Defenestration Posted October 28, 2006 Posted October 28, 2006 I know the official line is that it's only recommended to run final releases, but I am about to buy IPB within the next few days and was thinking about going straight to 2.2 RC2 for my board. Is it stable/secure enough ?Is anyone else going to use RC2 on a live board ?
Logan Posted October 28, 2006 Posted October 28, 2006 Yup, I'm using RC 2 on a couple live boards. One in particular that I just upgraded GSO. Very stable, not a single problem :)
Defenestration Posted October 28, 2006 Posted October 28, 2006 You must be confident with it being a Security board :)
Logan Posted October 28, 2006 Posted October 28, 2006 I'm confident that IPB 2.2 is much more secure than IPB 2.1, therefore it being a security board... very necessary for the site to be secure :)
TestingSomething Posted October 28, 2006 Posted October 28, 2006 I am strongly considering it. On one small site I already am using it. But on my main site, I am not sure because then most of my modifications are gone.
TestingSomething Posted October 28, 2006 Posted October 28, 2006 .Logan, I am not so sure how stable RC2 is, even compared to RC1 though. Someone is claiming they can't start topics, there is a JS error in topics (IE), and some other problems which werent in RC1 apparently. I am wodnering whether to use it on my main site or not.
Defenestration Posted October 28, 2006 Posted October 28, 2006 .Logan - How come you haven't enabled the option to remove the version from the bottom of the page, as this is supposed to make it more secure from attacks on specific versions of IPB ?Looks like there will be a RC3, me thinks.
Keven Fox Posted October 28, 2006 Posted October 28, 2006 Well my situation is a bit different. I restarted my site with a new URL so only about 7 members.With that, I decided to use 2.2 starting with RC1. I have installed a couple mods even though I know I'll lose them (most likely) on upgrading each time and going to final, so what I do is use simple mods for now.It seems very secure, and now that I understand it more I'm more happy. (Some of you saw my post about .htaccess, yes I was stupid about that).There are the issues in my signature though.
Quillz Posted October 28, 2006 Posted October 28, 2006 I know the official line is that it's only recommended to run final releases, but I am about to buy IPB within the next few days and was thinking about going straight to 2.2 RC2 for my board. Is it stable/secure enough ?Is anyone else going to use RC2 on a live board ?If you are going to be starting a new board, with a fresh database, then go ahead and use RC2. I think IPS is more concerned about people trying to upgrade from a stable version than starting anew.
Logan Posted October 28, 2006 Posted October 28, 2006 .Logan, I am not so sure how stable RC2 is, even compared to RC1 though. Someone is claiming they can't start topics, there is a JS error in topics (IE), and some other problems which werent in RC1 apparently. I am wodnering whether to use it on my main site or not.I don't experience any of those problems, it sounds like a cache problem and they could have a corrupt version of a JS file, have them clear their browser cache.
Defenestration Posted October 28, 2006 Posted October 28, 2006 Yes, it will be a completely fresh install with completely fresh new MySQL 5.x database.Since I won't get my registration details if I buy now (ie. over the weekend), I'll purchase next week and proceed with the install of 2.2 RC2 :)
Nimdock Posted October 28, 2006 Posted October 28, 2006 I'm tempted; however, without support the temptation level decreases a lot, hehehe...
CynicalFrost Posted October 28, 2006 Posted October 28, 2006 Yes, it will be a completely fresh install with completely fresh new MySQL 5.x database.Since I won't get my registration details if I buy now (ie. over the weekend), I'll purchase next week and proceed with the install of 2.2 RC2 :)Huh?You should buy like RIGHT NOW! Prices are going up VERY soon!
Defenestration Posted October 28, 2006 Posted October 28, 2006 I thought they weren't going up until IPB 2.2 final is released, and I can't see IPB 2.2 final being released over the weekend ?
Logan Posted October 28, 2006 Posted October 28, 2006 No, they won't be increasing it until IPB 2.2 final, but final like he said, isn't far away at all.
atsaunier Posted October 28, 2006 Posted October 28, 2006 i cant hold back no more, im going to risk upgrading to rc2 on my live board :) From what it sounds, no problems from anyone really
UnitedPakistan Posted October 28, 2006 Posted October 28, 2006 Completely stable I upgraded my live board to the Beta 2 and then RC1 and now RC2 and not a scratch!HURRAH FOR IPS!
Philouke Posted October 28, 2006 Posted October 28, 2006 No I'm not but only bcz o would loose my mods and skin ;)
ScottyToledo Posted October 28, 2006 Posted October 28, 2006 No way. I'm waiting til Final. I have almost 8,000 members and over 72,000 posts on my board, and I'm not going to risk my board by installing an UNFINISHED product. And even after it does go final, I am still going to wait a few days to see if anyone is having problems. Am I paranoid? No, I'm just being careful.
Trail Hunter Posted October 28, 2006 Posted October 28, 2006 No way. I'm waiting til Final. I have almost 8,000 members and over 72,000 posts on my board, and I'm not going to risk my board by installing an UNFINISHED product. And even after it does go final, I am still going to wait a few days to see if anyone is having problems. Am I paranoid? No, I'm just being careful.Interesting post to member ratio. I've got 71K posts and some change and about 700 members. I've upgrade my board to RC2 and had some good backups first. Only risked some time to restore my back ups.
Mesmer Posted October 28, 2006 Posted October 28, 2006 I will upgrade when Final is available. If anything goes wrong I want to have the support I've paid for.
Boozer Posted October 28, 2006 Posted October 28, 2006 I believe that a release candidate should be fine enough to use on a live forum. :D
Mesmer Posted October 28, 2006 Posted October 28, 2006 I believe that a release candidate should be fine enough to use on a live forum. :Duntill something goes wrong..
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