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D3mon
Senior Member
United Kingdom
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 Posted - 12 June 2003 : 20:57:07
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A version of the current Snitz Forums that helps cut back on the bandwidth usage that admins of popular forums have been experiencing.
Download:
Snitz 'SpeedBall II' (last updated 05 Feb. 2004 21:10 GMT)
What's new in Speedball II?- Even tighter code for improved Bandwidth savings
- Includes Snitz v3.4.04 code updates
- Almost Full XHTML compatibility
Previous 'SpeedBall' version features:- Bandwidth-reducing code optimisations
- CSS-based color/font configuration
- All Snitz 2000 3.4.03 bug fixes and 3.4.04 code additions
- Site Integraton MOD pre-installed
An updated guide for MOD writers interested in updating existing MODS for compatibility with Speedball II is available here
Release notes:
For new installations (with no exisiting Database) the installation is pre-configured to use an 'images' folder. There should be no need to configure this in the Admin options.
If you're using this version with an exisiting Snitz database, it may be necessary to edit the Admin properties and input images/ as the default images folder.
Site Integration features are disabled at install time. Enable via the Admin options to use them. |
Snitz 'Speedball' : Site Integration Mod : Friendly Registration Mod
"In war, the victorious strategist only seeks battle after the victory has been won" |
Edited by - D3mon on 23 February 2004 17:36:04 |
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Etymon
Advanced Member
United States
2383 Posts |
Posted - 12 June 2003 : 21:10:49
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Hi D3mon,
I've wondered how a person might be able to figure whether or not his forum has a bandwidth problem. Does your MOD include a way to determine this? Just curious.
Etymon
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D3mon
Senior Member
United Kingdom
1685 Posts |
Posted - 12 June 2003 : 21:21:11
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| You'll know if you've got bandwidth issues - your web/DB host will be banging on your door for more money! Seriously though, There was a chap here on a few days back who was pushing 70GB of bandwidth per month, and his host was asking 'serious money' to keep him online. |
Snitz 'Speedball' : Site Integration Mod : Friendly Registration Mod
"In war, the victorious strategist only seeks battle after the victory has been won" |
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D3mon
Senior Member
United Kingdom
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OneWayMule
Dev. Team Member & Support Moderator
Austria
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D3mon
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United Kingdom
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Gremlin
General Help Moderator
New Zealand
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Posted - 13 June 2003 : 21:41:20
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woohoo D3mon :) You've just saved me a weekends work I was going to take a 3.4.03 and convert it to CSS this weekend :)
I'll give it a shot later on today, great work :) |
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sacred
Junior Member
USA
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Posted - 14 June 2003 : 11:15:43
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When I installed the CSS cersion I just thought I let you know I did have to preconfigure the images/ folder in the admin, otherwise all the images appeared to be busted.
I was thinking about changin my all over to css. So, thanks for doing the work. I will probably use yours and remake all my changes again to the stuff I already done and will go from there and continue making my modifications...So, I will be testing your work as I go along and if I find any bugs I will let you know.
Yours in deepest gratitude,
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D3mon
Senior Member
United Kingdom
1685 Posts |
Posted - 14 June 2003 : 11:27:54
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Thanks Sacred. The biggest problem I'll face with this project is finding all the little bugs that usually get created when doing work like this. Try grabbing the latest version xxxxxx_ph2.zip. That one should work with the images folder.  |
Snitz 'Speedball' : Site Integration Mod : Friendly Registration Mod
"In war, the victorious strategist only seeks battle after the victory has been won" |
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D3mon
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United Kingdom
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work mule
Senior Member
USA
1358 Posts |
Posted - 14 June 2003 : 15:12:13
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Originally posted by D3mon
Phase 2 (13 Jun)
Code Optimisation - complete.
Removed 'border' tables and code layout spacing to further minimize code sent to the browser for each pageview.
By this, do you mean changing instances of the following:
response.write " <td>"
to
response.write "<td>"
This is probably one of the top candidates for reducing bandwidth usage of the forums. While it might be helpful in troubleshooting, it serves no purpose for the users except for adding to the file size.
If you look at the source for the "MOD Add-On Forum (w/code)" index page, by eliminating the spaces used for indenting the code, the file size is reduced from 100KB to 89KB. The more traffic a site receives the bigger the difference that 11K makes.
For the FineScale Modeler forum, the page for editing the forum properties, I reduced the page from over 1MB to 600KB by removing the spaces used for indenting the <option> tags in members list (for allowed members/private forums). Similiar thing applies to the search page if you include the list of members to search on. |
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D3mon
Senior Member
United Kingdom
1685 Posts |
Posted - 14 June 2003 : 17:52:02
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| Yup, thats the 'core' strategy of the reduction in size, that and the removal of hundreds of font tags etc. I've employed it on all the code in the forum, so it should represent significant bandwidth savings in the mid to long term. |
Snitz 'Speedball' : Site Integration Mod : Friendly Registration Mod
"In war, the victorious strategist only seeks battle after the victory has been won" |
Edited by - D3mon on 14 June 2003 17:53:19 |
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laser
Advanced Member
Australia
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Posted - 14 June 2003 : 20:06:52
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The only thing that stops me from using this, and the previous CSS MOD available is the MODs I have on the forum.
The approach I am taking (has anyone done this already ?) is to document the changes (i.e. font->style conversion) So I can change ALL pages (not just base code) to the CSS style.
I am changing servers specifically because my forums bandwidth is far too high, just like others here. |
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D3mon
Senior Member
United Kingdom
1685 Posts |
Posted - 14 June 2003 : 20:16:42
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Yes, unfortunately currently available mods would need to be reviewed to work with the CSS structure employed in this code.
Once I've got a fully testedversion of the code, I'll release a MOD update guide for any MOD builders wanting to release adapted versions of their mods for it (if they want to, of course )
I'll work on a updated version of my Site Integration mod too. |
Snitz 'Speedball' : Site Integration Mod : Friendly Registration Mod
"In war, the victorious strategist only seeks battle after the victory has been won" |
Edited by - D3mon on 14 June 2003 20:17:16 |
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wizard
Junior Member
208 Posts |
Posted - 16 June 2003 : 04:25:39
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I love this idea. I remember begging for this a few weeks ago....  |
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VodkaFish
Average Member
USA
654 Posts |
Posted - 16 June 2003 : 12:54:05
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Curious - what version did you convert? Was it a freshly downloaded Snitz? Did you make any bug fixes before changing the code? I've been doing this to my own modded code, but would rather take a fresh base and add in my mods (and convert them to css as I go).
Oh - is there a demo to see? I'd like to see what these forums look like |
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Edited by - VodkaFish on 16 June 2003 12:54:53 |
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