RE: [OT] Web Rehost (was: Yeah, but...! Re: Star Ranger's New Hom e?)

Yes, it does take more.

One of the things is that you, often, have to reset the links pointing
to
the web site (URL). But this can be reduced by the use of relative
links. 

Sometimes hosts inpose some restrictions that other sites did not have
(such
as limiting folder depth). This can cause a rearangement of the site and
change to links within the site.

If you are doing somthing other than HTML, often there is the need to
check/test code behind the pages (ASP, JSP, Java, CGI, etc.). Also,
there is
sometimes a change to the database or means of accessing the data (ADO
vs
ODBC).

Usually this is also seen as a time to test the web site and fix any
problems (may be old problems that you did not notice).

Sometimes you will run into a file that has become corrupted. If you are
uploading a batch of pages, this can (depending on the FTP client) bring
the
process to a screeching halt.

The only thing that can be said with 99.9...% certanty is that something
will break during a move. 

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-----Original Message-----
From: Donald Hosford [mailto:Hosford.Donald@acd.net]
Sent: Thursday, September 06, 2001 03:27
To: gzg-l@csua.berkeley.edu
Subject: Re: Yeah, but...! Re: Star Ranger's New Home?

I take it that moving a website is more difficult that just copying the
files?

(I don't have a website myself...only dabbled a bit with Netscape's HTML
editor...)

Donald Hosford

Dean Gundberg wrote:

> > Hmm... Looks like Dean's in mid-move.
>
> Yup, the conversion is in progress and I should have a good head of
steam
> going for the next week or two.
>
> The website on the old address (http://star_ranger.homestead.com/)
should
be
> available again tomorrow, the 5th when the new monthly bandwith limit
of 1
> gig resets.  Nothing much will change at that address until it is gone
at
> the end of the month so if you don't have to go there, please don't so
as
to
> keep the bandwidth usage down.  It would be nice to not max out a
months
> worth in 15 days again.  All the good stuff will be back at the new
site
> eventually so please be patient.
>
> I hope to have a shell of the site up by the end of the week and I'll
give
> you guys the first chance to take a look-see before it is available
for
> public viewing.  I'll let you know where and when so stay tuned.
>
> Dean Gundberg
>
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> The latest information on Space Games and Miniatures
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