tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-945330226174770922024-03-12T22:41:38.521-04:00Canadian Expeditionary Force 1914-1919 Study Group ForumCanadian Expeditionary Force Study Group (CEFSG)http://www.blogger.com/profile/17329984815391890454noreply@blogger.comBlogger47125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-94533022617477092.post-43843471093318763492020-01-03T05:44:00.002-05:002020-01-03T05:44:43.897-05:00Upgrade to phpBB3 3.2.8: January 2020This was posted to the main site this morning:<br />
<a href="https://cefresearch.ca/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=16067">https://cefresearch.ca/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=16067</a><br />
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There is a new upgrade (minor it appears) to version 3.2.8 from 3.2.7.</blockquote>
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It did not implement properly yesterday, so I reversed the process. That in itself was in interesting learning experience!</blockquote>
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I checked up on the issues others have had and it appears we are not alone, so there is a published solution. I am going to leave that until later so as not to risk messing up the system for the weekend.</blockquote>
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Remember, any time there are issues about an upgrade, there is a notice published on the BLOG at http://cefresearch.blogspot.ca/ </blockquote>
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The purpose of that is to have a place to post important notices that are not affected by the cefresearch.ca main site.</blockquote>
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That's all for now ... stay tuned!</blockquote>
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Richard</blockquote>
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Canadian Expeditionary Force Study Group (CEFSG)http://www.blogger.com/profile/17329984815391890454noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-94533022617477092.post-10086484121870300942019-09-01T07:50:00.003-04:002019-09-01T07:51:30.331-04:00Update Progress Sunday 1 September 2019<strong class="text-strong" style="background-color: #ececec; color: #333333; font-family: "Lucida Grande", "Trebuchet MS", Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br /></strong>
<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "lucida grande" , "trebuchet ms" , "verdana" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 13px;"><b>Completed Part #1 as of 0735 EST Sunday September 1, 2019:</b></span></span><br />
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<li><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "lucida grande" , "trebuchet ms" , "verdana" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Update from phpBB3.2.5 to phpBB3.2.7 - fairly easy as tested it all yesterday and knew the process</span></li>
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<li><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "lucida grande" , "trebuchet ms" , "verdana" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 13px;">Install the new [media] system.</span></span></li>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "lucida grande" , "trebuchet ms" , "verdana" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 13px;">Please note that once the new <a href="https://redirect.viglink.com/?format=go&jsonp=vglnk_156733853887710&key=e4fd14f5d7f2bb6d80b8f8da1354718c&libId=k00wumsp0102uwuw000DAosfql64b&subId=3037fa61a66ba14a35b335770189a8fd&loc=https%3A%2F%2Fcefresearch.ca%2FphpBB3%2Fviewtopic.php%3Ff%3D2%26t%3D15952&v=1&out=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.phpbb.com%2Fcustomise%2Fdb%2Fextension%2Fmediaembed%2F&ref=https%3A%2F%2Fcefresearch.ca%2FphpBB3%2Fsearch.php%3Fsearch_id%3Dnewposts&title=(1)%20Upgrade%20to%20phpBB3.2.7%20-%20Sunday%20September%201st%202019%20-%20Canadian%20Expeditionary%20Force%20Study%20Group&txt=MEDIA%20EXTENSION%20" target="_blank">MEDIA EXTENSION</a> is installed it takes a number of hours before it can be used as the system must <a href="https://redirect.viglink.com/?format=go&jsonp=vglnk_156733856146711&key=e4fd14f5d7f2bb6d80b8f8da1354718c&libId=k00wumsp0102uwuw000DAosfql64b&subId=3037fa61a66ba14a35b335770189a8fd&loc=https%3A%2F%2Fcefresearch.ca%2FphpBB3%2Fviewtopic.php%3Ff%3D2%26t%3D15952&v=1&out=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2Fsearch%3Fq%3Dparse%26rls%3Dcom.microsoft%3Aen-US%3A%257Breferrer%3Asource%3F%257D%26ie%3DUTF-8%26oe%3DUTF-8%26sourceid%3Die7%26rlz%3D1I7GGLJ_en&ref=https%3A%2F%2Fcefresearch.ca%2FphpBB3%2Fsearch.php%3Fsearch_id%3Dnewposts&title=(1)%20Upgrade%20to%20phpBB3.2.7%20-%20Sunday%20September%201st%202019%20-%20Canadian%20Expeditionary%20Force%20Study%20Group&txt=parse" target="_blank">parse</a> itself.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "lucida grande" , "trebuchet ms" , "verdana" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 13px;">I will let you know when it is working and how to use it. It replaces [youtube] and all the other MEDIA (video and audio) - an extensive list of services!</span></span><br />
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Canadian Expeditionary Force Study Group (CEFSG)http://www.blogger.com/profile/17329984815391890454noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-94533022617477092.post-87601920732382739212019-08-31T13:34:00.001-04:002019-08-31T13:36:06.479-04:00Upgrade to phpBB3.2.7 - Sunday September 1st 2019<div>
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I have finished testing the upgrade to the new phpBB3.2.7 version on my test site. It appears to have eliminated the LOG-IN problem, including the ACP which was driving the Admin team nuts.</div>
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It also allowed me to install the [media] [/media] extension, which replaces the BBCode for [youtube]. I don't have that working perfectly yet, but at least I was able to get it installed. There seems to be some issues with the PERMISSIONS settings, so I have gone back to the CROWD to look for a solution. It is a known issue, I just need some clarification. Details are here in my post:</div>
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<a href="https://www.phpbb.com/customise/db/extension/mediaembed/support/topic/207321" target="_blank">FAQ #2 Clarification Please - phpBB Media Embed PlugIn</a></div>
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That comes from a FAQ post made by the authors of the extension here:</div>
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<a href="https://www.phpbb.com/customise/db/extension/mediaembed/faq/2831" target="_blank">Why can't Users Use The [media] BBCode?</a></div>
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I am up early in the morning so I will probable do the CEFSG change tomorrow morning between 5 and 6 am EST.</div>
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REMEMBER if there are any serious issues, I will post that here:</div>
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Members are encouraged to bookmark that site, as it is used if there are any major issues with site access.</div>
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Canadian Expeditionary Force Study Group (CEFSG)http://www.blogger.com/profile/17329984815391890454noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-94533022617477092.post-50735006052038594922019-01-31T05:23:00.002-05:002019-01-31T15:34:44.831-05:00Forum Upgrade and Backups are Underway<br />
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The process of backing up the forum database and then switching over to phpBB 3.2.5 from phpBB 3.0.14 started at 5:10 am EST of Thursday January 31, 2019.<br />
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<li>Backups of the database were made by our host at http://register.ca as well as a number of variations of backups made here at the CEFSG. This is the most critical of all the steps in the process, as our database is SO LARGE. It has been the CEFSG policy to retain ALL POSTS in the system.</li>
<li>The BOARD has now been closed so that internal changes can be made to return it to its original style. This removes any modifications we have made to the board over the past number of years, thus improving the chance that the conversion of the system will go ahead smoothly. I am sure there will be some "bumps" along the process. This is a MAJOR upgrade, unlike any we have done in the past, as it is NEW software not just MODIFIED software. Many of the features from the past will disappear until a process to return them is developed.</li>
<li>Back in operation. There is still an issue with the FORMAT error reports, but at least now I have found the answer: <br /><br /><a href="https://www.phpbb.com/community/viewtopic.php?t=2474971">https://www.phpbb.com/community/viewtopic.php?t=2474971</a><br /><br />You will see that topic says it "corrects itself", which I have already seen happening. I also know how to manually correct a post that does not fix itself.<br /><br />I have been working on the CLI (Command Line Interface) using PUTTY for a few days now, however it is new to me and I am on the "learning curve". Until I have that resolved, better to let the problem correct itself.</li>
