Everyone was clamoring for a self upload - so in about 2015, we did this. It was a tremendous amount of work
I remember this time. And I'm sure it was. Rebuilding the SWG in Drupal took years to do right. If I remember correctly, you all had a vast amount of material to move onto the new site?
I think that lack of new material made the archives slow down, but I think changes in the internet and the desire to make more money by webhosts is why many sites simply disappeared.
Yep. We've run into it a couple of times with Bluehost, when Russa or I will connect with the help desk because something that they offer is out-of-date for what Drupal needs, and the answer is always, "You can upgrade to VPS hosting for $X per month."
(Ironically, we were on the brink of doing just that: upgrading to VPS hosting. I was willing to pay the extra per month, but they only offered unmanaged VPS, which meant we not just paid more but had to manage our own server, and we decided we weren't up for that. We were looking at managed VPS options with other hosts when Russa got working what we wanted to upgrade for. So they were *this* close to losing us entirely as customers and someday still may.)
I'm really glad Open Doors worked out so well for you all. Thank you for setting up to have the archive moved.
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Date: 2022-10-09 11:54 pm (UTC)I remember this time. And I'm sure it was. Rebuilding the SWG in Drupal took years to do right. If I remember correctly, you all had a vast amount of material to move onto the new site?
I think that lack of new material made the archives slow down, but I think changes in the internet and the desire to make more money by webhosts is why many sites simply disappeared.
Yep. We've run into it a couple of times with Bluehost, when Russa or I will connect with the help desk because something that they offer is out-of-date for what Drupal needs, and the answer is always, "You can upgrade to VPS hosting for $X per month."
(Ironically, we were on the brink of doing just that: upgrading to VPS hosting. I was willing to pay the extra per month, but they only offered unmanaged VPS, which meant we not just paid more but had to manage our own server, and we decided we weren't up for that. We were looking at managed VPS options with other hosts when Russa got working what we wanted to upgrade for. So they were *this* close to losing us entirely as customers and someday still may.)
I'm really glad Open Doors worked out so well for you all. Thank you for setting up to have the archive moved.