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VTDigger Moves to Local Host

July 4, 2010
By Dan Allen

For your browsing and publishing pleasure

Front end: http://vtdigger.thatitguy.com (running WordPress 3.0)
Back end: http://vtdigger.thatitguy.com/wp-login (same usernames/passwords as on vtdigger.org)


NEXT STEPS
  1. Test drive for a few days DONE
  2. Resolve issues found during test drive DONE
  3. Wrangle the system to make file upload work for Anne (database uploads go through Rubin). In progress
  4. Move wordpress files to subdirectory (I did this for the vanilla installation last night, but will take a few hours to do for our full site, so did not do this tonight).
  5. Josh Harless provide quote for mirroring files and database with Carbonite. NEW TASK
  6. Make decision on Carbonite with Josh Harless. NEW TASK
  7. Verify procedure for managing email accounts (i.e., we will request changes through Rubin).
  8. If you want to see the plain vanilla Wordpress installation again, just let me know.  It is available, but disabled for now in deference to the VTDigger stuff now running on the host.
  9. Realize that running sites in parallel is a hassle
  10. Experience sense of urgency wgile remaining calm.
  11. Schedule cutover of live site to new host.  Cutover will take a few hours work, then waiting for registration change to propagate on internet could take up to 24 more hours after that.
  12. Make sure Rubin is standing by for database transfer.
  13. Speak or forever hold your peace.
  14. FREEZE VTDIGGER FOR LIVE CUTOVER
  15. GO GO GO
  16. Update new host with new material from Godaddy site, created since the database was transferred earlier this week.
  17. Copy new pictures and other media to new host
  18. Verify new host continues to function correctly.
  19. Change domain registration so vtdigger.org, vtdigger.com both point to new host.
  20. Change background color and links to vtdigger.org instead of vtdigger.thatitguy.com
  21. Wait for registration change to propagate (2-24 hours)
  22. UNFREEZE VTDIGGER, resume normal operations. 
  23. Make sure Anne did not die during site freeze.
  24. It should at that point seem as if nothing happened.  Everything will function as it does now at Godaddy, except it will be happening at rbTechnologies. 
  25. Realize that moving to a new host, if it goes well, yields nothing, which is weird, but the actual goal.  We want it all to seem like nothing happened.
  26. Rename the database and files on Godaddy (makes sure they are not being accessed from new host without our realizing)
  27. Carefully check through site again, to make sure nothing has been lost in transition.
  28. Hope that internal system errors and hacking never recur.
  29. Become happy, as we realize our transition was successful. 
  30. Consider a trip to Northfield to look at our host machines.  Cool.
  31. Continue being happy.
  32. Add Campaign and other new blogs/sections to VTDigger.org 
  33. Upgrade to WordPress 3.01 (this will be a key test of the installation on the new host.  If it goes smoothly, I will have earned my $500/hour)
  34. Sell ads
  35. Count money
  36. Hope Dubie is exposed as the lying slimeHog he is. (not the opinion of VTDigger, just me)
  37. Delete our old stuff from Godaddy.
  38. Be in a new kind of awe, witnessing the deletion of all our stuff at Godaddy without anything happening.  It is weird.

Please do not hesitate to let me know of questions, comments, concerns, etc.
   
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