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Canadian Expeditionary Force Study Group (CEFSG)http://www.blogger.com/profile/17329984815391890454noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-94533022617477092.post-28172944127680200472019-01-28T05:22:00.002-05:002019-01-28T05:23:16.236-05:00Planning Ahead<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I have asked Mike at Register.ca if <b>Thursday January 31, 2019</b> would be a good morning to lock the site for a period while they back up all the databases directly within their system. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">That is FAR SUPERIOR to me making a backup off-site. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I will do that anyway but better safe than sorry.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">If that date works for them, I will shut down the sites at or before 6 am on Thursday morning and open them up as soon as possible thereafter.</span>Canadian Expeditionary Force Study Group (CEFSG)http://www.blogger.com/profile/17329984815391890454noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-94533022617477092.post-44494524896177663462019-01-17T08:10:00.000-05:002019-01-17T08:12:15.935-05:00IMPORTANT 2019 UPGRADE ANNOUNCEMENT - PLEASE READ<div class="postbody" style="font-family: "lucida grande", "trebuchet ms", helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 1.3em; line-height: 1.4em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">
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<span style="background-color: #fff2cc;">The dreaded day has come. For some time we have enjoyed the comfort of our CEFSG FORUM operating under the software system of pHpBB Version 3.0.14. It was the last and most stable of the 3.0 system and it did us well since the transfer to cefresearch.ca back in 2015.</span><br />
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Yesterday I received this message from our HOST at Register.ca:</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #fff2cc;">Mike wrote:</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #fff2cc; font-size: x-small;">Hi Richard,</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">This is a quick note that we will be having a temporary switch to 7.2 in a couple of minutes at 4.00 PM EST for the cluster that hosts your website. It will go back to PHP 5.6 at 4:30 EST</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: #fff2cc;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /></span>
<span style="font-size: x-small;">Note this is a good opportunity to check your application for compatibility issues and take note of any section of the website that might not be functioning properly. I have a report that shows at least one component of your website PHPBB requires attention.</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: #fff2cc;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /></span>
<span style="font-size: x-small;">This is just a reminder that our datacenter will not allow PHP5.6 after Feb 17, 2019.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">Thank you for your inquiry.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">Your Register.ca-Team</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: #fff2cc; font-size: x-small;">Mike</span></div>
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We have received considerable support from Mike and the team at Register.ca, most recently when we had the BOT attacks in December 2016 and into the Spring of 2017. As such, I am sure I will be able to count on them as we make the transfer to the new system.</span><br />
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Although the terminology looks similar, their reference to PHP 5.6 changing to PHP 7.2 is not the same as our need to transfer from pHpBB 3.0.14 to pHpBB 3.2. The first reference is to what is on the servers at Register.ca and the second is to the software that we use at cefresearch.ca.</span><br />
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Any of you that were on the system yesterday afternoon when they ran the test would have seen what happened - the pages came back flooded with ERROR reports. You would have seen a lot of text that appeared similar to this:</span><br />
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<b style="background-color: #fff2cc; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Code:</b></div>
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<span style="background-color: #fff2cc; font-size: x-small;">[phpBB Debug] PHP Warning: in file [ROOT]/includes/bbcode.php on line 370: preg_replace(): The /e modifier is no longer supported, use preg_replace_callback instead</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #fff2cc; font-size: x-small;">[phpBB Debug] PHP Warning: in file [ROOT]/includes/functions.php on line 5282: Cannot modify header information - headers already sent by (output started at [ROOT]/includes/functions.php:3903)</span></div>
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In the past, I have taken our pHpBB system through a number of upgrades, through all the 1.0, 2.0 and up to 3.0.14 which is the current system. All of these upgrades were made possible with a somewhat simple upgrade package. The upgrade we now must complete is a FRESH INSTALL of new software and then the TRANSFER of all the past information in the DATABASE. Any of the MODs (those are special MODULE packages that control "extras" on our system - i.e. the <a class="postlink" href="https://www.phpbb.com/support/stk/" style="color: #005784; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none;">SUPPORT TOOL KIT</a>) can NOT be upgraded automatically. They must be removed and then manually upgraded at a later date (I hope!). The day-to-day user would not be aware of these MODS, so it probably will not impact the user.</span><br />
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At present I do not know what other MOD packages would be impacted. I <span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: underline;">suspect</span> it will be in items such as the STYLES that are shown at the top of the page when you are making a post. These are the components of the STYLE MOD that allows you to insert images, make tables, insert a video, etc. All of those we created AFTER the main pHpBB system was put in place.</span><br />
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Fortunately we have a month to complete this task. To do this, I create a new directory (with a different name) such as <a class="postlink" href="http://cefresearch.ca/upgrade/" style="color: #005784; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none;">http://cefresearch.ca/upgrade/</a> to which I download the new software and begin the upgrade process. I will start working on this in the next week on a "test basis", so you will not see that in progress until I am able to publish a TEST PAGE LINK. All the main structure would thus be built and tested BEFORE the transfer of the site. Then comes TRANSFER DAY! First of all. I must back up our existing database and all the files, then move those to the new system. This would probably happen early one morning when we have shut down the main system. If it all works well, it would be a seamless process. It may not be perfect at first, but we will sort it all out.</span><br />
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The change also has a significant impact on the WIKI system at <a class="postlink" href="http://cefresearch.ca/wiki/" style="color: #005784; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none;">http://cefresearch.ca/wiki/</a> as our current system <span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: underline;">is not at all useable</span> on the new PHP 7.2 server system. There is a page that tells me we will have to upgrade the WIKI to MediaWiki 1.3.2. See "Software required to run MediaWiki" on this page:</span><br />
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<a class="postlink" href="https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Compatibility" style="color: #005784; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Compatibility</a></span><br />
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This is what would happen if we went to run the WIKI without an upgrade, after they changed the server: (Register.ca has provided with a method to test the conversion of our old sites with this format)</span><br />
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<a class="postlink" href="http://www.cefresearch.ca.php72-27.phx1-2.websitetestlink.com/wiki/index.php/Main_Page" style="color: #005784; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">http://www.cefresearch.ca.php72-27.phx1 ... /Main_Page</a></span><br />
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Amazingly, the original MATRIX that was made in 2006 with Microsoft FrontPage appears to work with the new PHP 7.2 software, probably because it is very basic HTML programing that is not impacted by all the fancy code packages and MODS. You can see the test of the old MATRIX system here:</span><br />
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<a class="postlink" href="http://www.cefresearch.ca.php72-27.phx1-2.websitetestlink.com/matrix/index.original.html" style="color: #005784; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">http://www.cefresearch.ca.php72-27.phx1 ... ginal.html</a></span><br />
