Welcome Back Rasikas.org

Nick H · Post by **Nick H** » 08 Jan 2011, 01:32

It has been so hard to live without you for the past few days!

skris, thank you for working through what must have been a tough problem.

Nick H · Post by **Nick H** » 08 Jan 2011, 01:34

But getting this when posting/editing:

General Error
SQL ERROR [ mysqli ]

Table 'flux13final.phpbb3_search_wordlist' doesn't exist [1146]

An SQL error occurred while fetching this page. Please contact the Board Administrator if this problem persists.

srkris · Post by **srkris** » 08 Jan 2011, 01:45

Now the above error is fixed.

Truly a mammoth task considering the size of the board. But I know better how to maintain the database now, thanks to some education on shell scripting.

vasanthakokilam · Post by **vasanthakokilam** » 08 Jan 2011, 01:46

Welcome back every one.. All the accumulated Dhrishti issues washed away in one fell swoop with this outage

srkris · Post by **srkris** » 08 Jan 2011, 01:47

In-site search may not work well for the next few hours since the search terms are being re-indexed. Google search will however work.

cmlover · Post by **cmlover** » 08 Jan 2011, 02:08

Thanks srkris for saving us! You deserve a big hand from all of us!
You have worked too hard! Now take a break and enjoy the rest of your honeymoon!

mahavishnu · Post by **mahavishnu** » 08 Jan 2011, 02:11

Thanks, Srkris. I hope the work was not too tedious.

I thought I would be the first one back. But the usual suspects are already active and posting! I have suffered from major rasikas withdrawal for the last few days. Especially in light of margazhi season and the rate of information being posted in the last several days.

Nick H · Post by **Nick H** » 08 Jan 2011, 02:19

But the usual suspects are already active and posting!

I never slept.

I swore that I would never say another bad thing about TMK's writing.

I promised I would never be silly on the board every again and...

...Oh. Well, that didn't last long! Still, I did try!

vasanthakokilam · Post by **vasanthakokilam** » 08 Jan 2011, 02:36

thanks to some education on shell scripting.

The Grihasthashrama comes with its benefits

mahavishnu · Post by **mahavishnu** » 08 Jan 2011, 02:39

well Nick, all your schoolboy prayers have been answered. Trust you will stick to your resolutions now (except the silliness part, of course). And TMK is not much of a writer anyway

VK RAMAN · Post by **VK RAMAN** » 08 Jan 2011, 03:41

Good feeling of rejoining group of well intentioned rasikas

cmlover · Post by **cmlover** » 08 Jan 2011, 03:51

vasanthakokilam wrote:The Grihasthashrama comes with its benefits

Not really VK

It is Brahmacharya (learning phase) still interfering with Grihastashrama

rajeeram · Post by **rajeeram** » 08 Jan 2011, 04:00

Thanks Srkris for bringing the site back up with everything intact!

smala · Post by **smala** » 08 Jan 2011, 05:44

Yes, thanks skris. A rudderless abandoned ship drifting at sea, now rescued. First a Forbidden 403 error, then 404, then a maintenance wait six hours that translated to 30 some hours...

... so a happy family reunited again ?

Pratyaksham Bala · Post by **Pratyaksham Bala** » 08 Jan 2011, 06:29

srkris:
VK:
Thanks a lot!

kunthalavarali · Post by **kunthalavarali** » 08 Jan 2011, 06:31

Fantastic job well done. Thanks for the efforts

bilahari · Post by **bilahari** » 08 Jan 2011, 06:40

Thank you for the hard work, srkris!

I, too, have had serious withdrawal!

Sam Swaminathan · Post by **Sam Swaminathan** » 08 Jan 2011, 07:17

All you people are so so ungrateful....not a word of thanks to Pavithra for letting Kris to attend to this major problem, taking him away from her, so early in the married life!!! Well, on behalf of all of you and myself, a grateful thanks to Pavithra!

