Yesterday GIF had a MAJOR spike in traffic and melted the server's resources. We are back up and running for now but I need to let all members know that we will be moving to a new webhost who can handle the traffic we are getting now. We will be moving from a shared server to a virtual private server ASAP. I am literally just waiting for the new hosting company to get the server setup to make the move. Once that is set in place it's then a matter of having all the site's files and database moved, switching the nameservers from the previous host to the new host and then waiting for the server switch to appear across the web. We could experience some downtime for some folks.
With our new move, comes extra expense and Steve and I would like to thank 86WARD for his generous donation to GIF, all donations sent to us through Paypal are secure. All donations are put back into making the site the best it can be, thank you again 86WARD.
Looks like I was able to find the cause of the major traffic on the site yesterday. We were linked to by the Saint Louis Post Dispatch and ESPN.com. These two links brought in some crazy traffic. The funny thing is both linked to an old news story from back in October: http://gridironfans.com/forums/late...dt-adam-carriker-now-playing-3-technique.html
Way to be WARD!!! :cheersbeer: And congrats on the sites success, wtf were they linking to that old story for though?
I cant say i wasent disappointed yesterday when i couldent have some epic chat in the poker room but we had one on yahoo so its all good.
I can make a donation to help the cause. Is there a link that I'm missing? Edit: Nevermind. I found it on the home page. I always go straight to the forums.