16-06-2023, 07:51 AM
Damien
The domain renewal fee is $US20 but it is not just that cost that reflects on whether to keep AHRDF "on-air". The renewal simply serves as a reminder that a decision again needs to be made, after reviewing how much value it is to the amateur community, as based on activity obvious through useage.
The hosting service software versions are not being updated (and I am advised won't be) and eventually that means that the MYBB package that is used for AHRDF will run out of road for security and reliability patches. A later major version (4 versus 3) has been available for some time but requires recent PHP and SQL version support. Sure, I could move to more expensive hosting that has the latest and greatest versions but (again) that comes out of my pocket, and is it worthwhile if the Forum usage rate is - and remains - low ?
This "issue" crosses my mind each year and there is no outright answer. So I continue to pose the question : Do I keep AHRDF going ?
Doug, admin
The domain renewal fee is $US20 but it is not just that cost that reflects on whether to keep AHRDF "on-air". The renewal simply serves as a reminder that a decision again needs to be made, after reviewing how much value it is to the amateur community, as based on activity obvious through useage.
The hosting service software versions are not being updated (and I am advised won't be) and eventually that means that the MYBB package that is used for AHRDF will run out of road for security and reliability patches. A later major version (4 versus 3) has been available for some time but requires recent PHP and SQL version support. Sure, I could move to more expensive hosting that has the latest and greatest versions but (again) that comes out of my pocket, and is it worthwhile if the Forum usage rate is - and remains - low ?
This "issue" crosses my mind each year and there is no outright answer. So I continue to pose the question : Do I keep AHRDF going ?
Doug, admin
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