I'm with fasthosts, and currently using a Windows server and I'd like to upgrade to Linux/Apache
There is an option in the control panel to perform this upgrade automatically.

Can anyone of the wonderful IT people on b3ta tell me what to expect with the upgrade - i.e. will the change take long to take effect; will i lose access to my website + mail for an extended period etc etc?
( applehead herp derp, Tue 23 Mar 2010, 10:10, 77 replies, latest was 16 years ago)

It'll take about 10 minutes and everything will be absolutley fine after.
no problems at all.
(PsychoChomp, Tue 23 Mar 2010, 10:11, Reply)

Minge.

( Noeli overtheshoulderboulderholderthingstraplatchboobs, Tue 23 Mar 2010, 10:12, Reply)

We only talk about minge and Creme Eggs here.

( Noeli overtheshoulderboulderholderthingstraplatchboobs, Tue 23 Mar 2010, 10:11, Reply)

Do you reckon the FAQ on fasthosts might give you an inside scoop?

( crackhouseceilidhband Fuck off back to Mumsnet, Tue 23 Mar 2010, 10:12, Reply)

Novel, I like it.

( Noeli overtheshoulderboulderholderthingstraplatchboobs, Tue 23 Mar 2010, 10:13, Reply)

by which you mean 'minge'

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Tue 23 Mar 2010, 10:15, Reply)

Creme Eggs.

( Noeli overtheshoulderboulderholderthingstraplatchboobs, Tue 23 Mar 2010, 10:16, Reply)

Is minge the new breasts?

( girlinthehole, Tue 23 Mar 2010, 10:16, Reply)

One can dream.

( Noeli overtheshoulderboulderholderthingstraplatchboobs, Tue 23 Mar 2010, 10:19, Reply)

Does that mean I can start jiggling peoples
minge?
( TGB checking Off Topic is still shit at, Tue 23 Mar 2010, 10:22, Reply)

Now that I would pay to see.

( girlinthehole, Tue 23 Mar 2010, 10:23, Reply)

You can have the first jiggle if you like

( TGB checking Off Topic is still shit at, Tue 23 Mar 2010, 10:25, Reply)

You have no idea how much I'm looking forward to it.

( girlinthehole, Tue 23 Mar 2010, 10:29, Reply)

They tell you what to do
But don't provide answers to the above questions.

Thus i've posted them here
( applehead herp derp, Tue 23 Mar 2010, 10:37, Reply)

Bless you for thinking we might be a helpful bunch.
You're incredibly unlikely to get any sense out of us.
( Noeli overtheshoulderboulderholderthingstraplatchboobs, Tue 23 Mar 2010, 10:39, Reply)

PsychoChomp's answer seems helpful
However, it might be an elaborate ruse to lull me into a false sense of security. So then I upgrade and *BOOM* my website passes the event horizon and disappear, never to be seen again
( applehead herp derp, Tue 23 Mar 2010, 10:41, Reply)

Can't you raise a ticket with them and ask them?

( crackhouseceilidhband Fuck off back to Mumsnet, Tue 23 Mar 2010, 10:55, Reply)

I once sat on a server
it hasn't been seen since
( TGB checking Off Topic is still shit at, Tue 23 Mar 2010, 10:15, Reply)

Maybe it should see the company nurse?

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Tue 23 Mar 2010, 10:19, Reply)

Have you installed a flux capacitor?

( Colonel Dracula Two manky hookers and a racist dwarf, Tue 23 Mar 2010, 10:17, Reply)

Is the atomic weight of cobalt 58.9?

( Peej, Tue 23 Mar 2010, 10:20, Reply)

What the hell's a jigga-watt?

( Colonel Dracula Two manky hookers and a racist dwarf, Tue 23 Mar 2010, 10:22, Reply)

Alright, calm down, 'Jay-Z'

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Tue 23 Mar 2010, 10:24, Reply)

HA! You kids with your rapping stars and your arrr-and-beee
when will you realise that nothing beats the dulcet tunes of Roger Whittaker?
( Colonel Dracula Two manky hookers and a racist dwarf, Tue 23 Mar 2010, 10:28, Reply)

You're more 'hip op' than 'hip hop' aren't you, old boy?

