Foxite.COM Community News

May 11 - Foxite celebrates 25 years

Sat, 09 May 2026 16:56:38 +0100

Late 2000, Foxite started as a small hobby project. The first version was written against foxisapi.dll, bringing Visual FoxPro functionality to the web in a way that felt exciting and experimental at the time.

In 2006, the site was rewritten in ASP.NET with a Visual FoxPro OLE DB backend. That architecture is still the foundation of the current version today. Since 2020, Foxite has been running stable on a Windows Server 2019 virtual machine with only 4 GB of RAM, a nice reminder that solid software does not always need massive infrastructure.

Over the years, the number of active members has naturally declined, as the use of Visual FoxPro itself has declined. But even today, Foxite still has an active community, albeit a smaller one. We are proud to see people continue to visit, contribute, help each other, and sometimes return after many years.

During these 25 years, we have also lost several valued and well-known members of the community, including Ken Murphy, Mike Gagnon, Koen Miller, Marcia Akins, Matt Slay, and Sytze de Boer. Let us remember them with gratitude and respect for everything they shared with us.

A special thank you goes to our sponsors and to everyone who has supported Foxite through donations over the years. Your contributions have helped keep the site online and available to the community.

After 25 years, Foxite is still here. Smaller than before, perhaps, but still alive, still useful, and still carried by the same community spirit that made it special from the beginning.

Thank you all for being part of the journey.
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Eric den Doop
www.foxite.com - The Home Of The Visual FoxPro Experts

End of Year Thanks (and Year 25 Ahead)

Wed, 24 Dec 2025 08:37:39 +0100

As another year wraps up, I just want to say thank you for keeping this community alive and ticking. The fact that people are still showing up, posting, helping each other, and caring about this place means a lot.

Next year, 2026 marks the 25th anniversary of our community. That?s a pretty wild number, and it only happened because so many of you chose to stick around and contribute over the years. Whether you?ve been here since the early days or joined more recently, you?re part of what made that possible.

A quiet but important thank you goes to everyone who has donated. Your financial support helps cover the stuff that keeps the lights on and the server humming along. It?s genuinely appreciated.

Wishing everyone a calm holiday season and a healthy New Year. Onward to year 25!
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Eric den Doop
www.foxite.com - The Home Of The Visual FoxPro Experts

Downtime expected

Tue, 10 Dec 2024 15:38:05 +0100

My ISP is performing network maintenance today. As a result, my connection may go offline temporarily, and we might receive a new IP address. If that happens, I?ll update the DNS once the maintenance is complete. This maintenance was expected but was originally scheduled for next Friday. I?ll keep you updated on the progress.

Foxite 21 year anniversary

Wed, 11 May 2022 11:26:01 +0100

Today, May 11, marks the 21 year anniversary of Foxite. Happy birthday everybody!

Network downtime

Sat, 15 Jun 2019 10:48:46 +0100

Please expect some downtime or delayed response from the site today as I'm pushing operating system updates to the network. Have a great weekend!

Downtime expected

Sat, 10 Nov 2018 07:11:45 +0100

Please note that today I need to move the servers to new hardware due to some disk issues. This move allows me to upgrade the operating systems as well. I will also replace the firewall.

Please expect some downtime thoughout the day and perhaps tomorrow too.

Downtime May 23, 2018

Wed, 23 May 2018 09:05:37 +0100

I need to install a number of updates to the network. Please expect a downtime of approx 60 minutes starting at 09:30 CEST.

Network downtime December 24

Fri, 23 Dec 2016 21:13:07 +0100

On December 24, I will install a number of essential updates to the VMware environment. Please expect some downtime throughout the day.

Network downtime June 25

Mon, 20 Jun 2016 14:02:11 +0100

On June 25, the site will be down for maintenance.

Happy Birthday!

Tue, 10 May 2016 14:18:27 +0100

Believe it or not, but today marks the 15 year anniversary of www.foxite.com. Happy Birthday Everybody!

Happy 2016!

Mon, 28 Dec 2015 23:27:00 +0100

As the year is almost over, it's time for me to say: Thank you for your contributions to the community. Thank you for your PayPal donations. I wish you and your family a very healthy and happy New Year.

