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Hypo · 10-11-2001, 04:16 PM

I have on my server thousands of galleries spread on many domains that have never been listed. I would like to delete those files older than 2 months that have never had a single hit. Is there a way to do this?

Amputate Your Head · 10-11-2001, 04:28 PM

There should be a button on your keyboard there somwhere that's marked either "Del" or "Delete"... try that one.

tenletters · 10-11-2001, 04:31 PM

Hypo, try working on this double posting problem of yours before hitting the tough stuff.

Hypo · 10-11-2001, 04:34 PM

What double posting?

Hypo · 10-11-2001, 04:35 PM

What double posting?

Hypo · 10-11-2001, 04:36 PM

Amp, how do I find out which of the 1000s of files have never had a hit before I hit that delete key on them?

Amputate Your Head · 10-11-2001, 04:40 PM

Got a server access log?

Speedy26 · 10-11-2001, 08:00 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Hypo:
What double posting?

that double posting

Speedy26 · 10-11-2001, 08:00 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Hypo:
What double posting?

that double posting

Speedy26 · 10-11-2001, 08:03 PM

Hypo why dont you go through them and resubmit them to a bunch of TGP's instead of deleting them?

Hypo · 10-12-2001, 05:24 AM

I do have server logs, but I dont know how to go through them automatically, something that will check for each gallery page that's not been visited and delete them.

I dont want to resubmit them, they all have recips, and it will be a pain submitting each recipped gallery to the proper TGP, and I make new galleries everyday with new sponsors and better templates, so I dont really need old galleries.

I could delete all old galleries created 3 months, but I hear the search engine traffic gets them and thats valuable traffic.

funkmaster · 10-12-2001, 05:40 AM

... if you are getting traffic of the searchengines, keep the old files ... I reckon you will be better of buying a bigger disc !!

but you could also, like you said, delete all files that are older than 3 month (but keep a copy somewhere), than watch your logfiles for 404 entries and restore the files that still get hits ...

... if you are running your stuff of some linux/freeBSD box, just go to your log_file location and type "fgrep 404 name_of_log_file" to screen out all 404 entries ... hope this helps ?

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Hypo · 10-12-2001, 05:44 AM

Thing is, only those files will get hits that have been listed somewhere, as they'll be picked up by SEs. These files are taking 4 gigs of space I think. If there was some method of automatically deleting files older than 2 months getting no hits that would be the best.

Else I could try out your method, backing up and restoring from 404s, but sounds tedious.

funkmaster · 10-12-2001, 06:04 AM

what will take you longer, finding those files or installing an additional disk?

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Don't innovate - imitate!
... giving away mass traffic for free !!

10-11-2001, 04:16 PM	#1
Hypo So Fucking Banned Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 1,104	Old unused files on server I have on my server thousands of galleries spread on many domains that have never been listed. I would like to delete those files older than 2 months that have never had a single hit. Is there a way to do this?

10-11-2001, 04:28 PM	#2
Amputate Your Head There can be only one Industry Role: Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Somewhere else Posts: 39,075	There should be a button on your keyboard there somwhere that's marked either "Del" or "Delete"... try that one.

10-11-2001, 04:31 PM	#3
tenletters Confirmed User Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: the deep south Posts: 2,079	Hypo, try working on this double posting problem of yours before hitting the tough stuff.

10-11-2001, 04:34 PM	#4
Hypo So Fucking Banned Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 1,104	What double posting?

10-11-2001, 04:35 PM	#5
Hypo So Fucking Banned Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 1,104	What double posting?

10-11-2001, 04:36 PM	#6
Hypo So Fucking Banned Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 1,104	Amp, how do I find out which of the 1000s of files have never had a hit before I hit that delete key on them?

10-11-2001, 04:40 PM	#7
Amputate Your Head There can be only one Industry Role: Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Somewhere else Posts: 39,075	Got a server access log?

10-11-2001, 08:03 PM	#10
Speedy26 Confirmed User Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: MI Posts: 950	Hypo why dont you go through them and resubmit them to a bunch of TGP's instead of deleting them?

10-12-2001, 05:24 AM	#11
Hypo So Fucking Banned Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 1,104	I do have server logs, but I dont know how to go through them automatically, something that will check for each gallery page that's not been visited and delete them. I dont want to resubmit them, they all have recips, and it will be a pain submitting each recipped gallery to the proper TGP, and I make new galleries everyday with new sponsors and better templates, so I dont really need old galleries. I could delete all old galleries created 3 months, but I hear the search engine traffic gets them and thats valuable traffic.

10-12-2001, 05:40 AM	#12
funkmaster So Fucking Banned Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: shell beach Posts: 7,938	... if you are getting traffic of the searchengines, keep the old files ... I reckon you will be better of buying a bigger disc !! but you could also, like you said, delete all files that are older than 3 month (but keep a copy somewhere), than watch your logfiles for 404 entries and restore the files that still get hits ... ... if you are running your stuff of some linux/freeBSD box, just go to your log_file location and type "fgrep 404 name_of_log_file" to screen out all 404 entries ... hope this helps ? ------------------ Don't innovate - imitate! ... giving away mass traffic for free !! [This message has been edited by funkmaster (edited 10-12-2001).] [This message has been edited by funkmaster (edited 10-12-2001).]

10-12-2001, 05:44 AM	#13
Hypo So Fucking Banned Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 1,104	Thing is, only those files will get hits that have been listed somewhere, as they'll be picked up by SEs. These files are taking 4 gigs of space I think. If there was some method of automatically deleting files older than 2 months getting no hits that would be the best. Else I could try out your method, backing up and restoring from 404s, but sounds tedious.

10-12-2001, 06:04 AM	#14
funkmaster So Fucking Banned Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: shell beach Posts: 7,938	what will take you longer, finding those files or installing an additional disk? ------------------ Don't innovate - imitate! ... giving away mass traffic for free !!