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PLEASE MAKE SURE that you BOOKMARK the Blog Site for the CEFSG that we use to make announcements when we are having system problems. You will find that at:</span><br />
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<a class="postlink" href="http://cefresearch.blogspot.com/" style="color: #005784; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">http://cefresearch.blogspot.com/</a></span><br />
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I will put a copy of this message on that site and then post any major notices as we go through the process. If there is a major change as to how to LOG IN, for example, it would be placed in that location.</span><br />
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If you have personal research on the site, or pages of information you frequently use, PLEASE make sure you copy (back up) any of that information so you have it for the future. For example, I keep a list of the commonly used HELP or INFORMATION pages. You can click "PRINT VIEW" in the top menu of any page and then PRINT the page (to a printer, a PDF file, or whatever else YOUR system allows). You can also ""Right Click" on any of those pages and VIEW or SAVE the Source File, or select "Save As" to save the page as a web page or HTML.</span><br />
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That is all for now,</span><br />
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Richard</span></div>
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Canadian Expeditionary Force Study Group (CEFSG)http://www.blogger.com/profile/17329984815391890454noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-94533022617477092.post-22936822987426895302017-12-30T05:57:00.002-05:002017-12-30T05:57:59.129-05:00Just a reminder - if access is blocked to http://cefresearch.ca<br />
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There have been some recent messages about blocked access to the CEFSG sites. This most likely relates back to the Great Bot Attack of last December and January, and the need to block some of the IP addresses.<br />
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There is a notice on this blog here:<br />
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<a href="http://cefresearch.blogspot.ca/2017/03/we-are-stable.html">http://cefresearch.blogspot.ca/2017/03/we-are-stable.html</a><br />
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That explains how to retrieve you IP and send it to me to fix any problems.<br />
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Please bookmark the blog address and check in whenever you have a problem with the main site. The blog is on a different system and is not affected by the IP blocks.<br />
<a href="https://www.blogger.com/goog_1248559914"><br /></a>
<a href="http://cefresearch.blogspot.ca/">http://cefresearch.blogspot.ca</a><br />
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Best wishes to all for 2018!<br />
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I will post a copy of this message on the forum as well.<br />
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RichardCanadian Expeditionary Force Study Group (CEFSG)http://www.blogger.com/profile/17329984815391890454noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-94533022617477092.post-34765174444703866912017-11-22T10:49:00.003-05:002017-11-22T10:49:44.988-05:00CEFSG System Backups November 22, 2017<div style="background-color: #ececec; line-height: 1.4em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A complete backup of our 3 main systems was made this morning:<br /></span></div>
<ol style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 1.5em; padding: 0px;">
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 1.5em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Wordpress site: <a class="postlink" href="http://cefresearch.ca/" style="color: #005784; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none;">http://cefresearch.ca</a></span></li>
</ol>
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<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 1.5em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Wiki: <a class="postlink" href="http://cefresearch.ca/wiki" style="color: #005784; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none;">http://cefresearch.ca/wiki</a></span></li>
</ol>
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<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 1.5em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Main Forum: <a class="postlink" href="http://cefresearch.ca/phpBB3" style="color: #005784; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none;">http://cefresearch.ca/phpBB3</a></span></li>
</ol>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />This was completed prior to upgrading the Wordpress site to 4.9.</span><br />
<div style="background-color: #ececec; line-height: 1.4em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />Sooner or later we are going to need to upgrade past phpBB3, I dread the day! At that time, we have to switch to a new system of pHp that is not directly upgradable.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />If anyone notices any issues after today, please advise.</span></div>
<div style="background-color: #ececec; line-height: 1.4em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />Remember also that at any time there are issues, a posting is made to our blog. The web or forum can be down, but you can still access the blog as it is a completely separate system. I believe in redundancy!</span></div>
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Canadian Expeditionary Force Study Group (CEFSG)http://www.blogger.com/profile/17329984815391890454noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-94533022617477092.post-8033090105625399072017-06-08T07:06:00.002-04:002017-06-08T07:06:22.687-04:00CEFSG System Backups June 8, 2017All CEFSG Systems received a FULL BACKUP this morning. I had near heart failure when I saw the message that there was a "[i]Maria Database Error - In Read Mode Only[/i]". I immediately went into the system and backed up the Forum, Wiki and Wordpress sites. Each of those are backed up using both the internal program backup system and [url=https://mysql.dfw1-2.websitesettings.com/?server=mysql51-021.wc2]phpMyAdmin[/url].<br />
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As it turned out, it appears it was a temporary "burp" at the server and the site(s) were fine. By the time I had completed the backups, everything was back working perfectly - so it appears.<br />
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Please let me know ASAP if anyone sees any issues on any of the three (3) sites:<br />
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<ul>
<li><a href="http://cefresearch.ca/">http://cefresearch.ca</a></li>
<li><a href="http://cefresearch.ca/phpBB3">http://cefresearch.ca/phpBB3</a></li>
<li><a href="http://cefresearch.ca/wiki">http://cefresearch.ca/wiki</a></li>
</ul>
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Please remember (and bookmark) our blog site at <a href="http://cefresearch.blogspot.ca/">http://cefresearch.blogspot.ca</a> as that is where any notifications are posted if there are ever any site problems.Canadian Expeditionary Force Study Group (CEFSG)http://www.blogger.com/profile/17329984815391890454noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-94533022617477092.post-53614933389858781272017-03-14T15:22:00.003-04:002017-03-14T15:22:59.888-04:00We are Stable!All appears to be well and we have reactivated the Google Bot and if there are no problems we will allow the Bing Bot as well.<br />
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Remember to ALWAYS come to this Blog if you have problems with the CEFSG site, as when it is down or not available to you as an individual, we post the notice here.<br />
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For those that they find they do not have access, remember that we have a number of IP addresses blocked. To OPEN yours, you have to send me your IP address, User Name and local geographic address - as we have a number of international users. There are many sites that provide this - for example:<br />
<br />
https://whatismyipaddress.com/<br />
<br />
http://whoisip.ovh<br />
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Once I received that and confirm that you are a member, the IP address is cleared.<br />
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If you have a DYNAMIC IP instead of a STATIC IP you may have to file a notice again until we narrow down your area.Canadian Expeditionary Force Study Group (CEFSG)http://www.blogger.com/profile/17329984815391890454noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-94533022617477092.post-25326909241140151372017-01-09T16:13:00.002-05:002017-01-09T16:13:45.677-05:00Update of the Great Bot Hunter for January 9, 2017The .htaccess file has been changed to remove blocks on members that have reported in, plus the addition of new blocks on a number of new sites from Eastern Europe and Russia.<br />
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I have not repeated the list of blocks here but if anyone wants it, just ask. If you do not have access please remember to send me an e-mail to:<br />
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<a href="mailto:cefmatrix@gmail.com">cefmatrix@gmail.com</a><br />
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Two other major steps were completed today:<br />