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Tue 23 Mar 2010, 10:30, Reply)

Ring ring
Hello Monty? Yeah this is kettle, you're an african american
( TGB checking Off Topic is still shit at, Tue 23 Mar 2010, 10:32, Reply)

I have in my collection
Probably 1000 or more hip hop records, admittedly from the old (read: 'good') skool era but I am a fucking expert.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Tue 23 Mar 2010, 10:34, Reply)

I have the original 12" Grandmaster Flash and the Furious five recording of .......... the name escapes me.
The message!
( girlinthehole, Tue 23 Mar 2010, 10:37, Reply)

The Message?

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Tue 23 Mar 2010, 10:37, Reply)

Yup!
Just googled it.
( girlinthehole, Tue 23 Mar 2010, 10:38, Reply)

Whenever I hear the intro to that record
I am transported back in time to when I first heard it as a 10 (or 11) year old. Life-changing stuff - I'd never heard the like of it and was instantly hooked. It was the arguably the first 'conscious' or 'reality' rap record, prior to 'The Message' all rap records were just party or battle rhymes.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Tue 23 Mar 2010, 10:42, Reply)

This is why I treasure it.

( girlinthehole, Tue 23 Mar 2010, 10:44, Reply)

hip hop Bowie
( TGB checking Off Topic is still shit at, Tue 23 Mar 2010, 10:39, Reply)

What's that son? You want 10p for a bag of sweets?
in my day it was all penny-whistles and moon-pies...
( Colonel Dracula Two manky hookers and a racist dwarf, Tue 23 Mar 2010, 10:32, Reply)

Both pronunciations are acceptable.
And this suckers electrical.
( Peej, Tue 23 Mar 2010, 10:25, Reply)

We need to get you back to 1985

( Colonel Dracula Two manky hookers and a racist dwarf, Tue 23 Mar 2010, 10:29, Reply)

I'd expect the unexpected if I was you.
Or, and this is a crazy idea, I know, but try a fucking tech support line.
( Devil_In_Tights the *real* DiT!, Tue 23 Mar 2010, 10:22, Reply)

Just last night I had a technical question about computers
so I did the obvious thing and phoned up my local chinese takeaway and asked them what to do.
(Bazongaloid, Tue 23 Mar 2010, 10:25, Reply)

Sadly it seems they didn't tell you
to take a long walk off a short pier
( TGB checking Off Topic is still shit at, Tue 23 Mar 2010, 10:26, Reply)

There's a chinese near me where you can order via facebook chat if you want.

(PsychoChomp, Tue 23 Mar 2010, 10:28, Reply)

"Have you tried turning it off and on again?"

( Devil_In_Tights the *real* DiT!, Tue 23 Mar 2010, 10:29, Reply)

"Have you tlied turning it off and on again?"

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Tue 23 Mar 2010, 10:30, Reply)

Oh, I so nearly did that.
LACIST!
( Devil_In_Tights the *real* DiT!, Tue 23 Mar 2010, 10:31, Reply)

I too am prejudiced against Belgian sewing techniques

(LongJohnBaldry, Tue 23 Mar 2010, 10:36, Reply)

I have a newly purchased LP at home
by the Flower Travellin' Band, it's Japanese, 1970.

The painting on the inside of the gatefold refers TWICE to the 'Frower Travellin' Band'. Worth the price paid alone.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Tue 23 Mar 2010, 10:37, Reply)

She thought that half a crispy duck solved most problems
she was right
(Bazongaloid, Tue 23 Mar 2010, 10:30, Reply)

It still amazes me how many computer problems I can fix with that technique.

( girlinthehole, Tue 23 Mar 2010, 10:31, Reply)

It doesn't amaze me
What amazes me is how many people know of the turn it on and off technique and don't bother trying it before they call me. My boss calls it "Power Recycling" which makes me giggle.
( Peej, Tue 23 Mar 2010, 11:07, Reply)

Why do that?

