Upgrades

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sweepsadv

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We have a major upgrade scheduled for tonight that will start at 11:00 PM est and continue into tomorrow. The upgrade will
touch most pages of the site ( membership system upgrade ) and will replace this forum with a new one.

During this time you may not be able to login and access to the forum may be limited.

*If there are any delays we'll let you know here or on our Facebook or Twitter pages.

https://twitter.com/SweepsAdvantage

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Sweepstakes-Advantage/126675059532

These upgrades are necessary for us to stay current and secure for the future.

Thank You for your cooperation. :wave:
 
TY for the heads up Ken! :headbang:

I'll be waking up after midnight and now I know not to bother you :crazytongue: :whistle:
 
The upgrade is still in database update process which is taking several hours. We will update you again when we have more information.
 
We will continue the upgrade tonight at 11:00 PM est. The site may be unresponsive or slow during this time as we will be performing
database backups and upgrades.
 
TY for the update Ken :wave:

Will there be a visible difference so we'll know when it is complete?
 
Yes when its all done. We had a problem updating the database last night and had to escalate the issue. More info to come.
 
Status Update: This is not the final forum. This is a very long upgrade process. We had to upgrade to smf 2.0 so that we can migrate to the latest version of vbulletin forum. Still working on that.
 
sweepsadv said:
Status Update: This is not the final forum. This is a very long upgrade process. We had to upgrade to smf 2.0 so that we can migrate to the latest version of vbulletin forum. Still working on that.
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OH, OK. I like this one - easy on the eyes :laughing:
 
We're going to run the final large upgrade step tonight. More details to come as we have them. Thank you. :wave:
 
New Forum

We are still testing everything but we restored full access to the sites. Just working out an issue with the blog now.
 
jpdeadhead said:
I can't access "expiring soon" sweeps. Do you have to a sweepstakes plus membership for that section of the site now?
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I don't think it has anything to do with being a Plus member. I did try accessing it on Plus and I can get it to work. When I try on Sweeps Advantage it comes up Access Denied. I think this must just be something that needs to be fixed on the upgrade. I'm sure Ken will get everything working correctly soon.
 
The new landing page after logging in to SA is irritating. I don't need to see my member information every time I log in. It is a waste of time in a hobby where time is of the essence. Staying logged in might solve the problem on my end but, for reasons well known, I clear cookies and such regularly. I hope that the extra step can be eliminated.

The forum layout looks great.

Thanks for keeping SA the best sweeps site.
 
I tried to post a win in the Wnners' Circle but it redirected me and posted it in Surveys. Tried it twice. I notice this is happening to alot of people.
 
jmj2008 said:
The new landing page after logging in to SA is irritating. I don't need to see my member information every time I log in. It is a waste of time in a hobby where time is of the essence. Staying logged in might solve the problem on my end but, for reasons well known, I clear cookies and such regularly. I hope that the extra step can be eliminated.

The forum layout looks great.

Thanks for keeping SA the best sweeps site.
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I agree with the logging in, I don't like it either.
 
The site seems the same to me, except for the look of the login. I noticed that if I didn't save my sweepstakes after each row and continued to the next page all my sweeps were still there. Have you removed the Save Sweepstakes requirement at the end of the pages? I really need to know since experimenting could lead to sweeps loss.
 
QUOTE=pmeek;512480]I don't think it has anything to do with being a Plus member. I did try accessing it on Plus and I can get it to work. When I try on Sweeps Advantage it comes up Access Denied. I think this must just be something that needs to be fixed on the upgrade. I'm sure Ken will get everything working correctly soon.[/QUOTE]

Thanks Pmeek. I hope they get it fixed soon. I have been using the power search to make sure I have entered them all.
 
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