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<ol>
<li>The posts on the MAIN FORUM that deal with this issue have been moved to a MEMBERS ONLY section of the web site. That means that if you are not a member you do not even know that area of the forum exists.<br /></li>
<li>The CEFSG WIKI has been under increased attacks since the FORUM blocks were put in place so that is the one that is now PASSWORD protected. You need to enter both the correct USER NAME and PASSWORD to get into the Wiki. It has now been accessed by a member so I can confirm it is working - yahoo! That is not a simple process. Details on how to gain access is provided in the new MEMBERS ONLY section, as we don't want to publish that here on an open forum.</li>
</ol>
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The size of the log file was significantly reduced today, which I take as a good sign. The really BAD BOT "SEMrushBOT" is not going down without a fight as it made 18,746 attempts to get into the site yesterday - all of which were successfully blocked. There were 36,582 entries in total, many of which were Google and Bing bots that are now rejected as well. Basically, if you are a BOT then "BUG OFF"for now and we will reconsider you later. GOOGLE and BING are "good bots" but for now we have to keep everyone away until we get this under control.</div>
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Lastly, we have had some very generous donations to the RESERVE FUND so I extend my thanks to all involved. As requested at the start of the DONATIONS program, the names of the donors are not identified publicly. Each donor "should" be receiving an automated confirmation e-mail once a donation is received.</div>
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Hopefully all of this will come to an end soon, it has been an annoyance to say the least!</div>
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Richard</div>
Canadian Expeditionary Force Study Group (CEFSG)http://www.blogger.com/profile/17329984815391890454noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-94533022617477092.post-55094655493776167852017-01-08T13:30:00.001-05:002017-01-08T13:30:23.570-05:00Changes for January 8, 2017The .htaccess file has been changed to include these items:<br />
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# from Register.ca for Semrushbot 46.229. and then RVL added many from log of 6 January 2017 using Excel spreadsheet to sort into large groups<br />
# bingbot is 157.55.39.104 and then added just 157.55.39. as many others used; 207.46.13.10<br />
# mj12bot found in large group from 163.172.68.136 - on Sunday 8th made the block on 163.172.68. to catch all the rest (drop the .68.136 at end); also 46.4.32.75<br />
# Domain Re-Animator Bot 167.114.156.198<br />
# BoogleBot is 52.90.230.103 - very large amount on 6 January 2017 from IP in Seattle USA<br />
# profound.net/domainappender trying to read .htaccess file 54.147.153.234<br />
# downloading wiki from London UK 62.210.148.247; France 91.121.97.49<br />
# large downloads from this Windson IP so temp block 70.51.99.113<br />
# blocked any large groups from China, Russia, etc. also large group from Germany - Russia 5.255.250.66; Kiev 82.193.100.107; 91.200.<br />
# Amsterdam 46.229.<br />
# Sunday 8th added a large block of easter europe all in the 178. range; China 180.<br />
# Sunday a very large download in Edmonton from 50.71.222.81 - system files<br />
# list Google sites here: 66.249.73.142 - that did stop earlier as 66. was blocked, block 66.249 in case need to open 66.<br />
# list Yahoo sites here: 68.180.228.157<br />
# xpymep.exe at 146.158.83.16; 90.154.70.102<br />
# THESE ONES HAVE BEEN OPENED AFTER THE INITIAL BLOCK WAS PUT IN PLACE<br />
# 67 (Ted Walshe, Montreal & Neil Burns); 69 (Diane Johnson Brantford - changed Sunday new IP); 124 (Mark, Australia)<br />
<requireall></requireall><br />
Require all granted<br />
Require not ip 10.8.163.19<br />
Require not ip 10.8.174.151<br />
Require not ip 104.140.<br />
Require not ip 2.<br />
Require not ip 5.196.167.230<br />
Require not ip 5.9.94.207<br />
Require not ip 5.255.250.66<br />
Require not ip 10.<br />
Require not ip 10.8.<br />
Require not ip 11.<br />
Require not ip 12.<br />
Require not ip 13.<br />
Require not ip 14.<br />
Require not ip 15.<br />
Require not ip 16.<br />
Require not ip 17.<br />
Require not ip 18.<br />
Require not ip 19.<br />
Require not ip 46.<br />
Require not ip 46.229.<br />
Require not ip 50.71.222.81<br />
Require not ip 52.90.230.103<br />
Require not ip 54.147.153.234<br />
Require not ip 61.<br />
Require not ip 62.<br />
Require not ip 62.210.148.247<br />
Require not ip 63.<br />
Require not ip 64.<br />
Require not ip 65.<br />
Require not ip 66.<br />
Require not ip 66.249.<br />
Require not ip 66.249.73.142<br />
Require not ip 68.<br />
Require not ip 68.180.<br />
Require not ip 70.51.99.113<br />
Require not ip 77.248.252.113<br />
Require not ip 82.193.<br />
Require not ip 90.154.70.102<br />
Require not ip 91.121.<br />
Require not ip 91.200.<br />
Require not ip 104.<br />
Require not ip 104.140.<br />
Require not ip 106.<br />
Require not ip 107.<br />
Require not ip 108.<br />
Require not ip 109.<br />
Require not ip 110.<br />
Require not ip 111.<br />
Require not ip 112.<br />
Require not ip 113.<br />
Require not ip 114.<br />
Require not ip 115.<br />
Require not ip 116.<br />
Require not ip 117.<br />
Require not ip 118.<br />
Require not ip 119.<br />
Require not ip 120.<br />
Require not ip 121.<br />
Require not ip 122.<br />
Require not ip 123.<br />
Require not ip 125.<br />
Require not ip 126.<br />
Require not ip 127.<br />
Require not ip 128.<br />
Require not ip 129.<br />
Require not ip 133.130<br />
Require not ip 144.<br />
Require not ip 146.<br />
Require not ip 151.237.<br />
Require not ip 151.80.<br />
Require not ip 154.20.7.7<br />
Require not ip 157.55.39.104<br />
Require not ip 157.55.39.<br />
Require not ip 163.172.<br />
Require not ip 165.231.<br />
Require not ip 167.114.156.198<br />
Require not ip 173.234.159.250<br />
Require not ip 178.<br />
Require not ip 180.<br />
Require not ip 207.46.13.10<br />
Require not ip 207.81.234.223<br />
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As well all these bots are blocked. The first line is supposed to block all bots with the "*" but many seem to get around this process:<br />
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User-agent: *<br />
Disallow: /<br />
User-agent: mj12bot<br />
Disallow: /<br />
User-agent: SemrushBot<br />
Disallow: /<br />
User-agent: SemrushBot-SA<br />
Disallow: /<br />
User-agent: dotbot<br />
Disallow: /<br />
User-agent: Slurp<br />
Disallow: /<br />
User-agent: ChinasoSpider<br />
Disallow: /<br />
User-agent: ToutiaoSpider<br />
Disallow: /<br />
User-agent: Yahoo Slurp<br />
Disallow: /<br />
User-agent: YahooCacheSystem<br />
Disallow: /<br />
User-agent: Sosospider<br />
Disallow: /<br />
User-agent: bingbot<br />
Disallow: /<br />
User-agent: EasouSpider<br />
Disallow: /<br />
User-agent: JikeSpider<br />
Disallow: /<br />
User-agent: YYSpider<br />
Disallow: /<br />
User-Agent: YoudaoBot<br />
Disallow: /<br />
User-Agent:360Spider<br />
Disallow:/<br />
User-Agent:360Spider-Image<br />
Disallow:/<br />
User-Agent: sogou spider<br />
Disallow: /<br />
User-Agent: Sogou web spider<br />
Disallow: /<br />
User-Agent: MJ12bot<br />
Disallow:/<br />
user-agent: AhrefsBot<br />
disallow: /<br />
user-agent: YRSpider<br />
disallow: /<br />
user-agent: 360spider-image<br />
disallow: /Canadian Expeditionary Force Study Group (CEFSG)http://www.blogger.com/profile/17329984815391890454noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-94533022617477092.post-25866313876868545552017-01-07T14:45:00.002-05:002017-01-08T08:55:58.690-05:00SYSTEM CHANGES: Saturday January 7, 2017 $$$$Unfortunately the BOTS have not only continued to ATTACK but they are growing in number.<br />
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Changes made to date have significantly reduced our "compute cycles" but we are still way over the limit and the costs are increasing daily. You can see the effect the changes made to date have made in the graph:<br />
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<a href="https://www.mediafire.com/convkey/87ef/i1r78skw21rv1kb6g.jpg">https://www.mediafire.com/convkey/87ef/i1r78skw21rv1kb6g.jpg</a><br />
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<a href="https://www.mediafire.com/convkey/87ef/i1r78skw21rv1kb6g.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="185" src="https://www.mediafire.com/convkey/87ef/i1r78skw21rv1kb6g.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
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Our compute cycles have dropped from 2500 a day to less than 600 a day and our bandwidth has dropped from 4000 to less than 800. That is from blocking some of the worst offenders.<br />
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The PROBLEM is that we are only allowed 3000 compute cycles for the WHOLE MONTH period, which runs from the 22nd of Month A to 21st of Month B. Additional charges for the period 16 November to 15 December were <b>$360.26</b> so there will be another large charge for December-January. We normally pay less than that for the whole year!<br />