Sreeni Rajarao · Post by **Sreeni Rajarao** » 08 Jan 2011, 07:41

Thanks for bringing it back to us!
It was not easy - it has been an addiction for nearly five years!

cmlover · Post by **cmlover** » 08 Jan 2011, 07:41

Sam
I did comment on it indirectly in my reesponse to VK

(exiting Grihastashrama temporarily to brahmacarya

srikant1987 · Post by **srikant1987** » 08 Jan 2011, 08:00

This made me realise how much I'm addicted to rasikas!

Thank you, srkris!

vgovindan · Post by **vgovindan** » 08 Jan 2011, 08:07

True love is felt in absence.
Thanks, srkris

arasi · Post by **arasi** » 08 Jan 2011, 08:43

The sun shines again this morning...
Thanks to srkris and his uTRa tuNai (ideal mate)

kssr · Post by **kssr** » 08 Jan 2011, 11:07

Amazing to see that nearly 300 people have visited this string in the last couple of hours

Good to be back.

rajeshnat · Post by **rajeshnat** » 08 Jan 2011, 11:25

srkris
Testing with this post. Thanks for working hard to bring it back.May I know the reason of the site being down, if you could send me a private mail also it is fine?

cienu · Post by **cienu** » 08 Jan 2011, 13:29

When I first saw the message "Forbidden 403 error", I was convinced that it was the end of the road and pretty sure that my employers had AT LAST decided to block Rasikas which was posing a grave danger to a healthy balance sheet

Srkris's message subsequently came as a breath of fresh air !

bilahari · Post by **bilahari** » 08 Jan 2011, 14:38

Cienu, indeed! My institute has blocked Youtube, but the real danger lies with rasikas.org!

arasi · Post by **arasi** » 08 Jan 2011, 15:08

Cienu,
If your company gets a whiff of Rasikas.org, it will get the essence of the site which may lead to the blossoming of a new product

Nick H · Post by **Nick H** » 08 Jan 2011, 21:52

If anyone had any doubt about how they, or others, valued this forum, the last four days have certainly shown us!

It's not as if there is nothing else to do on the net, far from it --- but it is that rasikas is my first and last port of call, with many other visits in between.

Shell scripts, eh? I'm glad that the site is held together with Shell (c? bourne? Bash? Korne? etc etc) as, apart from AWK, it is the only programming language I ever managed to actually get my head around. Forgotten most of it now, though...

Without the very recent assurances from skris about the ongoing life of the site, I would really have been seriously worried.

I guess it's a good thing that my wife has no idea how to install and administer a firewall :$

cmlover · Post by **cmlover** » 09 Jan 2011, 01:15

Ths safe return of Rasikas does indeed deserve a vedic invocation to ward off evil eyes!

पश्येम शरदश्शतं
नंदाम शरदश्शतं
मॊदाम शरदश्शतं
भवाम शरदश्श्तँ
शृणवाम शरदश्श्तं
प्रब्रवाम शरदश्शतमजीतास्याम शरदश्शतं
ज्यॊक् च Rasikas.org दृशे ।

(Most of you know these verses from your daily mAdhyaHnikam sandhyA vandanam
In summary the invocation means that we enjoy Rasikas.org for (atleast) another 100 years!)

venkatakailasam · Post by **venkatakailasam** » 09 Jan 2011, 08:18

This is just a general comment, hope you like it. Do not fear the winds of adversity. Remember: A kite rises against the wind rather than with it. When in a tight corner I usually find that difficult moment has the potential to open one's eyes and open the heart. Every trial endured and weathered in the right spirit makes it stronger than it was before.

venkatakailasam

arasi · Post by **arasi** » 09 Jan 2011, 08:25

Yes, CML. A hundred years and more. Soon, technology will have the power to connect with the DD (dear departed) too in a while! Then we can also continue--to hover around?

Venkatakailasam,
An inspiring thought for the day...

