Forum slow? - Engraving Etc. Forum

From:	Dave Jones (DAVERJ)	9 Feb 2007
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As Ken points out, the error was actually on the line number before the line number it mentions. That is typical with error messages. The error happens trying to get past line 131, so is marked as being at line 132. But the actual problem occured while trying to complete line 131.

I have had similar MySQL delays and errors on shared servers. Again, as Ken points out, the database server is often a seperate server and is also shared by a lot of sites. Any one of them could cause a problem. Growing log files in the database can also start to bog a database server down.

I had a forum that had similar slowdowns every few months and I had to call the host and have the MySQL server restarted each time. I finally gave up and moved to a different host and the problem went away.

If there are delays in doing FTP, that points away from the database server, and points more to the web server itself or a router in the system. A router problem can also cause the database errors. And if it's a router problem, the server could test out fine in-house, but have a problem getting to it from the web.

...Dave
Dave Jones Design

EDITED: 9 Feb 2007 by DAVERJ

From:	basehorawards	9 Feb 2007
To:	Stunt Engraver (DGL)	72 of 91

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David,

When I logged on about 10 minutes ago it was slooooooow. But within the past minute it is back to normal. Hopefully it is fixed.

James

Basehor Awards & Trophies

From:	Stunt Engraver (DGL)	9 Feb 2007
To:	basehorawards	74 of 91

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James, Full speed for now, but based on recent history, it probably won't last long. I've spoken to Eric (our admin) and he agrees with what some of the others are saying in this thread. Go Daddy is having problems, that aren't related to our database. We plan to move to another hosting service. I'll make an announcement as to when, in the very near future. David "The Stunt Engraver" Lavaneri DGL Engraving Port Hueneme, CA

From:	Dave (MT_DAVE)	10 Feb 2007
To:	Stunt Engraver (DGL)	75 of 91

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David,

Here is a free, for 30 days at least, monitoring program that tests the websites speed in opening and uptime every 5 minutes, 24/7

http://www.webmetrics.com

Wasn't just born at night, sometimes it seems it was last night. Big Sky Awards/a>

From:	Dave (MT_DAVE)	10 Feb 2007
To:	Stunt Engraver (DGL)	77 of 91

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Yes, for the 30 days free trial. I didn't pursue after the trial.

Dave

Wasn't just born at night, sometimes it seems it was last night. Big Sky Awards/a>

From:	Harvey only (HARVEY-ONLY)	20 Feb 2007
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Well ^)^%)())!!!!!

We just went with a new hosting service with a wonderful reputation for up time.

So after a few days we went down. ^&)&^^*(!!!!!

I will say that they were responsive and we were up in about an hour. Let's hope it is the last time. :/

Philadelphia, PA (Really Bensalem)

When you finally understand it completely... it changes.

From:	RALLYGUY (RALLYGUY1)	20 Feb 2007
To:	Harvey only (HARVEY-ONLY)	79 of 91

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I didn't want to say anything................but I was starting to get worried.

Glad it's back up and running.......

Hopefully it's all done hiccuping. :)

Thanks,

Brian Genrich

Rallye Productions Inc.
1-800-236-2036 x112
Custom cut, or sheet stock Sublimatable metal,
Screen printing, and other digital print services.

From:	Stunt Engraver (DGL)	20 Feb 2007
To:	RALLYGUY (RALLYGUY1)	80 of 91

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Brian, I was more than worried. :-& There were several servers affected, but the outage was dealt with very quickly and I was emailed with updates as to their progress. Since this company has no "live" phone support, it was a point of concern. Go Daddy had phone support, whose usual answer was, "It's nothing on our end." Then we would be left to twist in the wind, while the issue miraculously fixed itself, over the course of many hours. Email support, with the new hosting was very prompt and any ensuing questions I posed were answered just as promptly. We'll see, (he says with fingers crossed). David "The Stunt Engraver" Lavaneri DGL Engraving Port Hueneme, CA

From:	Carl (CSEWELL)	20 Feb 2007
To:	Stunt Engraver (DGL)	81 of 91

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David; Wishing this won't happen again, but if it does, do you think it would be beneficial to point the members to the status pages for the hosting site? It's not that difficult to find who the host is, so I don't think you will be releasing any secrets, but it might be useful to the forum members. Or, is there someplace else that members can get a status update, short of everyone sending you an e-mail? Maybe a temporary or unused site somewhere? The main home page appeared to work long after the logon page went down. Is that on the same server? Overall, the new host, IMO, is a lot snappier than the previous ones. Carl Guntersville Laser Engraving Guntersville, AL http://www.GuntersvilleLaser.com

From:	Stunt Engraver (DGL)	20 Feb 2007
To:	Carl (CSEWELL)	82 of 91

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Carl, I'm not trying to keep the hosting company (Dreamhost) a secret, so pointing to their status update page wouldn't hurt. We've always had the Delphi forum as a backup, but nobody has used it on the occasions we've been down. David "The Stunt Engraver" Lavaneri DGL Engraving Port Hueneme, CA

From:	RALLYGUY (RALLYGUY1)	19 Mar 2007
To:	Stunt Engraver (DGL)	83 of 91

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Server is feeling particularly slow here in the upper midwest tonight....Any blips on the radar? Thanks, Brian Genrich Rallye Productions Inc. 1-800-236-2036 x112 Custom cut, or sheet stock Sublimatable metal, Screen printing, and other digital print services.

From:	Stunt Engraver (DGL)	19 Mar 2007
To:	ALL	85 of 91

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According to the response to my support request, our server "locked up."

We were down for about 1/2 hr.

The server was rebooted and has been stable ever since.

David "The Stunt Engraver" Lavaneri
DGL Engraving
Port Hueneme, CA

EDITED: 19 Mar 2007 by DGL

From:	RALLYGUY (RALLYGUY1)	19 Mar 2007
To:	Stunt Engraver (DGL)	86 of 91

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Much better this morning...... Thanks, Brian Genrich Rallye Productions Inc. 1-800-236-2036 x112 Custom cut, or sheet stock Sublimatable metal, Screen printing, and other digital print services.

From:	Mike (MIKEN)	19 Mar 2007
To:	Stunt Engraver (DGL)	87 of 91

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It's working fine this morning. But it has been slowwwww at timers the past few days. Come on David, I'm ready to send in my money! Mike Null Dist. of Lazer Cutting Grid www.stl-laser.com

From:	Stunt Engraver (DGL)	20 Mar 2007
To:	RALLYGUY (RALLYGUY1)	89 of 91

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Brian, After the brief outage of yesterday, I'm told the server is being monitored for long term stability. Dreamhost, despite not having live phone support, has been very responsive and upfront about any issues they're having. That wasn't my experience with GoDaddy. David "The Stunt Engraver" Lavaneri DGL Engraving Port Hueneme, CA

From:	Stunt Engraver (DGL)	20 Mar 2007
To:	Mike (MIKEN)	90 of 91

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Mike, Getting close. I ran a "faux membership" the other day and the payment system is working fine. Working on other aspects before we'll be ready to switch to the subscription format. I do appreciate your eagerness though. :-) David "The Stunt Engraver" Lavaneri DGL Engraving Port Hueneme, CA