Avatars

ModerasianMy animation's still here. :P

Thank God! RomU would never be the same without that little "kukuku" here and there...

Hey seph if I do the same with my forum (SMF 2.0 RC2) and let the members UPLOAD their avatars, won't it lag the forum? Or the server? I use a free host and my database is 6GB big

Replying to #22

I knew you'd be here asking that once I told you. XD

NatewlieDamn it all, there goes my randomizer.

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!Your avatar was so awesome with it! :(

Replying to #24

I know, right?Well, at least there'll be less typographical errors in my post now that I won't be so distracted by her avatar. Though I prefer cutesy Lolitas...

Maybe as as act of remembrance; somebody should be elected to speak at the mass funeral held for all of the Photobucket accounts in 90 days time.

Eh? I thought that previously, only remote hosts were allowed for some reason I don't quite recall. Am I thinking of another forum or is this a legitimate about-face?

Replying to #27

legitimate about-face.

rock91 · #22I use a free host and my database is 6GB big

That's funny because mine isn't even half that. And yeah, free host - probably not a good idea to put up too many images.

tehuber1337 · #27Eh? I thought that previously, only remote hosts were allowed for some reason I don't quite recall. Am I thinking of another forum or is this a legitimate about-face?

No, you're absolutely right; it's sheer coincidence that everyone decided to delete them all off their hard disks at the same time.

Replying to #30

You're really confused. Tehuber was referring to the fact that before we did not allow users to upload avatars at all, now we force it.

Replying to #31

I like this new feature!

Wait a minute-wasn't there some security flaw with uploading avatars to the server?

Replying to #33

Keyword: Was.

What is the max. size of an avatar?

Seph · #29That's funny because mine isn't even half that. And yeah, free host - probably not a good idea to put up too many images.

lol...Gotcha. But how do remote avatars affect the forum's speed?
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96x96

NatewlieDamn it all, there goes my randomizer.As co-owner of Romulation, I oppose this notion.

Well, at least you chose the best avatar from the randomizer. =P

rock91 · #36lol...Gotcha. But how do remote avatars affect the forum's speed?

When it's remote we have no idea what file size it is, also there's no resizing going on so someone could link a 200MB image. Now that's it's on the server we get a nice list ordered list of file size and can contact people who upload avatars too large.Also, for the end user the amount of DNS look ups required per page is hopefully reduced now.

Replying to #38

I see. But I don't think anyone is stupid enough to link a 20 MB or more pics. Or is there O.O ...lol
I also read that for SMF to run faster you could simply change the Attachement directory, so that the attachments will be saved in another location. Same for the avatars. Here's the link to the source Seph:http://www.simplemachines.org/community/index.php?topic=293441.0

rock91 · #3696x96

I mean in kB!