PUNARVASU · Post by **PUNARVASU** » 13 Jan 2011, 13:33

I was blissfully unaware of all that which happened in the last few days as I myself was going thro a tough time; visiting the forum after nearly 10 days. going through the various threads at my own pace. Anyway, 'all's well that ends well'.

vasanthakokilam · Post by **vasanthakokilam** » 13 Jan 2011, 21:37

Welcome back Punarvasu. Sorry to hear about the tough times.. hope things are better... Best wishes!

VK RAMAN · Post by **VK RAMAN** » 13 Jan 2011, 22:13

Punarvasu: Sorry to know about the tough times...as time passes, it will heal.

arasi · Post by **arasi** » 13 Jan 2011, 22:22

Punarvasu,
Thinking of you. Just saw your e-mail to me. Things are looking up and you have our best wishes for many many bright days to come!

PUNARVASU · Post by **PUNARVASU** » 13 Jan 2011, 22:31

Thanks every one for the best wishes.

Ramasubramanian M.K · Post by **Ramasubramanian M.K** » 14 Jan 2011, 06:13

Srikris: Thanks for restoring OUR LIVES--Any Man who attends to Rasikas web site during his newly-minted married life is not paying as much attention to the SITE as he should!! Just kidding!!!

For your efforts an open invitation to NA(do not worry we will not ask you to sing or play an instrument)!!

Posterity would be eternally grateful--what a vanity on my part!!!!!

aaaaabbbbb · Post by **aaaaabbbbb** » 14 Jan 2011, 07:02

Thanks to srikrisji,
the sun has come back to our life.
Life was not the same without rasikas.com.
Best wishes to all rasikas for the festival of pongal.
.

Sam Swaminathan · Post by **Sam Swaminathan** » 14 Jan 2011, 07:30

Punarvasu....Sorry to read about hard times in the past months and am glad it is now over. Please put it behind you and look out at the bright future. All the very best.

PUNARVASU · Post by **PUNARVASU** » 14 Jan 2011, 13:15

Sam Swaminathan,
thanks for the kind words. Yes, looking forward to healthy and peaceful year ahead.

Nick H · Post by **Nick H** » 14 Jan 2011, 13:32

Punarvasu: fellow rasikas have said it all, but please, add my name to the wellwishers.

Happy Pongal to all!

PUNARVASU · Post by **PUNARVASU** » 14 Jan 2011, 16:24

Nick H, thanks. It is so nice to have so many wellwishers.

mukta · Post by **mukta** » 14 Jan 2011, 16:34

PUNARVASUJI,
forget all that is past.May the sun shine bright in the coming days.
wish you,all the best.

arasi · Post by **arasi** » 14 Jan 2011, 16:45

Punarvasu,
Being well wishers--Isn't that one of the qualities of rasikas? Our love for music has brought us together as friends. When ill winds blow or harsh words are thrown about, it's our fellowship which makes us overcome them and helps us in growing stronger.

Pratyaksham Bala · Post by **Pratyaksham Bala** » 14 Jan 2011, 18:13

arasi:
I completely agree with what you say.

PUNARVASU · Post by **PUNARVASU** » 14 Jan 2011, 18:47

I remember what I read recently:

When you pray for others, God listens to you and blesses them, and sometimes,when you are safe and happy, remember that someone has prayed for you.

How true it is!

bilahari · Post by **bilahari** » 14 Jan 2011, 21:39

Punarvasu, hope you have that peaceful year ahead!

rshankar · Post by **rshankar** » 14 Jan 2011, 21:42

Punarvasu - I echo everyone's sentiments - hope you have a peaceful and healthy year ahead!

cmlover · Post by **cmlover** » 14 Jan 2011, 21:51

Punarvasu
Very true. Prayers from my well wishers has helped me tide over a serious crisis. I am quite confident to face my future boldly. I trust your problem was not health-related. If so some of us can help if you write us privately...