Bug #53274 [Wfx]: il mirror is down

Edit report at http://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=53274&edit=1 ID: 53274 Updated by: danbrown@php.net Reported by: poncha at gmx dot net Summary: il mirror is down Status: Wont fix Type: Bug Package: Website problem Operating System: Irrelevant PHP Version: Irrelevant Block user comment: N New Comment: The problem with that solution is - and this is not your fault by any means - you don't know how it works on the backend. Believe it or not, yes, it can cause issues, at least in its present state. It's an imperfect system, and certainly is a work in progress, but the changes you're suggesting simply cannot and will not be employed at this time. However, your other bug report about IL2 being slow is resulting in action. Thank you for your suggestions and reports. Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2010-11-09 21:40:20] poncha at gmx dot net You do not necessarily need to rename il2->il (as this might also break some links / bookmarks - i totally agree... ) il CNAME does not exist right now in the zone You can simply add a new CNAME to point to same address, will this break anything? when people type in an address into their addressbar, they will have a hard time guessing they need to add a number after their country code IMHO every country you put a mirror in deserves to have a <country-code>.php.net CNAME as a main mirror OR (better) a dynamic one being a fastest / least heavy loaded one... ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2010-11-09 18:05:58] danbrown@php.net We do not alias or rename mirrors and will not do so. It would break existing links. Mirrors become unavailable for a variety of reasons, including technical issues or the maintainer's unwillingness to continue to provide service. We do not always have control over this, as is the case in IL.PHP.NET. Aside from perhaps a few broken links, there is absolutely no good reason to change an operational mirror just to remove the '2' from its CNAME. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2010-11-09 10:36:28] poncha at gmx dot net Description: ------------ Main Israeli mirror - il.php.net - is not operational for ages now. php.net redirects to il2.php.net If the old "il.php.net" mirror is not coming back, why not alias or rename il2 to il? Test script: --------------- $ nslookup > il.php.net. Expected result: ---------------- The URL http://il.php.net/ should be operational. Actual result: -------------- il.php.net is not resolvable. $ nslookup > server 194.90.1.5 Default server: 194.90.1.5 Address: 194.90.1.5#53 > il.php.net. Server: 194.90.1.5 Address: 194.90.1.5#53 ** server can't find il.php.net.: NXDOMAIN > il2.php.net. Server: 194.90.1.5 Address: 194.90.1.5#53 Non-authoritative answer: il2.php.net canonical name = php.off.co.il. Name: php.off.co.il Address: 212.150.176.149 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at http://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=53274&edit=1