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A few of you know that I was making changes to increase the BLOT BLOCKAGE today, as I made a typo and the server crashed. That was quickly fixed and from that point on I tested out all the files on a blank directory before they are set to load on the site here. That work is all done and the files are going to be loaded shortly. I do check to see that there are not too many people on the system when I make that change but unfortunately I can not account for someone who is logging on at the exact same time the files are uploading.<br />
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The new <b><span style="color: red;">.htaccess</span> </b>file that carries all the new blocking code will be blocking a large number if IP addresses and ranges of IP addresses associated with what appear to be the main offenders. We have tried other less severe approaches and the BOTS are bypassing them easily. Neil found a way to just say "NO BOTS PLEASE" and they continued the attack. It could be it takes a few days but at the rate the costs are increasing we have to take every step possible.<br />
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<b>IF YOU FIND that you are blocked, then I hope that you remembered to bookmark the site where the announcements are posted here: </b><br />
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<a href="http://cefresearch.blogspot.ca/">http://cefresearch.blogspot.ca/</a><br />
<br />
as I will post a copy of this message at that location. I will put in the e-mail address for the MATRIX in case you don't have that, then you can send me a message with your I.P. address so I can exempt that block.<br />
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Find your IP address: <a href="http://whoisip.ovh/">http://whoisip.ovh</a><br />
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I will also provide a list of blocked addresses to date at that location. Doing that here would just let the BOTS know who is being blocked.<br />
<b><br /></b>
<b>I also need to you to tell me if any of you are using these IP addresses as they appear somewhat normal, of origin in the USA or Canada, but are associated with what appear to be large data downloads:</b><br />
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Halifax 142.177.247.89<br />
Winnipeg 142.161.238.42<br />
Ottawa 131.137.88.71<br />
Melbourne Australia 124.191.103.90 (might be the Diggers)<br />
Saskatoon 128.233.6.93<br />
Redmond Kansas 131.253.24.140<br />
Calgary 137.186.55.136<br />
Tatamagouche (N.S. or P.E.I?) 142.134.66.130<br />
Brantford 50.100.61.223<br />
Edmonton 50.64.149.31 or 50.68.152.77<br />
Windsor 70.51.99.113 (that is now blocked as it does not appear to be HUMAN - if you are call home!)<br />
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I will post this now and come back at 3:00 pm EST to upload the new blocks. You might want to finish any posts you are working on now prior to that time, JUST IN CASE! It should work cleanly but better safe than sorry.<br />
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Stay tuned to the other announcement site over the next week or until further notice, as if this keeps up and the blocks DON'T WORK then we will probably need to block the site, or we will go broke.<br />
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I have already sent in a submission to a VPS PROVIDER (http://vpsville.ca/) to determine what is involved (and costs) to switch to a VPS (Virtual Private Server) system. I know nothing about those, other than what I have read, and I do not know if I would have the necessary skill set or time to operate such a system. I have not heard back from this as of this date. Reading tells me there are MANAGED VPS and STAND ALONE VPS and so if we can get a MANAGED system, it might be okay. Best is if we can stay where we are now if we can beat the botters to death!<br />
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Fingers crossed, now also crossing toes,<br />
<br />
Richard<br />
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<b><u>ADDED TO THIS BLOG POST ONLY</u></b><br />
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Here is "section" the file that is now on the system to do the blocking. If you see one that is a short version such as "Require not ip 124." that means that it is blocking any IP that starts with that series of numbers. If your IP has any of the front numbers on the list you have to let me know by e-mail to <a href="mailto:cefmatrix@gmail.com">cefmatrix@gmail.com</a>.<br />
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# from Register.ca for Semrushbot 46.229. and then RVL added many from log of 6 January 2017 using Excel spreadsheet to sort into large groups<br />
# bingbot is 157.55.39.104 and then added just 157.55.39. as many others used<br />
# mj12bot found in large group from 163.172.68.136<br />
# Domain Re-Animator Bot 167.114.156.198<br />
# BoogleBot is 52.90.230.103 - very large amount on 6 January 2017 from IP in Seattle USA<br />
# profound.net/domainappender trying to read .htaccess file 54.147.153.234<br />
# downloading wiki from London UK 62.210.148.247<br />
# large downloads from this Windson IP so temp block 70.51.99.113<br />
# blocked any large groups from China, Russia, etc. also large group from Germany<br />
<requireall></requireall><br />
Require all granted<br />
Require not ip 46.229.<br />
Require not ip 10.8.163.19<br />
Require not ip 10.8.174.151<br />
Require not ip 10.8.<br />
Require not ip 104.140.<br />
Require not ip 107.<br />
Require not ip 108.<br />
Require not ip 109.<br />
Require not ip 110.<br />
Require not ip 111.<br />
Require not ip 112.<br />
Require not ip 113.<br />
Require not ip 114.<br />
Require not ip 115.<br />
Require not ip 116.<br />
Require not ip 117.<br />
Require not ip 118.<br />
Require not ip 119.<br />
Require not ip 12.106.<br />
Require not ip 120.<br />
Require not ip 121.<br />
Require not ip 122.<br />
Require not ip 123.<br />
Require not ip 124.<br />
Require not ip 125.<br />
Require not ip 126.<br />
Require not ip 127.<br />
Require not ip 128.<br />
Require not ip 129.<br />
Require not ip 144.<br />
Require not ip 146.<br />
Require not ip 151.237.<br />
Require not ip 151.80<br />
Require not ip 157.55.39.104<br />
Require not ip 157.55.39.<br />
Require not ip 163.172.68.136<br />
Require not ip 165.231.<br />
Require not ip 167.114.156.198<br />
Require not ip 17.<br />
Require not ip 18.<br />
Require not ip 5.196.167.230<br />
Require not ip 5.9.94.207<br />
Require not ip 52.90.230.103<br />
Require not ip 54.147.153.234<br />
Require not ip 61.<br />
Require not ip 62.<br />
Require not ip 62.210.148.247<br />
Require not ip 63.<br />
Require not ip 64.<br />
Require not ip 65.<br />
Require not ip 66.<br />
Require not ip 67.<br />
Require not ip 68.<br />
Require not ip 69.<br />
Require not ip 70.51.99.113<br />
Require not ip 77.248.252.113<br />
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<br />
This may be duplication, but is also added to the .htaccess code as some can ignore the IP address blocks. These are the NAMES of the ones that I have found so far that are the main offenders:<br />
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# RVL added December 31, 2016 as Semrushbot is still invading the site<br />
# found here: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/23631872/ban-robots-from-website<br />
# they say "Also you can do this little trick, deny ANY ip address that has "SemrushBot" in user agent string"<br />
Options +FollowSymlinks <br />
RewriteEngine On <br />
RewriteBase / <br />
SetEnvIfNoCase User-Agent "^SemrushBot" bad_user<br />
SetEnvIfNoCase User-Agent "^Slurp" bad_user<br />
SetEnvIfNoCase User-Agent "^dotbot" bad_user<br />
SetEnvIfNoCase User-Agent "^Googlebot" bad_user<br />
SetEnvIfNoCase User-Agent "^bingbot" bad_user<br />
SetEnvIfNoCase User-Agent "^mj12bot" bad_user<br />
SetEnvIfNoCase User-Agent "^ToutiaoSpider" bad_user<br />
SetEnvIfNoCase User-Agent "^YandexBot" bad_user<br />
SetEnvIfNoCase User-Agent "^domainappender" bad_user<br />
SetEnvIfNoCase User-Agent "^bogglebot" bad_user<br />
SetEnvIfNoCase User-Agent "^WhateverElseBadUserAgentHere" bad_user<br />
Deny from env=bad_user<br />
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In the event that you understand any of this, then I can tell you that the following code was also added to CACHE the files on the site so they are not downloaded from the server every time someone visits a post:<br />
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# ADDED from http://www.fastcomet.com/tutorials/phpbb3/performance-optimization 28-12-2016<br />
## EXPIRES CACHING ##<br />
<ifmodule mod_expires.c=""></ifmodule><br />
ExpiresActive On<br />
ExpiresByType image/jpg "access plus 1 year"<br />
ExpiresByType image/jpeg "access plus 1 year"<br />
ExpiresByType image/gif "access plus 1 year"<br />
ExpiresByType image/png "access plus 1 year"<br />
ExpiresByType text/css "access plus 1 month"<br />
ExpiresByType application/pdf "access plus 1 month"<br />
ExpiresByType text/x-javascript "access plus 1 month"<br />
ExpiresByType application/x-shockwave-flash "access plus 1 month"<br />
ExpiresByType image/x-icon "access plus 1 year"<br />
ExpiresDefault "access plus 2 days"<br />
<br />
