2014 - 2016 Website Archive

[Roy 10,832 / 0]

2014 - 2016 Website Archive

 

Hey all,

 

I recently connected my old desktop to my network and discovered some old backups from the website (all the files and databases). Many have requested that I should put an archive of the old website up just so people can explore how we were back in 2014 - 2016 and dig up old threads that suggested good ideas, etc. With that said, some people asked me about GFL's past and giving them a thread from the old website would have been easier instead of explaining in some situations. From a technical prospective, I wanted to see how easy it was to install an older version of PHP on the newer OS along with seeing if the old MySQL database was still compatible with the newer MySQL server versions. Therefore, I decided to work on this project earlier this week and completed it within a couple days.

 

The following currently applies to the archived website:

 

• The website is hosted on a VPS separated from GFL's hardware.
• The website is mostly in read-only besides the Shout Box and status updates.
• New registrations are disabled.
• All users have access up to the Server Managers section. A majority of the staff agreed we should give them this access and I went through and wasn't able to find anything too sensitive (most of the sensitive topics happened in higher forums not visible at the moment).
• Users who were registered can reset their password if they want to login. However, please use a random generated password if you change your password (read below).
• If you want your user's email changed so you can login, please send me a message on the current website or Discord.
• If you find a thread that should be hidden, please message me on the website or Discord.

 

WARNING - This version of the website was breached in 2016. The files and databases restored were dated before the breach. However, I cannot 100% guarantee there isn't some backdoor in these files. I did perform searches in the files along with applying additional security measures to the VPS. I also only uploaded 1/10 of the files we actually had on our web server back in the day (only files required for the main forum). I also have an IDS running on the VPS scanning file changes, etc. If you reset your password, please use a random generated password just in-case. If there is indeed a backdoor and it gets utilized, it will be affecting a VPS that is completely isolated from our environment. So no harm done.

 

Feel free to go through and if you dig up any old ideas that would work in our current environment, please let us know! Feel free to read my ~16.0 page long update posts in this section xd.

 

Thanks!

[nick027nd 139 / 3,313]

Thanks for doing this, it was a trip down memory lane!

[TheJitFace 699 / 18,162]

That was interesting to see. 

Edited August 9, 2019 by TheJitFace

[Bae 2,489 / 41,520]

wow. i found my account that took forever to find because i forgot that I used a different name after changing it to something else  I miss my 5k posts

[mbs 365 / 8,846]

NOW THIS IS EPIC

[Finnick 2,355 / 32,330]

i want

[Eli 708 / 11,596]

can't find my acct, and it wont let me log in with steam, sad

[Ben 2,378 / 31,861]

19 minutes ago, Eli said:

can't find my acct, and it wont let me log in with steam, sad

You will need to recover the account with the email you registered with. Make sure to generate the password, though. Logging in through steam is broken/disabled, as far as I know.

[Omid 215 / 5,687]

4 hours ago, nick027nd said:

Thanks for doing this, it was a trip down memory lane!

i miss u golf boi 

[BeatBoxBattleMe 116 / 4,060]

I ended up finding my profile and more. I really appreciated this man. I was upset seeing 5+ years down the drain when the new sight open, so this brought me happiness 😭

 

 

[Omid 215 / 5,687]

seeing my old profile makes me realize how much of a cringelord i am and for that, i will be forever grateful. 

 

Edited August 9, 2019 by Omid

[Rena 2,779 / 33,622]

14 minutes ago, BeatBoxBattleMe said:

I ended up finding my profile and more. I really appreciated this man. I was upset seeing 5+ years down the drain when the new sight open, so this brought me happiness 😭

 

 

microsoft edge

[BeatBoxBattleMe 116 / 4,060]

When I click the link that Roy posted it opens it. No need to be rude ;-;

 

[ScootypTooty 371 / 8,393]

big boi flashbacks

[Eli 708 / 11,596]

17 hours ago, Ben said:

You will need to recover the account with the email you registered with. Make sure to generate the password, though. Logging in through steam is broken/disabled, as far as I know.

It says It cant find a member account with that name

 

https://oldsite.browser.tf/user/21168-eli/

Edited August 9, 2019 by Eli

[Joshy 4,364 / 44,927]

A couple of old posts I had been looking for in there.  It was fun looking back.

[Ninja Chris 249 / 0]