01/30/2022, 05:18 PM
My biggest concern in the moment is that our hosting provider - https://alfahosting.de/ - is a purely German provider.
So the administrator needs to speak German at least, if the forum stays with that provider.
I will inquire whether it is possible to have an address outside Germany and what other payments they accept except bank transfer/invoice.
@Gottfried
The purely technical part of updating the forum software would involve
making a backup of the mysql db
uploading the new version with some ftp client
doing some installation steps in the browser
(the general steps are described at https://docs.mybb.com/1.8/install/upgrade/)
However, as long as I am able I will pay as well as update the forum software.
My concerns are more like this:
When I die today, the forum might survive until the next payment date, but nobody can claim it,
hence they would delete the hosting space and then its irreversibly gone.
So I would like to find a way to avoid that scenario. I.e. some people would be notified,
if there are due payments, and can jump in. I guess as long as it is payed the provider will continue the service.
But even in this case someone needs technical access, to keep the forum running and up to date.
I will make an inquiry at the hosting provider if they have a solution for this kind of scenario and will keep you up to date.
So the administrator needs to speak German at least, if the forum stays with that provider.
I will inquire whether it is possible to have an address outside Germany and what other payments they accept except bank transfer/invoice.
@Gottfried
The purely technical part of updating the forum software would involve
making a backup of the mysql db
uploading the new version with some ftp client
doing some installation steps in the browser
(the general steps are described at https://docs.mybb.com/1.8/install/upgrade/)
However, as long as I am able I will pay as well as update the forum software.
My concerns are more like this:
When I die today, the forum might survive until the next payment date, but nobody can claim it,
hence they would delete the hosting space and then its irreversibly gone.
So I would like to find a way to avoid that scenario. I.e. some people would be notified,
if there are due payments, and can jump in. I guess as long as it is payed the provider will continue the service.
But even in this case someone needs technical access, to keep the forum running and up to date.
I will make an inquiry at the hosting provider if they have a solution for this kind of scenario and will keep you up to date.