## EXPIRES CACHING ##<br />
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<b>If you think I actually know what I am doing, think again! I go read about it on the web, try it out, and then sit back to see if it works. If anyone really knows how to do all this stuff, then you could be a big asset to the team! </b>If you see line of code that starts with a # that means that line is just a note and is not read as code. There you will see I put in the URL of the information that I may have found on the web that tells me what I should do to fix the problem. Very often I have no idea what they are talking about so I have to learn that first.<br />
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<u>Added later:</u><br />
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<span style="background-color: #dce1e5; font-family: "lucida grande" , "trebuchet ms" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14.976px;">The file was uploaded at 3:02 pm EST and the site is still alive! Whew!</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #dce1e5; font-family: "lucida grande" , "trebuchet ms" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14.976px;">The blocks are now in effect.</span><br />
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<br />Canadian Expeditionary Force Study Group (CEFSG)http://www.blogger.com/profile/17329984815391890454noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-94533022617477092.post-38381264419834148352016-12-24T07:59:00.000-05:002016-12-24T07:59:06.230-05:00Blocking the Attackers!We are being hit by a number of different users but I do not know why. Our host "Register.ca" has blocked what appears to be the primary offenders that are arriving here from an IP address that is of the form:<br />
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<b>46.229.*.*</b><br />
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I just checked on one, which first I had to learn how to do, and yes it is a blacklisted site:<br />
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<a href="http://whoisip.ovh/blacklist/46.229.168.74">http://whoisip.ovh/blacklist/46.229.168.74</a><br />
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A new file has now been placed on our server where we can add in the addresses that we want to restrict, but that means checking the logs on a daily basis, checking where they are coming from (<i>why would also be nice but I have no idea how to do that - Peter?</i>) and then blocking them. They then receive a "403 response" which means "access denied".<br />
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It would seem to me that the better alternative is to only allow certain IP addresses but that is another question for another day.<br />
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For now, we will have to BLOCK anything that looks suspicious and that might mean blocking a valid member if they are in that block. If that happens you will have to send me a message so we can investigate. Of course that means that I hope that you have read this post so you know to do that! I will copy this over to the BLOG that we use to notify members of issues:<br />
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http://cefresearch.blogspot.ca<br />
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Make sure you BOOKMARK that site so you know to go there whenever there is a problem.<br />
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I must now go and check the logs (they are massive lists!) and see who has been attacking the site.<br />
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It appears this has to be done for the phpBB3 forum as well as the wiki site.<br />
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Richard<br />
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<i>Please note that I know nothing about this so I am "learning on the fly". This could be the start of a major shift as to how we operated this forum as volunteers. These attacks cost us BIG $$ as we are billed for all the OVERAGE so this is not just a case of an inconvenience.</i><br />
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<b>The daily logs have to be checked and they are HUGE as they record everyone that came to the site:</b><br />
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Then you have to check if they are bad, or just block them anyway if they look suspicious:<br />
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Then you have to put in the block. I am working on that aspect!Canadian Expeditionary Force Study Group (CEFSG)http://www.blogger.com/profile/17329984815391890454noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-94533022617477092.post-70983409688803015862016-12-23T17:14:00.004-05:002016-12-23T17:14:36.316-05:00POSTED TO FORUM 1710 EST<table cellspacing="1" class="tablebg" style="background-color: #a9b8c2; color: black; font-family: Arial, Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11.52px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; width: 100%px;"><tbody style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">
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We have been under an outside attack and so unfortunately we had to shut down the site while our host was working quickly in the background to block the access. That may now be fixed but we are watching events very closely, as the attacks drive up the COMPUTE CYCLES and is a COSTLY problem.<br />
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MOST IMPORTANT - remember that any time the site is down that we post the announcements here:<br />
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<span style="font-size: 22.464px; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><a class="postlink" href="http://cefresearch.blogspot.ca/" style="color: #005784; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;">http://cefresearch.blogspot.ca</a></strong></span><br />
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Please BOOKMARK that site and keep it for future reference. If there are any additional problems over the next few hours or days I will post the notices to that site. I can NOT post notices here if we have locked the site.<br />
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I have left the WIKI site closed for the current time as I noticed a large influx of information into that site and I have not had an opportunity to find out why. Our host believes it was a surge on the FORUM and not the WIKI.<br />
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Canadian Expeditionary Force Study Group (CEFSG)http://www.blogger.com/profile/17329984815391890454noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-94533022617477092.post-42193422374464889602016-12-23T15:17:00.001-05:002016-12-23T15:17:18.719-05:00CRITICAL MESSAGE December 23, 2016The CEFSG Forum is temporarily closed while our host at Register.ca tries to find out what is happening.<br />
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Our fee to run this site is based on the storage we use, bandwidth and compute cycles. Something has gone terribly wrong with the COMPUTE CYCLES. They have suggested it could be:<br />
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<ol>
<li>An advertising campaign we are running.</li>
<li>A malicious attack.</li>
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At the moment I am heading off to run a BACKUP of the Forum and wait to see what they can find out. There is nothing different that I know of, other than considerably more GUESTS but they have READ ONLY privileges.</div>
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Stay tuned ... and I hope everyone remembered to come to this blog if there was ever an issue!</div>
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Richard</div>
Canadian Expeditionary Force Study Group (CEFSG)http://www.blogger.com/profile/17329984815391890454noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-94533022617477092.post-24626191411754442482016-08-20T06:36:00.002-04:002016-08-20T06:36:31.555-04:00 CEFSG System Backups August 20, 2016<b>The following notice was posted to the CEFSG Forum (phpBB3) on Saturday August 20, 2016:</b><br />
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<i>All of the CEFSG Systems (web site, forum, wiki) are undergoing a full backup on August 19th-20th 2016. There should be no disruption in service during this period. The web site backup includes the static Matrix site, as it does not contain a separate database.</i><br />
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<i>The violent thunderstorm here in the middle of the night knocked out some of the backup processes and they had to be completed again early this morning - better safe than sorry! It appears it is perhaps time to put a UPS on the system?</i><br />
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<i>If there are any issues and the site is down for any period, please remember to go here for any further announcements:</i><br />
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<i>http://cefresearch.blogspot.ca/</i><br />
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<i>Have a great weekend, hope to see you back here soon!</i><br />
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<i>Richard</i>Canadian Expeditionary Force Study Group (CEFSG)http://www.blogger.com/profile/17329984815391890454noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-94533022617477092.post-20142661685575935112015-12-13T21:00:00.002-05:002015-12-13T21:00:52.457-05:00<b>If you have remembered to come to this site when there is a problem with access to the FORUM then you are one of the fortunate!</b><br />
