Forum Upgrade #5
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10 Nov 2026 21:20 #350573
by JT
Forum Upgrade #5 was created by JT
Due to a couple of mistakes I made on upgrade attempt #4 I'm going to do it again when I return in a couple of weeks.
Due to the Critical unauthenticated remote code execution vulnerabilities—known as php2shell— the forum must be upgraded ASAP.
I have taken precautions to minimize the chance here but the forum must be upgraded ASAP.
The second issue we have is space, with 11-12 year old out of date posts taking up a substantial amount of disk space I must purge enough posts and attachments to allow a backup to function. I will be more careful this time and only delete one year at a time until there is enough space for a backup. It's bad to have out of date information that new users find with search engines and get into trouble using information from very old versions of EMC.
Some history of the forum, Alex Joni created the forum in 2006 but the developers didn't want a forum. In 2008 I finally convinced the developers to allow the forum. So this is why we have a forum today.
I will outline the upgrade strategy later in this thread.
JT
Due to the Critical unauthenticated remote code execution vulnerabilities—known as php2shell— the forum must be upgraded ASAP.
I have taken precautions to minimize the chance here but the forum must be upgraded ASAP.
The second issue we have is space, with 11-12 year old out of date posts taking up a substantial amount of disk space I must purge enough posts and attachments to allow a backup to function. I will be more careful this time and only delete one year at a time until there is enough space for a backup. It's bad to have out of date information that new users find with search engines and get into trouble using information from very old versions of EMC.
Some history of the forum, Alex Joni created the forum in 2006 but the developers didn't want a forum. In 2008 I finally convinced the developers to allow the forum. So this is why we have a forum today.
I will outline the upgrade strategy later in this thread.
JT
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10 Nov 2026 22:11 #350574
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Replied by mwc on topic Forum Upgrade #5
Would you mind sharing the existing hosting and storage requirements?
I ran forums for many years, so know all too well the problems you face, both in actually migrating/updating things, and the inevitable user moans.
My thoughts around data retention, are any kind of build threads should be kept regardless of age, as they're the kind of thing that can be very handy when researching things.
Posts on old versions of LCNC not so much, however I'm going to guess that most storage is taken up by build photos, rather than anything relating to issues with a 10 year old version of LCNC.
In terms of the actual upgrade, is Kunena still the best fit?
I have no idea of the reasons why it was chosen, but if a change was wanted, now would be as good a time as any.
For doing the upgrade, just lock the forum down. Even it means it's unavailable for a few days, it's far better than the current loss of posts every few days.
If you want to discuss anything offline, then feel free to email me (I only access the chat via Discord, so I don't think direct messaging works that way).
And my offer to help stands.
I ran forums for many years, so know all too well the problems you face, both in actually migrating/updating things, and the inevitable user moans.
My thoughts around data retention, are any kind of build threads should be kept regardless of age, as they're the kind of thing that can be very handy when researching things.
Posts on old versions of LCNC not so much, however I'm going to guess that most storage is taken up by build photos, rather than anything relating to issues with a 10 year old version of LCNC.
In terms of the actual upgrade, is Kunena still the best fit?
I have no idea of the reasons why it was chosen, but if a change was wanted, now would be as good a time as any.
For doing the upgrade, just lock the forum down. Even it means it's unavailable for a few days, it's far better than the current loss of posts every few days.
If you want to discuss anything offline, then feel free to email me (I only access the chat via Discord, so I don't think direct messaging works that way).
And my offer to help stands.
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