filling!

[Mortis]

Do I need to do something to correct the time thing- I just posted and it was 1020 pm my time (colorado) and it was posted as 420 am... I read earlier in this post about the time issues, I was just wondering if i had to do something on my profile to help out... ALL THE UPGRADES ARE GREAT! Thanks Scott and all the others involved... too cool!

Mortis
Email me if I need to contribute to my changes

[RobRich]

Mortis, open "user cp", then "edit options". Near the end of the option list is a feature to change your time zone information.

Hope this helps,
Robert Richmond

[fritzp]

It's been a while the site looks good.....

[Ed_S]

Something else I just noticed regarding the time issue.

I reset mine days ago, but today when I got here all times were wrong. OK, just check the user cp & see if something's changed. But today for some reason I had to log in, when I didn't before after the first time. After logging in, all times were correct w/o actually changing anything.
Guess it's best to sign in before even browsing the forums, huh.

So - how often will this happen? And how can I set things to prevent it?
Already checked "yes" on both "Automatically login when you return to the site? (uses cookies)" and "Browse board with cookies?"
Did I miss something? Worked fine until today.

Not really a big deal, though.

[RobRich]

Sounds like either the cookie was deleted or expired. No big deal, as you found out, all you have to do is simply login again.

[fritzp]

defending