MR PEA Posted 19, January 2009 Report Share Posted 19, January 2009 as above... the forums have been updated for a while now surely their is a fix for this issue.. I also know that this is a non profit site and that it would cause some one to spend a few hours on it.. it would be nice to be able to use my old user name instead of my current "_new" one... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dish Posted 19, January 2009 Report Share Posted 19, January 2009 Reason for the "new" suffix was so that we would not cause any conflict with posts that may possibly be retreived from the corrupted database. Sorry mate, please bear with us. This updated forum software also allows us to merge posts between usernames, so once your old membership is revived, all your new posts can be combined... just need to be able to get an SQL expert to look at the SQL table to ensure that all the data is still there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHRIS-172 Posted 19, January 2009 Report Share Posted 19, January 2009 is there an SQL expert amongst us>? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
griffyn Posted 20, January 2009 Report Share Posted 20, January 2009 I have a book, and I'm reading it, but am having difficulty applying it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bremund Posted 20, January 2009 Report Share Posted 20, January 2009 I wasn't going to put my hand up earlier (cause was a bit crazy at work and christmas/new year), but I can have a look at the database now cause work and life is quiet now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nisch Posted 20, January 2009 Report Share Posted 20, January 2009 If nobody else can help, I can have a look. Sounds like a mini data conversion exercise... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dish Posted 20, January 2009 Report Share Posted 20, January 2009 Thanks for the offers lads - we'll work on a plan of attack and shall be in touch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bremund Posted 29, January 2009 Report Share Posted 29, January 2009 Good News, the old posts are still in the Database. I was a bit bored and thought I'd see if the posts were still lurking in the SQL database by using the search function. I've played about with it and have found a few of ClioF1's posts (searching for subframe issue), and even a few of mine. Here's an example. A easy search for "Saab Turbo" (cause I knew there would be posts from me). search.php?keywords=Saab+Turbo&terms=all&author=&sc=1&sf=all&sr=posts&sk=t&sd=d&st=0&ch=300&t=0&submit=Search You'll notice there are posts but with by bit blank. I've currently set myself up with a test forum and am playing round with that to see how easy it will be to restore all the user's posts. At the moment it looks as easy as manually creating the original users in the back end. However not having access to the OzRS forum database means I'm not 100% sure that's the problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
griffyn Posted 29, January 2009 Report Share Posted 29, January 2009 I know I was logged in during the "translation" between versions, and am wondering if the tables/records needed to be dropped to proceed at some point, if so they may still be present, just not referenced? (please note I am not using correct jargon, but my closest understanding of what they are) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moosey Posted 29, January 2009 Report Share Posted 29, January 2009 Nice work, guys. Let one of the admins know if you need access to something specific and we'll see what can be arranged. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bremund Posted 29, January 2009 Report Share Posted 29, January 2009 ok, so I've done some more testing (since my last post) on my test forum and I'm sure this is an easy fix (but may take some time). I can get everyones posts back I just need: 1) Forum admin access. 2) Full access to the SQL Database. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moosey Posted 1, February 2009 Report Share Posted 1, February 2009 Sit tight, mate. I'll do some chasing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dish Posted 1, February 2009 Report Share Posted 1, February 2009 OK bremund, you're in. We'll discuss the plan of attack in the Admin section. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MR PEA Posted 2, April 2009 Author Report Share Posted 2, April 2009 i see that i have all my old posts back can someone change my name back? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragyn Posted 2, April 2009 Report Share Posted 2, April 2009 ^^ I beleive you can just log in with your old name again...or at least that's what it looks like Mikee/Griffyn is doing... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MR PEA Posted 15, April 2009 Author Report Share Posted 15, April 2009 nope no good.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bremund Posted 15, April 2009 Report Share Posted 15, April 2009 ok, i'll rename you now, you'll have to log in with your old name Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MR PEA Posted 16, April 2009 Author Report Share Posted 16, April 2009 bung all done thanks mattey! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moosey Posted 16, April 2009 Report Share Posted 16, April 2009 thanks brendan~! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dish Posted 5, May 2009 Report Share Posted 5, May 2009 Locked due to spammers targeting this thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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