Images

[igor@af]

We are encountering a little problem with too many people attaching images to their posts and the database getting pretty big pretty fast, so for the time being I have disabled image attachments to posts, but here is what everyone can do:
http://www.automotiveforums.com/upload/
Upload your file at the above URL, and it will give create a link to the image, then simply use the [img tag in your post to include the image.
If you have any questions please let me know.

This little problem should be solved in couple of days and everyone will be able to directly upload pictures with their posts again.

Thanks for your understanding.

[a007apl]

Originally posted by igor@af
We are encountering a little problem with too many people attaching images to their posts and the database getting pretty big pretty fast, so for the time being I have disabled image attachments to posts, but here is what everyone can do:
http://www.automotiveforums.com/upload/
Upload your file at the above URL, and it will give create a link to the image, then simply use the [img tag in your post to include the image.
If you have any questions please let me know.

This little problem should be solved in couple of days and everyone will be able to directly upload pictures with their posts again.

Thanks for your understanding.

I always liked images,but,now I intens post the images only if urgent,being thus some problem?

[Jimster]

Allright chief

[gang$tarr]

igor never answers my e-mails

[dejoux]

Not a problem

I always just linked to a URL anyway

[Forsteen]

Maybe you should disable images in their signature. I think that bogs it down. That is just my opinion.

[igor@af]

Images in the signatures are totally irrelevant

The problem right now is that all attached images are stored in the database, and this database was getting larger and larger by the minute. Linking to images from posts [or signatures] is no problem at all.

[RazorGTR]

Ok Igor not a problem

[Euro19]

not good, not good. I wanted to post a couple images, guess I´ll have to wait.

[igor@af]

If you re-read the very first post of this thread you will understand that you can still post photos, but you will have to upload them here first: http://www.automotiveforums.com/upload/ and then link to them using the [img tag so that they show up as part of the post

[jinushaun]

Originally posted by igor@af
The problem right now is that all attached images are stored in the database, and this database was getting larger and larger by the minute. Linking to images from posts [or signatures] is no problem at all.

Storing the attachments in the database?!?! Sounds like bad DB design to me. Of course, you're not responsible for the forum code, so I really can't blame you.

Btw, about the attachment thing, duly noted. I use it just cuz I'm too lazy to upload the images to my server myself.

[igor@af]

yep thats what im working on right now.. making it so that attachments are stored in a folder rather than db

[Dezoris]

It is nice you are offering this as a free service. I would password your image database, otherwise you'll have people storing shit, and leeching the url's and using them at other boards etc.

I don't know if your boards bandwidth is being used to serve the pics, but...

Anoymous access to your servers image FTP is a very nice thought.
Just don't let it bite you in the ass

[Chris]

I hope you get the old service up and running again soon. But I can wait.

[Psman32@af]

i feel very very very very stupid for missing that so many times. now i see why sleep is so important.