Problems with the forum?

Pengi · November 26, 2012, 12:12:15 PM

Ground to a halt about 5 mins ago. Still painfully slow.

davieb · November 26, 2012, 01:14:32 PM

hi all

from 12.00 - 12.15 the forum for me was very slow

then from 12.25 until just now all i got was "SMF was unable to connect to database, server appears to be full please try later"

appears fine now

dave

Calnefoxile · November 26, 2012, 01:17:08 PM

Chris,

I've had major dramas getting into the Forum since about 12:20ish, 502 - Bad Gateway errors, 504 - Gateway Timeout Errors and my Office Network timeout errors.

Obviously I'm in now, but it seems to be painfully slow at the moment.

I wonder if the Hosting Company are doing their Anti-Virus sweeps on their Hosting Servers at this time of the day??? depending on where the Servers are hosted of course!!!

Regards

Neal.

scotsoft · November 26, 2012, 01:23:24 PM

Getting the same here, could not get on around 12.30pm and have just tried so obviously back online again.

cheers John.

Caz · November 26, 2012, 01:23:56 PM

When I tried to log on for the first time today at 1401 (1301 GMT) I had the following:-

"Sorry, SMF was unable to connect to the database. This may be caused by the server being busy. Please try again later."

Oldman · November 26, 2012, 01:24:48 PM

Error 503 on the mobile from around 12.20.
Just been able to log on for the first time since it started today.

Tank · November 26, 2012, 01:54:51 PM

Thanks very much everyone. Something has obviously happened in the past week.

The hosting company are analysing the server now.

zwilnik · November 26, 2012, 02:18:38 PM

Quote from: Oldman on November 26, 2012, 01:24:48 PM
Error 503 on the mobile from around 12.20.
Just been able to log on for the first time since it started today.

Same for me from Safari on the Mac. Got the front page, but timed out going to the actual forums around 12:45

Newportnobby · November 26, 2012, 03:40:15 PM

I guess the server has to take its lunch break at some point

dodger · November 26, 2012, 04:09:53 PM

Quote from: newportnobby on November 26, 2012, 03:40:15 PM
I guess the server has to take its lunch break at some point

It has to stop for a blow up every now and again, especially if the fireman goes to sleep and forgets to add more coal.

dodger

Tank · November 27, 2012, 01:20:39 PM

And we're back again!

I think this will happen all week. We'll be on the new server by the weekend.

Oldman · November 27, 2012, 01:27:41 PM

All from mobile phone.
12.50 site very slow and then timed out.
12.54 Tried again Error 503
13.06 Still Error 503
13.16 Timed out trying to load.

13.22 tried on laptop -I'm here now but pages very slow to load.

Newportnobby · November 27, 2012, 01:32:29 PM

Bit frustrating as I use my lunch break to check things over

Still, hopefully the new server will sort it

Tank · November 27, 2012, 01:46:20 PM

Quote from: newportnobby on November 27, 2012, 01:32:29 PM
Bit frustrating as I use my lunch break to check things over
Still, hopefully the new server will sort it

Your lunch break is from 9-5 isn't it?!

Newportnobby · November 27, 2012, 02:06:24 PM

Quote from: Tank on November 27, 2012, 01:46:20 PM
Quote from: newportnobby on November 27, 2012, 01:32:29 PM
Bit frustrating as I use my lunch break to check things over
Still, hopefully the new server will sort it

Your lunch break is from 9-5 isn't it?!

Nah - I have to have a workbreak between 12.20 and 13.20