( applehead herp derp, Tue 23 Mar 2010, 10:39, Reply)

Upgrade you minge
to a creme minge, I can help with this
( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Tue 23 Mar 2010, 10:32, Reply)

I read that as ceramic minge
I reckon I could make a fortune selling ceramic minges. I'd make plain ones for everyday use and ones with golden pubes for when the vicar comes round for sunday tea
( TGB checking Off Topic is still shit at, Tue 23 Mar 2010, 10:33, Reply)

Could you make one with a picture of Diana's face on?

( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Tue 23 Mar 2010, 10:35, Reply)

Only on the
anniversary of her death. Shall I put you down for one?
( TGB checking Off Topic is still shit at, Tue 23 Mar 2010, 10:40, Reply)

Yes please, can I have a postal discount
if I order some kitten minges as well?
( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Tue 23 Mar 2010, 10:41, Reply)

If you order kitten and Diana minges
you get a Goody Minge as a special free gift
( TGB checking Off Topic is still shit at, Tue 23 Mar 2010, 10:43, Reply)

Wasn't it her minge that was cancerous?

( girlinthehole, Tue 23 Mar 2010, 10:45, Reply)

This one comes
with removable cysts.
( TGB checking Off Topic is still shit at, Tue 23 Mar 2010, 10:47, Reply)

oh that's disgusting

( Kitty v1.0 desperately naive, Tue 23 Mar 2010, 11:24, Reply)

That's why it's 50% off...literally

( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Tue 23 Mar 2010, 10:48, Reply)

that is also disgusting

( Kitty v1.0 desperately naive, Tue 23 Mar 2010, 11:24, Reply)

I'm not sure I want a minge that dances the Funky Gibbon...

(LongJohnBaldry, Tue 23 Mar 2010, 10:50, Reply)

Really?
I thought everyone wanted one of those.

I may have to ask the internet for help on motorising my minge
( TGB checking Off Topic is still shit at, Tue 23 Mar 2010, 10:53, Reply)

NEW TECH THREAD!
MOTORMINGE: Where can we get one, how easy is it to fit, and which platform should it operate on?
(LongJohnBaldry, Tue 23 Mar 2010, 11:26, Reply)

My favourite band.

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Tue 23 Mar 2010, 11:29, Reply)

With their massive hit
"The chase is better than the snatch"

How are you today, old chap?
(LongJohnBaldry, Tue 23 Mar 2010, 11:34, Reply)

I'll be a nice b3tan
and actually answer your questions:

The change should be done within 20 minutes usually with an automated system, but you will almost certainly be transferred over to a new server, this in turn will cause your DNS records to change to the new server IP.

The FastHosts DNS should be updated within minutes (but can be up to 4 hours on standard DNS update timings), but the rest of the world needs to catch up, so not everyone that connects to your site will see the change instantly, and can be up to 24 hours to fully propagate.

Your mail should be unaffected as these are usually (and should be) on different servers.
(Ethelred is watching cheese grow, Tue 23 Mar 2010, 10:45, Reply)

Aw!
Aren't you lovely.
( girlinthehole, Tue 23 Mar 2010, 10:47, Reply)

lovely a fucking loser
( TGB checking Off Topic is still shit at, Tue 23 Mar 2010, 10:47, Reply)

You're just jealous
As I have bigger tits. Namely Al and Bert.
(Ethelred is watching cheese grow, Tue 23 Mar 2010, 11:11, Reply)

This is instructions for turning your computer into a horse porn server

( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Tue 23 Mar 2010, 10:49, Reply)

Well, the website in question is www.horsegaggers.com

( applehead herp derp, Tue 23 Mar 2010, 10:51, Reply)

Thankyou very much :D

( applehead herp derp, Tue 23 Mar 2010, 10:50, Reply)

i like minge

( broadsword, Tue 23 Mar 2010, 10:51, Reply)

Bandwagon jumper.

( girlinthehole, Tue 23 Mar 2010, 10:58, Reply)

i love it when you talk sexy

( broadsword, Tue 23 Mar 2010, 10:59, Reply)

bandwagon where's me
(Cancer Joy was short lived, Tue 23 Mar 2010, 11:11, Reply)

Cardigan, dear
Cardigan.

...and it is in Wales.
(Ethelred is watching cheese grow, Tue 23 Mar 2010, 11:15, Reply)