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Something is blocking a number of members from reaching the forum due to their ISP number. For the moment, we are adding an ANTI-BLOCK on those that are reporting in that they do not have access. So far it has hit Helen, Marika and Greg.<br />
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If you have been banned with an message that you have been blocked then you need to send me your ISP number and I will reverse the block. Go to this address to get your ISP number:<br />
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<a href="http://whatismyipaddress.com/">http://whatismyipaddress.com/</a><o:p></o:p></div>
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Send that to me at cefmatrix@gmail.com and then I will take it from there. Tomorrow we can try and find out what happened and see if there is a generic fix but for now we will take it one member at at time. At least we know how to fix it that way!</div>
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If you hear from other members about this problem, please direct them to this message.</div>
Canadian Expeditionary Force Study Group (CEFSG)http://www.blogger.com/profile/17329984815391890454noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-94533022617477092.post-80772321665280709212015-09-21T14:36:00.000-04:002015-09-21T14:36:35.258-04:00REGISTER.ca UPGRADE IN PROGRESSI noticed today that all the sites under domains of REGISTER.CA are off-line at the moment. We did received a notification that they were doing an upgrade and that the sites may experience temporary down time.<br />
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I manage 3 sites on the same system and they are all down at 2:30 pm on Monday September 21, 2015. I thus attribute this to the system change and not to a problem with our site.<br />
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RichardCanadian Expeditionary Force Study Group (CEFSG)http://www.blogger.com/profile/17329984815391890454noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-94533022617477092.post-64967112394898155712015-02-02T11:29:00.000-05:002015-02-02T11:29:52.104-05:00Board Update CompleteAll work to update to 3.0.13-PL1 has now been completed.<br />
Thank you for your patience while this work was underway.<br />
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Please post any questions of comments on the CEFSG BOARD in the UPDATE forum.Canadian Expeditionary Force Study Group (CEFSG)http://www.blogger.com/profile/17329984815391890454noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-94533022617477092.post-78757611391431958292015-02-01T09:15:00.001-05:002015-02-01T09:17:16.060-05:00BOARD Update February 2, 2015The issue with the BOARD UPDATE has been resolved and so that will proceed probably early Monday morning (February 2, 2015).<br />
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The complete database of the BOARD will be made first, then the updates.<br />
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There is always a chance ([i]no matter how small[/i]) something can go wrong, so check what you have in the process (i.e. draft posts) and make sure you personally save anything that is critical to your own research.<br />
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We are upgrading from phpBB3 3.0.12 to 3.0.13-PL1.<br />
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For more information (if you are a "techie") go here:<br />
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https://www.phpbb.com/about/Canadian Expeditionary Force Study Group (CEFSG)http://www.blogger.com/profile/17329984815391890454noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-94533022617477092.post-57504060557264929442014-12-08T06:46:00.001-05:002014-12-08T16:32:39.550-05:00Database Backups on December 8, 2014All of the CEFSG sites are being manually backed up on Monday December 8, 2014. You may notice a slight interruption in service while this is taking place.<br />
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Automatic backups occur on a regular basis but once in a while a manual backup of the complete system is made. A time consuming but important task "just to make sure"!<br />
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If you notice anything odd in the system, please let me know at rlaughton@cefresearch.ca and I will investigate.<br />
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<b>UPDATE #1:</b><br />
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The backup has been temporarily delayed due to an error with another site backup. I think it is best if I resolve that problem before I execute the CEFSG backups!<br />
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<b>UPDATE #2:</b><br />
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Several hours later it has been confirmed that the errors preventing a proper backup on the other site were related to sites using WORDPRESS and they have since upgraded the software. The same "hack" does not apply to our forum which is based on phpBB3, The backup will thus be initiated shortly.<br />
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<b>UPDATE #3:</b><br />
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All backups complete at 4:28 pm EST.Canadian Expeditionary Force Study Group (CEFSG)http://www.blogger.com/profile/17329984815391890454noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-94533022617477092.post-15616167434394191742014-07-20T16:51:00.003-04:002014-07-20T16:51:53.933-04:00Wiki Upgrade CompleteThe July 2014 upgrade to the Matrix Wiki site is now complete. Version 1.23.1 with many new extensions, is now operational at:<div>
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http://cefresearch.ca/wiki</div>
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The previous "Wiki2" site (1.19.9) is now closed, although they do share the same data base so there is no loss of information. Links in the forum to the Wiki2 site may be changed as time permits, as from this point onward we will always use the "Wiki" address. We had changed this during the last upgrade because the site had been "hacked".</div>
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PLEASE NOTE that we are no longer updating or upgrading the "Static Matrix Site" (http://cefresearch.ca/matrix) as the wiki now has all that information and can be updated and upgraded by the members. It is our plan to leave the static matrix in place until December 31, 2014 so that anyone who has linked to that site has adequate time to upgrade their links.</div>
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If you have any questions at any time, you are welcome to contact me directly at cefmatrix@gmail.com and I will answer your e-mail.</div>
Canadian Expeditionary Force Study Group (CEFSG)http://www.blogger.com/profile/17329984815391890454noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-94533022617477092.post-39741268274936507732014-07-14T10:25:00.000-04:002014-07-16T15:17:35.605-04:00CEFSG MATRIX WIKI Upgrade on July 14, 2014Thanks to a request from John Stephens, I am now in the process of upgrading the wiki to module 1.23.1. This does need to be routinely completed and in this case the purpose is "to attempt" to bring in a series of upgrades, such as the ability to automatically have citations and footnotes on the wiki pages. The new module apparently has all those components.<br />
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John is the Curator at the Queen's Own Rifles Regimental Museum and Archives and is a current member of the CEFSG. He is undertaking to update all the pages that are perpetuated b the QOR. John has been given the rights to make the changes, which are also available to any other member that asks!<br />
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This upgrade process, if all goes as planned, should result in the wiki going back to its original location at:<br />
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http://cefresearch.ca/wiki<br />
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<b style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: red;">PLEASE DO NOT GO TO THAT SITE OR TRY TO USE THAT PAGE UNTIL THE CHANGES ARE COMPLETE AND A NOTICE HAS BEEN POSTED HERE AND ON THE FORUM!</span></b><br />
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That page used to tell you to go to the new page after the last upgrade, so for now you will need to manually go there rather than relying on the automatic upgrade:<br />
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http://cefresearch.ca/wiki2<br />
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YOU CAN USE THE WIKI2 PAGE AS YOU WISH.<br />
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Any questions, just ask. Every time I do this I have to re-learn the process so bear with me!<br />
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Richard<br />
