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[NickFitz]

Another one here

https://www.contractoruk.com/forums/...ml#post2868485

Ah dammit, it's down to the over-engineered way of defining page layouts they've used. Would you think defining how a page should be laid out would require a chunk of JSON stored in a database? Me neither, yet that's how it works! I'll see about sorting it out

[NickFitz]

That first link isn't a valid thread, look at the number and it's very much out of sync with other thread numbers created at the same time

That's the key: it's an internal node number, and the missing .html at the end is part of the same problem. They'd abandoned thread and post IDs, meaning they're all stored in one humongous table, and as that would have broken all existing links, I had to enhance the system to continue to use the old method.

Somehow, that thread has been created then retrieved in a way that led it to redirect to the node ID; I have no idea how, but it happened so I'll find out eventually. There seems like there might also be more to it, but I'll continue to investigate…

[eek]

Ah dammit, it's down to the over-engineered way of defining page layouts they've used. Would you think defining how a page should be laid out would require a chunk of JSON stored in a database? Me neither, yet that's how it works! I'll see about sorting it out

I can imagine why but JSON is an order choice when it's possible things need to be ordered in a particular order.

[vetran]

Ah dammit, it's down to the over-engineered way of defining page layouts they've used. Would you think defining how a page should be laid out would require a chunk of JSON stored in a database? Me neither, yet that's how it works! I'll see about sorting it out

JSON stored in tables - LUXURY!!!, in my day it were XML and we were glad of it, my grandfather worked with CSV lists...

[BlasterBates]

Chrome and Firefox on my Linux desktop get a connection error, can't access contractor UK at all, I can only access it on Windows using my work laptop.

[NickFitz]

Chrome and Firefox on my Linux desktop get a connection error, can't access contractor UK at all, I can only access it on Windows using my work laptop.

Is that just the forum, or the main site too?

[BlasterBates]

Is that just the forum, or the main site too?

It's the main site.

[NickFitz]

It's the main site.

I only work on the forum, I'm afraid. I've pinged it over to admin in case he has any ideas

[BlasterBates]

I only work on the forum, I'm afraid. I've pinged it over to admin in case he has any ideas

g8 thx ?

[NotAllThere]

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