Good to be back

[steven s]

I consider myself an early adopter starting with the beta versions. Life happens and I kept my vB forum going out of pure laziness. I've wanted to delete my vB3.8.8 out of frustration. Constant database crashes, session table filling up. The forum dates back to 1999 and probably further back with phpBB. My fear was moving threads over and server requirements. I installed an old license and imported my posts. Super easy. Deleted and a fresh install in a different directory. Updated to v2. Import took overnight with no issues. I already see people coming back. Long live xF.

 

[Digital Doctor]

welcome back.

For your rejuvenated forum, remember what Thomas the Train taught us:

• The Three "R"s: "I will be 'responsible', 'reliable', and 'really useful'"

 

[CedricV]

Awesome. Good of you to just give it a go and see what can happen. Often people are so afraid to screw things up, while some things are as you say, super easy.

 

[Davyc]

Welcome back to the fold - good move

 

[steven s]

Awesome. Good of you to just give it a go and see what can happen. Often people are so afraid to screw things up, while some things are as you say, super easy.

It was the php requirements that was holding me back. I hate relying on my host to make changes for me. Once I learned that I could change the php version through cPanel. I felt better. xF1 had different requirements than xF2. I need to think about the legacy of the forum. I'll be 68 this month.