Network down on December 25

Wed, 23 Dec 2015 08:14:48 +0100

On December 25, I will install a number of essential updates to the VMware environment. Please expect some downtime throughout the day.

Downloads

Wed, 09 Dec 2015 08:53:00 +0100

Vilhelm-Ion Praisach shares his data import and export classes for Visual FoxPro and MS Office file types: Export_MSOffice_2007+.zip - Download ID: 226 and Import_MSOffice_2007+.zip - Download ID: 227. Enjoy!

Secure Foxite

Thu, 05 Nov 2015 23:48:53 +0100

FYI: I?ve just enabled SSL secure browsing on the www.foxite.com website. Better late then never ;) If you like, you can update your bookmarks from the insecure http://www.foxite.com to the secure https://www.foxite.com. I?ll continue to accept insecure requests for a few more weeks. After that period, you will automatically be redirected to the SSL enabled site.

Please report any issue you see here.

Have a great weekend!

Network downtime July 11

Tue, 07 Jul 2015 12:34:20 +0100

On July 11, between 00:00 and 09:00 CEST, the network will be down for maintenance. I need to install a new NAS and reconfigure/test the backup procedures as the current NAS has died.

Attention: network downtime on May 14, 2015

Sat, 09 May 2015 21:20:52 +0100

On May 14, between 08:00 and 15:00 CEST, the site will be down for maintenance.

Happy 2015

Sat, 27 Dec 2014 09:06:52 +0100

Hi guys,

As this year is almost over, it's time for me to thank you for your questions, your support and for still hanging around here even though many of us have moved on. I'd also like to thank the members who generously donated to our PayPal. We have used your donations to replace the UPS system.

What are your goals for 2015? Any new cool plans?

Wishing you all the best for 2015!

Network downtime

Fri, 01 Aug 2014 09:28:46 +0100

Tomorrow (August 2), the site will occasionally be down throughout the day as I need to do some maintenance work on the servers. Have a great weekend!

Server maintenance

Fri, 21 Mar 2014 21:32:05 +0100

I have to install some updates on the network. The site will be offline for approx 90 minutes starting 22:00 CET. Sorry for inconvenience.

IMPORTANT MESSAGE FROM THE SITE OWNER

Wed, 12 Mar 2014 22:50:52 +0100

Dear members,

Due to recent events on this website, I am forced to change the Site Rules, effective immediately. Rule #1 has been changed from

"1) You are not allowed to post any political related messages."

to

"1) You are not allowed to post any political related or religious oriented messages."

Personally, after running this site for almost 12 years, I feel unfortunate about this change. I do not wish to be the internet police, nor do I wish to limit your freedom of speech. However, in order to keep this site healthy, I think this is a good decision.

If you feel uncomfortable or disagree with this change, please let me know and I will help you terminate your account.

Downloads: smspooler.zip

Thu, 30 Jan 2014 09:21:10 +0100

Vivek Deodhar shows you how to send SMS text messages with VFP. smspooler.zip - Download ID: 225

Happy New Year

Tue, 31 Dec 2013 09:43:49 +0100

It was fun being your Foxite host for another year. Thank you for that. I'd also like to thank the members who donated through the PayPal site. You are too generous. I wish you and your family a very happy and healthy New Year!

Power outage

Fri, 22 Nov 2013 18:26:17 +0100

Due to a problem in the power grid, the site was offline for approx 2 hours. Unfortunately, my backup power supply doesn't last that long... Anyway, things are back up again and appear to be working fine.

Hope you have a great weekend!

Network downtime

Mon, 15 Jul 2013 14:44:45 +0100

Friday July 20, at 20:00 (CEST), I will be testing and re-evaluating my server recovery procedure. The web site will then be unavailable for a few hours.

Downloads: export.zip

Fri, 21 Jun 2013 20:49:39 +0100

Here's a set of classlibs by Vilhelm-ion Praisach that enable you to export data to different kind of formats, such as html, pdf and rtf. export.zip - Download ID: 224