Forum Activity for @soaringeagle

trouble with all skin images (title updates)

Ning To Jamroom

verified its a problem with the core my other site wich hasnt been updated i updated only the core nothing else and saw the same issue imediately

trouble with all skin images (title updates)

Ning To Jamroom

ok question
we did perform a server reboot cause 1 of the external drives (to be replaced tonight) was giving an io error
when you upload images to replace skin images are they saved in a diferent place then the regular media and a diferent place then the upload extra images on the same form
cause every skin now shows them broken even though they were uploaded months ago

edit im convinced it must be from the core update
or something as i can access the images by ftp and they are all the same permissions the ones that work and the ones that dont

updated by @soaringeagle: 04/01/15 07:53:29AM

trouble with all skin images (title updates)

Ning To Jamroom

hmm after integrity check i tested in other skins it doesnt seem to be working in them either
ps other browsers too
updated by @soaringeagle: 04/01/15 07:29:36AM

trouble with all skin images (title updates)

Ning To Jamroom

your not understanding
i cloned the new version to a new cclone..not active i uploaded the logo and spinners and i get nothing but a name no image i click it and i get image cant be displayed it contains errors

ill try the integrity check and try again

trouble with all skin images (title updates)

Ning To Jamroom

troubleshooting i can upload an image to the aditional images section just not to logo and spinners
im using the exact same files i always use

trouble with all skin images (title updates)

Ning To Jamroom

ive heard conflicting info on the proper way to update
originaly i would
clone the updated version upload my images my custiom templates my custom css thendo a compare on all the templates i edited in the template editor then mark acrtive

i was told then that theres no reason to do that, instead just do a compare on the templates to thenew version
however
the php files dont update that way the version number doesnt update etc

so i tried going back to my old way cloning to a new skin but it wont accept the uploaded images it keeps saying they have errors

so what is the proper way to update a skin and ensure all files are updated corectly

edit i now realize the issues with all custom skin images that were uploaded in the past as well as ones im trying to upload now
none are working corecttly
i have to assule a permission was changed on a folder
updated by @soaringeagle: 05/03/15 10:42:14AM

Merchandise Store

Suggestions

in short
the entire module needs to be revamped to take advantage of all the new features foxy offers now

server disk configuration tip

Installation and Configuration

if your going with a dedicated server and can configure the disks as you want, this option will give you the best performance with the maximum space at the cheapest price

ssd drive estimate 40% of your sites size to allow for growth and cache space partition with 500 mg boot 2 gb temp and therest reserved for home (or var or whatever your servers account space isstored in)
satas are far cheaper for far more space get 2 large satas at roughly 3 times your sites current size
mount the 1 sata at /youraccount/public_html?data/media this will alow for plenty of growth space most ofyour sites growth will be in media, images, videos and music. important! do not symlink your media folder to a media disk mounted outside your account space...it can be done but may cause massive hassles in the long run, instead mount the media disk in the data/media location within your site!
use the second sata as a backup drive

since all images will be resized and cached andserved off the ssd drive this setup will keep your site fast as can be
since sata drives are far far cheaper your overall costs would be about 1/2 of what it would be if you tried to run the entire site including the media directory off the ssd drive
this will alow plenty of space for lots of media growth, and retaining multiple backup copies

i'm running a large site, currently i had 2 650 ssds (raided) and a 1 tb media drive 1 tb backup but the media drive was at 86% and since adding the media drive the 2 ssds were wasting most of the space (added the media drive because the ssd was always around 92% moving media off there it now runs 26-42% depending how full the image cache is)

so reducing the ssd to a single 800 gb still alows plenty of space and alowed the 2 sata drives to be trippled in size to 3 tb each... at a reduced, not increassed price!

conclusion
1 use ssd for main site content...not media storage alowing space for growth and plenty of room for image cache
2 mount a media disk in data/media do not suymlink to it outside the sites account space!
3 media space is cheap plan ahead for double or triple what you need now...especialy if you do not limit uploads and alow large file uploads (like 3 gig videos)
4 don't discount the value of having space for multiple backups.. you may not notice a problem for afew days and without sufficient backup space you may not have a restore point to go back to before the problem began
updated by @soaringeagle: 04/30/15 08:32:39PM

profiles can't be saved with invalid quota issue

Design and Skin Customization

create a acount on www.dreadlockssite.com
try to edit your profile
you will get a iunvalid quota error

theres 3 quotas you can sign up to
full members featured shop owners regular shop owners
if u choose a shop owner quota your a power user who can create a second profuile as a shop
unfortunately people are njow signing up as a regular member, but thier profiles not set to regular member its sweet to featured shop owner
and they cant edit it

its like the quotas are being misassigned
updated by @soaringeagle: 03/23/15 10:56:51AM

profiles can't be saved with invalid quota issue

Design and Skin Customization

i mean they join as "full members" butthe profile gets set somehow to featured shop owner they cannot see the option to change that
and they cannot save the changes they make
i have to go in as admin change it to full members and then they see the option to change to 1 of the shops and can save

default signup profiles full members