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22nd May 2012, 5:38 pm | #121 |
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Re: Server Busy or Unavailable
Two outages today were caused by the forum software. It is very likely that the forum will be taken offline soon to confirm that it is the culprit. If it is then it will have to remain offline until I have sorted out alternative software.
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22nd May 2012, 5:39 pm | #122 |
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Re: Server Busy or Unavailable
I can confirm that I tried, unsuccessfully, to access the forum at 17:20.
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23rd May 2012, 10:45 am | #123 |
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Re: Server Busy or Unavailable
I got forum unavailale yesterday quite late.
Server busy for a minute or so just now. The forum is obviously a victim of it's own success!
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23rd May 2012, 11:09 am | #124 |
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Re: Server Busy or Unavailable
I have reset the option to make the forum unavailable if the server load rises to a much lower threshold. This will mean more "server busy" messages from the forum but should allow the other (eCommerce) websites to keep running.
We will also be deleting about 20,000 old threads that are already removed from public view, removing older inactive users, and clearing out other junk (such as thread edit logs that only the mods can see) to reduce the size of the database. There is a server upgrade planned for later this year so if the above tweaks can buy us some time it could avoid the need for a software change. |
24th May 2012, 12:59 pm | #125 | |
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Re: Server Busy or Unavailable
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29th May 2012, 1:39 pm | #126 |
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Re: Server Busy or Unavailable
No need to record these any more. There is a known situation that has been detailed and discussed elsewhere, and investigations into a solution are ongoing.
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