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<b>UPDATE 5:40 PM Milton Time</b><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: #dce1e5; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20.966400146484375px;">The main files of the new UPGRADE are now in place and it is safe to go there to check out what is working and what is not, BUT NO CHANGES PLEASE.</span><br style="background-color: #dce1e5; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20.966400146484375px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><br style="background-color: #dce1e5; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20.966400146484375px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: #dce1e5; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20.966400146484375px;">Also please note that the DATABASE to the new site was uploaded from the WIKI2 site early this morning so any changes to the WIKI2 site will not appear on the new WIKI site. At least I have solved the problem as to why I could not call it WIKI before and had to call it WIKI2. From this point forward they should all be called WIKI sites.</span><br style="background-color: #dce1e5; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20.966400146484375px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><br style="background-color: #dce1e5; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20.966400146484375px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: #dce1e5; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20.966400146484375px;">The primary issue I am dealing with now is that some of the IMAGES are missing, so for example the cap bade 2.gif is present but 2A.gif is missing. All the images for the GENERAL ORDERS are missing. These are probably the more current images and may be somewhere else - where I do not know! Odd they are missing from both the WIKI and the WIKI2 now so I don't know if this is a current issue or it happened in the past and I did not notice their departure?</span><br style="background-color: #dce1e5; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20.966400146484375px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><br style="background-color: #dce1e5; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20.966400146484375px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: #dce1e5; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20.966400146484375px;">I shall leave this for the moment and return with a fresh brain - any one got one I can use? Generally I find it is a simple issue that I am overlooking - hope that is the case here!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: #dce1e5; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20.966400146484375px;"><b>UPDATE 3:15 pm July 16, 2014</b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 20.966400146484375px;">I have most of the bugs resolved, except for the missing SPECIAL PAGE index, for which I have sent a query to the developer of MediaWiki. I hope I get a response, and one that I understand!</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 20.966400146484375px;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 20.966400146484375px;">I have unlocked the new version of the WIKI which is now back at the original location:</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 20.966400146484375px;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 20.966400146484375px;">http://cefresearch.ca/wiki</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 20.966400146484375px;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 20.966400146484375px;">I would strongly suggest that if you are using this to EDIT or CREATE new pages that you keep a local copy of the text on your own computer, as we have have to do further work on the database. Please do go ahead and save your work to the WIKI, just keep your own copy.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 20.966400146484375px;">IF YOU SEE ANY ERRORS please let me know, either on existing pages or pages that you are working on at this time. There are likely some other glitches that are related to the SpecialPages error.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 20.966400146484375px;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 20.966400146484375px;">I have left the previous version of the WIKI (at http://research.ca/wiki2) closed but you can still read that page and it should also show any changes made on the primary (upgraded site) as they share the same database.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 20.966400146484375px;">The purpose of this upgrade was primarily to get access to a number of new extensions, such as the "cite" (footnotes) which you are now welcome to try. I myself have not tried them yet.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 20.966400146484375px;">I will shortly change the re-direct page and then start changing the WIKI2 links in this forum.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 20.966400146484375px;"><span style="background-color: #dce1e5;"></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 20.966400146484375px;">For those of you that think that I know what I am doing, give your head a shake. I am self taught by reding forums and a lot of instructions. I try it and cross my fingers and 9 out of 10 times they work. the 1 time they do not, as is the case here with the "SpecialPages", truly tests ones patience. Only Marc LeRoux knows what he is doing when it comes to this type of programming (SQL).</span><br />
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Canadian Expeditionary Force Study Group (CEFSG)http://www.blogger.com/profile/17329984815391890454noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-94533022617477092.post-62331377303794069482013-11-03T14:18:00.001-05:002013-11-03T14:58:05.449-05:00Site Upgrade Scheduled for November 3, 2013It is now Sunday November 3, 2013 and so that means three (3) things are going to happen today, if you did not finish it last evening:<br />
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<li>For those of us where it applies, we will be setting our clocks <u>back</u> one hour.</li>
<li>Everyone will be changing the batteries in their smoke detectors and carbon monoxide monitors.</li>
<li>Many web sites, forums and blogs are scheduled for routine upgrades.</li>
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You may find that the CEFSG Forum (<a href="http://cefresearch.ca/phpBB3/">http://cefresearch.ca/phpBB3/</a>) may be out of service on-and-off as the INSTALL process is working. It automatically restricts access to the server during the process. Not to worry, that is a good time to check out the CEFSG Wiki site (<a href="http://cefresearch.ca/wiki/">http://cefresearch.ca/wiki/</a>) and perhaps participate in the process to upload and/or update the wiki pages. The static Matrix (<a href="http://cefresearch.ca/matrix/">http://cefresearch.ca/matrix/</a>) will also remain in operation.</div>
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If there are any delays or problems with the upgrade a follow-up notice will be posted here. All of the forum pages and databases have been backed up earlier today as part of the upgrade process.<br />
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<u>First step is complete:</u><br />
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Updating database to latest stable release<br />
Database type :: <strong style="font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">mysqli</strong>Previous version :: <strong style="font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">3.0.10</strong>Updated version :: <strong style="font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">3.0.12</strong><br />
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Updating database schema<br />
Progress :: <strong style="font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">. <span class="success" style="color: #228822; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Done</span></strong>Result :: <strong style="font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">No errors</strong><br />
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Updating data<br />
Progress :: <strong style="font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">. . . . . . . . . . . . . <span class="success" style="color: #228822; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Done</span></strong>Result :: <strong style="font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">No errors</strong><br />
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Updating version and optimising tables<br />
Progress :: <strong style="font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">. . <span class="success" style="color: #228822; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Done</span></strong>Result :: <strong style="font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">No errors</strong><br />
Update completed<br />
The database update was successful. The update process will now continue.</blockquote>
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<u>Final steps now complete:</u><br />
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Version check</h1>
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Checks to see if your phpBB installation is up to date.</div>
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Your phpBB installation is up to date. There are no updates available at this time. - <a href="http://cefresearch.ca/phpBB3/adm/index.php?i=update&sid=517135134912b3e0160bf86169f7a7e6&mode=version_check&versioncheck_force=1&sid=517135134912b3e0160bf86169f7a7e6" style="color: #dbd7d1; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Re-Check version</a></div>
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