Shift8 File Archive Online
I have settled (for the time being) on a script to manage the Shift8 File Archive, so the site is back up. The address has changed, though, thanks to the moronic configuration at my new hosting company. The archive can be found here.
The script is actually quite good. It is called PHP File Navigator. Its SourceForge project page can be found here. I will (when I have the time) modify it to suit my liking a little better.
Shift8.net Migration
This past week, my site has seen some rough times. I am presently migrating hosting providers from GoDaddy to HostGator, and I have encountered some difficulties doing so. Part of the problem -- okay, most of the problem -- has been due to HostGator's unintuitive subdomain directory structure. For some reason, which surpassses understanding, they force all subdomains for any domain hosted from the account to be pointed to directories in the webroot of the hosting account! This makes hosting two same-named subdomains -- e.g. files.shift8.net and files.theemhproject.com -- impossible as this would require two directories with the same name in the webroot!
I hope to have figured out some reasonable workaround for the problem by the end of the week. Until then, the site is fully functional -- the back-end is just not to my liking. I will live, though. I'll have a good whinge about it and then I'll get over it, I'm sure.
Shift8 File Archive Down for Redevelopment
I have taken down the Shift8 File Archive due to glaring securities issues in the script that ran the site. Due to a widely known exploit, an attacker was able to upload a script that gave them the equivalent of shell-level access to the hosting account Shift8 is hosted from. (I am also, consequently, moving my hosting account from GoDaddy -- BOOOO! -- to HostGator.)
The file archive will be back online as soon as I deploy a trustworthy application to serve it. I have possibly settled on one, and may well put the archive back online before this week is through.
Developments Forthcoming …
A Long Overdue Update
It's been quite a while since I've updated this blog, due largely to a hectic schedule. There are, however, significant developments forthcoming both at SHiFT8 and its hosted sites -- TournamentLadder and TRUSoldiersClan.
Shift8 File Archive Launched!
The Shift8 File Archive is now live! Please be sure to visit files.shift8.net to access our file repository.