Database Changing

James, Fri Mar 13 2009, 11:35AM

On March 13, 2009 the underlying database used for all the BOINC data on this site is going to change. The system has gone through a complete overhaul. The primary motivator was the time to complete the update was getting longer and longer.

In the short term (just a few days hopefully) you may see data not updating. The data will continue to be updated in the new tables, just the site may not show it. The priority order list of things that need to be done is:



I will update this posting as things are completed.
Re: Database Changing
James, Thu Mar 19 2009, 11:07AM

Sorry for the delay, I found a few bugs and holes in the design that I had to recode for to make things work well on the site. It's going to be easier for me to switch all pages over at once than do it bit by bit.
Re: Database Changing
James, Fri Mar 20 2009, 01:09PM

The new DB should be live for all to see. Let me know if you find any problems.
Re: Database Changing
James, Fri Mar 20 2009, 02:51PM

A bit on what has changed:

  • Individual project data is updated multiple times a day
  • Amount of time to compute stats has been reduced (yeah!)
  • A few new rankings are available
  • History retention of data has been extended from 1 year to 10 (graphs to show up soon)
  • World map on the home page has its data updated daily (instead of when I remember to do it)