I won't bore you with the full details of what an ordeal it has been to convert BZ's database, but I will say this:  After I did finally figure out how to work around the initial problems, it took two full conversions to get it right!

Surely there will be a few issues as we settle into this new software modification, and as I discover them I'll post them here.  But overall, you should experience a must faster-loading BZ, thanks to the speed of MySQL over a DBM flatfile (which BZ has run on since its creation), particularly with the sheer volume of data that we have.

KNOWN ISSUES

  • Internal Links Changed : Links directly to particular threads will no longer lead to the expected location.  I know many users have internal links to their MOCs and Fiction; these will have to be relocated and the link updated.
  • Poll Problems : Polls work fine, but during the upgrade some poll options were cloned, and some poll options were lost.  This mean a non-poll topic may exist with an unrelated set of poll options at the top, and some polls may exist with the options missing.  Report either to a moderator.  Topics with poll options can be fixed, but polls with missing options will have to be deleted and re-created.
  • Other Poll Problems : Voting in polls doesn't seem to register, and the results can't be viewed.  (Reported by: Infected Huki)
  • Custom Level Images : Custom level images are not yet appearing.  That will be fixed in the next couple of days. (Reported by: American Toa)
  • Interests Lost : The record of member interests was lost, so if you want this info on BZ, you'll need to re-edit your profile. (Reported by: Bink)
  • Topic Tracker Confused : Any tracked topics you have will point to the incorrect discussion.  You'll need to use the (now faster) search tool to find your favorite threads and re-subscribe to them. (Reported by: Swarm Commander)

(Ghosted issues are thought to be fixed.)