December 2009
22 posts
Alright! Back up and running..
So Im sorry to say it took so long, but extremely happy to say we are back up and running.
Because of all the backed up data being sent to pimp right now from angel and agent, it will run SLOW for about an hour but it will speed up after that…
Thanks to third party sources, it all works again!!!
Lets see where we go from here.
P.S. - Please let me know in the comments if something is...
Making a HUGE upgrade Monday at 1pm EST.
Hey all,
I wanted to let everyone know Pimp will be down to make a huge upgrade on Monday at 1pm Eastern Standard Time. It will be down for around 30 minutes if not longer. I need to transfer some data from those two tables that will be deleted into another table. This data transfer will take about 30 minutes running a test run on it tonight.
So go ahead an be ready for it. Do what needs...
Deleted Two Tables in the Database
Hey guys,
Since my last post, I decided along with fixing this other problem when whole sets of kingdom data got deleted, I would also delete a few tables and clean up the Database a bit better.
So now, it runs a bit faster, the data is stored a bit cleaner and hopefully this time, kingdoms data won’t get cleared.
On this note, I tried my best to make sure there were no bugs in deleting...
Entire Kingdoms losing all their data.
Hey all,
There is currently a big bug in the system that removes all provinces and users from their kingdom. I seem to have found this bug and tracked it down to why its happening. It looks like I have to work on the table structure of the database a little to fix this error. I just wanted to let you know that I am working on this big bug.
Ill let you know when its fixed.
SpoiledTechie
Provinces with the _ in the name...
Hey all,
There are a few amount of errors with users that have the _ in the province name. If you had this, this post is especially for you. I was able to fix the kingdom page submissions. Supposedly you guys were losing your province data every few days. This was because the kingdom page code was removing your province because of the introduction of the _. So I removed that problem and so...
Updated the Tabs
Hey all,
I updated the TAB item. Looks like its working well so far, but only time will tell. Since it is working I have started to work on the major bugs in pimp. The bugs being the items that get sumited, but dont actually register with pimp or get inserted in pimp correctly. So I thought I would let everyone know.
Have a good night. Also, Looks like I will be snowed in all day tomorrow. ...
Got the Tabs feature finished, but
Hey all,
Quick update, I got the tabs feature finished… Really proud of it. It works really well and as planned. I will wait till tomorrow to install it because I now have to pull my self away from the computer for the night. I want to be around when people start breaking it.
So, look for it tomorrow. P.s., It loads faster and better than the previous tabs. With this tab feature, I...
Rewriting the Tabs Feature
Hey all,
I wanted to let you know I am rewriting the Tabs feature on the top. It is the only thing on this site that still is giving me errors and I want it gone. Its slow to load as well, so I am getting rid of it for a better, faster tab feature. I just wanted to let everyone know when they ask me what I will be working on for the next couple of days.
Im trying to kill all the things that...
Removed Account Lock Ups...
So after looking into the problem, I was getting a steady stream of about 30 users out of 8000 that kept getting their account locked up.
I was tired of going in every day to unlock those 30 folks, so I decided to just disable the account locking mechanism… So for now on, no one will be locked out… Have fun!
This is a big security hole for me personally, but I think I can handle...
More Updates...
Fixed some more items tonight guys.
There are a few major problems people have been coming up to me about.
If you happen to have more than just the kingdoms you know about in your account, that might be a problem. If you have lost all of your kingdom data, that could be another problem.
Please let me know in the comments if this is affecting more than just a few people.
On a side note: I am...
Made more Updates
Hey all,
I made more updates tonight. Including fixing some of the CE things that were getting messed up. I also fixed a ton of the OPS tonight as well. So more OPS and more of the CE’s should be working. Im also getting a lot less errors so thats great as well.
Again, if you need me, Ill be on #Pimp in IRC tomorrow. Its time to pull my self away from the computer and go out a...
Sean and Brian, Please keep reading.
I got a new one for you guys…
The Utopian Aid shipments do NOT have a Island and Location… Can you please insert them into Utopia?
Why this is important?
When a kingdom submits there paper, I do various pre-paper checks on it. One of the checks include what Kingdom the actual paper is for. Is it for an enemy kingdom or my own kingdom. If the paper has an AID shipment posted in the...
Two Major bugs and then Ill be working to improve!
After a solid week of getting the major bugs under control, I have got two left that are really annoying me. Im working on it, so hopefully I will get it fixed tonight. Then comes the improvements to pimp again.
Thanks for bearing with me people!
Why did you have to create a Brand New Pimp?
A few people have asked why create a brand new pimp?
Well here is the true, honest to god story so we can put it all out and you all can be the judge.
Back about 2 years ago, I saw Molesquirrels post about him wanting to let pimp go and he not having the time to keep it up and running anymore. The exact post has been lost in in mini blog, but I imagine some of you may remember it. I presented...
Trying to Kill Bugs and IRC PIMP has moved!
Hey all,
Just letting you all know, im working pretty damn hard!!!
Im trying to kill some bugs that are really Bugging the crap out of me. No Pun intended. I am working on improvements, just haven’t touched any new code yet. Trying to catch all the changes made to Angel and Utopia first so I can have a fully functional pimp again before the old code of utopiapimp.com closes down!
IRC:...
Just upgraded the Ram..
Hey guys.
Just wanted to let you all know I just upgraded the Ram to the box.. Hopefully it will stop giving out of memory exceptions and people will get a lot less errors!!!
Have fun!
Email and Password Resets seem to be up and...
Hey All,
I finally got the email up and running. Again it was waiting on my host. I guess they never forwarded the ports on my firewall. :(
So since the email is working, Password recovery should also be working! I have tested it my self. I am progressing!
SpoiledTechie
Give me a chance guys!!
All,
I am working as HARD as possible to kill these bugs and errors. Give me a chance to get these things done. I am only one person and trying my best to get it right.
I know many are still having problems, but I am as well with the hosting provider not getting the email crap set up and not being able to get these bloody forums back up and running.
I am working as hard and fast as possible. ...
Working All day on pimp!
Hey all, just a quick update.
I wanted to let everyone know I am working very hard today to get all the bugs worked out and Etc… Pimp might be down today from time to time.
Today is Sunday of course. :)
Scott
Most people should now be able to login!!!
Hey all,
I got the database problem fixed, so if your account isn’t locked, you SHOULD be able to login!!!
Working on the account locked thing now.
Ugh....
So Verizon can’t get my internet setup till Saturday Morning…… I should have it tomorrow sometime hopefully…
Im sitting in a coffee shop right now trying to figure out these pimp problems… lol.
Im working…
Up and Sort of Running...
Hey all,
Im still working on this bad boy. I finally got Pimp up and running yesterday. We no longer have to worry about space requirements for utopiapimp which makes me really happy!
I just now got the blog back up and running so I cant tell you whats been going on.
The Forum still isn’t up so don’t expect to post anything just yet. Its giving me some small problems so I...