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UK Free TV fix 3: fix everything else...

Finally, I have managed to get all the things that were out-of-date corrected, so UK Free TV can run for some more years, given the site is now 21 years old!

A few more fixes  Photograph: Shutterstock
A few more fixes Photograph: Shutterstock
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Yes, UK Free TV did just pass 21 years online!    We started here back on 5th July 2002!

I've fixed several things:

  • I've removed all the out of date URLs on the site - especially those on https://ukfree.tv/channels/compare_tv/Defunct
  • I have activated all the URLs in comments that were pending my approval
  • I've fixed the code to allow it to run as PHP8.2 which has some annoying a new "features" in that it stops working with a "500 error" when the code fails to pre-define object variables.  
  • The site has HTTP2 enabled now
  • I've changed the way the page cache works so people comments appear quickly.
  • I have disabled about 1,000 "Bounce and complaints" email addresses
  • I've removed a few spam messages that got thought the filters
  • I've set all the Archived pages to show up in their menus again: I was using Google Analytics 3 to do this and it's been discontinued.  

As far as I can tell pages like https://ukfree.tv/extras/BBC_Engineeering are still working and the TV prediction an DAB radio prediction still show their maps and station lists.

I will, shortly be writing some "content" about the future of Freeview and DTT, but I needed to get everything else working first.

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Saturday, 15 July 2023
Brian Butterworth
sentiment_very_satisfiedOwner

11:54 AM
Wakefield

Also, I have made all the old versions of the server name m.ukfree.tv,server1.ukfree.tv, mobile.ukfree.tv and www.ukfree.tv all point at UK Free TV Headlines | free and easy and all have SSL certificates.,

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Brian's: mapB's Freeview map terrainB's terrain plot wavesB's frequency data B's Freeview Detailed Coverage
Sunday, 16 July 2023
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Steve Donaldson
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10:22 AM

Brian Butterworth: Can you do something about the influx of spam?

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Monday, 17 July 2023
Brian Butterworth
sentiment_very_satisfiedOwner

1:19 PM
Hebden Bridge

Steve Donaldson: Yes, I've managed to pay 53.40 pounds to Akismet as they had disabled their service.

I need to use an iPad to access their system at the moment, so I was unable to make the payment over the weekend.

I have attempted to clean up the problems it caused.

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Wednesday, 19 July 2023
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Steve Donaldson
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12:08 AM

Brian Butterworth: The Emley Moor TV transmitter is not loading. It is "no more".

https://ukfree.tv/transmi…Moor

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Thursday, 20 July 2023
Brian Butterworth
sentiment_very_satisfiedOwner

7:57 PM

Steve Donaldson: Should be OK again now. Strange bit of database corruption...

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Steve Donaldson
sentiment_satisfiedSilver

9:16 PM

Brian Butterworth: Thanks. It works now.

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Sunday, 23 July 2023
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Chris.SE
sentiment_very_satisfiedPlatinum

1:08 AM

Brian Butterworth:

That one was on the list of things not working that I advised you about!

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Chris.SE
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3:41 AM

Brian Butterworth:
I still get this error
when trying to view my previous posts and some other posters previous posts.

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Monday, 24 July 2023
Brian Butterworth
sentiment_very_satisfiedOwner

6:43 AM

Chris.SE: I have fixed that one too!

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John Ormerod
1:40 PM

Brian Butterworth - thanks.

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