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justabella · 07-20-2008, 09:37 PM,

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The man behind the curtain is going to change scripts.......

***regic*** · 07-20-2008, 10:00 PM,

uh oh :blinkie:

bargainbloodhound · 07-21-2008, 03:16 AM,

Plunderhere Wrote:What I can tell you so far is this:

1) We know we can transfer:

User Database
Auctions
Images
Store items
Feedback

We cannot transfer stores however once auctions transfered over
you just 'open store' and click on which items you want to appear
in store with probid. Store names 'may' be able to be brought over
and definitely all store items can be imported as auctions.

We cannot transfer items into categories so what we would do is
have one category for all PH items and then you the user must
allocate one or two categories for your items.

What would we do in what order?

1) Very latest version is being released any day which we would
acquire and then test the databases prior to any moves.

2) Once done and we are happy we would add the required modifications
whilst applying new design.

3) After satisfactory stage 2 of testing we would need 2 days to move
over and activate new script fully. (approximately)

The probid script is very fast and efficient and very search engine friendly.
Also easy to maintain on server and to back up.

We will upgrade a few things this week on current site and attempt to fix
the bugs as I see a few other Rscript sites are also having some severe
issues with the script.

I will do everything I can to maintain the same feel of the current site with
only the updating of design but you will still have forums as they are but I
will be adding:

1) Blogs
2) IM (Internal messenging)
3) Classified area
4) Video uploading of auctions if you have a video
5) Better user verification systems

Plus a lot more

Will keep you informed as we move along as I seriously believe this is the only
option we have to survive the times ahead as carrying on like this will not be
an option.

I'm in agreement with Powerseller on phpProBid sites:

PS Wrote:I would very very very strongly dislike it if the script were changed. I do not like phpprobid sites. I don't like the listing form, and they all have an unprofessional cookie cutter appearance to me. It's like 'you've seen one phpprobid site, you've seen two thousand of them'. I do like RScript very much which is one of the main reasons why I considered listing on PlunderHere to begin with. So my $0.02 is that I would HATE IT HATE IT HATE IT!

**amy** · 07-21-2008, 08:12 PM,

There are a lot of complaints on the PH boards. I don't think exchanging RScript's bugs for phpProBid's bugs is going to solve the real problem.

PowerSeller · 07-22-2008, 12:09 AM,

[quote author=amy link=topic=9139.msg71490#msg71490 date=1216671172]
There are a lot of complaints on the PH boards. I don't think exchanging RScript's bugs for phpProBid's bugs is going to solve the real problem.
[/quote]

Yes, I think working through the problems would be far better than adding a whole new set of problems to the mix while wiping out some of what people like about PH now. For PH's sake and Mark's sake, I honestly hope I'm wrong.

***regic*** · 07-22-2008, 12:23 AM,

Quote:This script 'Rscript' is very functional but very 'buggy' and this
cannot be helped as it is a natural occurrence with 'Perl type scripts.

Buggy scripts are a 'natural occurrence' when the scriptwriter is an incompetent idiot or sloppy programmer. RScript's bugs have nothing to do with the script being written in Perl. Â The PHP language actually has more reported bugs, and security problems, than Perl because PHP is a newer language. Â

Quote:We cannot transfer items into categories so what we would do is
have one category for all PH items and then you the user must
allocate one or two categories for your items.

translation: all 58,000 listings will need to be revised by sellers after the move

plunderhere.eu Wrote:This domain has just been registered for one of our customers!
Domain registration and webhosting at best prices.

When did Plunderhere.eu bite the dust? Â Was any notice given of the site's closing?

sneakymagenta · 07-22-2008, 01:03 AM,

Quote:The man behind the curtain is going to change scripts.......

:blinkie: :blinkie: :blinkie: :blinkie:

Man the lifeboats!

:popcorneaters:

***mandy*** · 07-22-2008, 10:51 AM,

Quote:When did Plunderhere.eu bite the dust? Was any notice given of the site's closing?

It closed about 2 weeks ago:

Plunderhere Wrote:An email was sent out as the site is going to be redone soon
but not sure everybody got the email as a few have contacted
me saying they did not get it.

We hope to have it back up soon and it will still be free for users
after the modifications have been added.

There really is not many auctions running on there but we will advise
as soon as we relaunch it.

http://www.plunderhere.com/forums/showthread.php?t=9630

BellisimaJ. · 07-23-2008, 01:11 AM,

[quote author=sneakymagenta link=topic=9139.msg71497#msg71497 date=1216688603]

Quote:The man behind the curtain is going to change scripts.......

:blinkie: :blinkie: :blinkie: :blinkie:

Man the lifeboats!

:popcorneaters:
[/quote]

Happy001

xwpopper · 07-24-2008, 02:47 PM,

If any PH members want to know what will happen when the script changes over, it looks like Ray may have been chartered to handle the switch since he and Mo's resident "moron" can't handle the site.
http://probid.alsoshop.com/index.php?

All products will be in the same category when it is done. If it is handled correctly, the images should transfer smoothly, but have you ever tried to transfer 100K images? There will be timeouts and overloads (with the sorry PH server) and broken image files. Then, there will be those who have thousands of products listed to edit, one by one, at the same time as hundreds of other sellers. That will likely cause all kind of chaos in the database, to have in a few days, every seller change their categories, edit payment, shipping, often the description (since Probid works much differently with templates) and adds all their new features like swaps, offers, and videos. That should basically kill the site.

PS is making sense about the change, and no one seems to understand what she is saying. It seems like any cause she is fighting for, even the good ones like this, she ends up alone.

Mark has never run a site with this many listings. He already screwed up the server move royally for 2 months, and there are still prblems, but it really didn't require much skill. Now, PH members are going to trust him with a move that actually requires some skill?