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Well the site has been slow for days now. Have read lots of information on whats possibly slowing things. Had gotten to the point to try anything actually. So Ive turned off some features such as avatars and whos viewing and others also. These features will remain turned off for now to test loading times on the site. Since changing these settings the site appears to be loading better now. Will likely add back those features again a bit at a time to find which is slowing things on the site...
a lot of users are inactive ,,their accounts should be pruned..:)
I noticed avatars were off. hope it will be back to normal soon
That wouldn't affect bandwidth or load times whatsoever.Quote:
Originally Posted by MiniMalistic
Could the fact that you now have your own pic section be the cause of the board slowing. If the pic section is in the same database therein lies your problem.
It's not.Quote:
Originally Posted by bigboab
I moved it to file system.
Same with avatars and sigs, meaning disabling them was pointless.:lol:
I am glad you think this is funny. If I can remember correctly this 'slowing down' started about the same time as the pic facility was introduced. It does not matter if you put them in the file system or any other system, if it is all on the same server it must slow it down when a lot of members that are using this facility are trying to log on. Remember, the avatars and sigs are limited by size and most members have their own avatars that are linked either to their own computer or another server Which does not affect this server one iota, just their personal computer.Quote:
Originally Posted by rosscoIt's not.Quote:
Originally Posted by bigboab
I moved it to file system.
Same with avatars and sigs, meaning disabling them was pointless.:lol:
It is worth a try.:)
The 'pif facility' has been here for months and this slowdown started about a week ago (ignore the other problems we had before, this is a different issue...).Quote:
Originally Posted by bigboabI am glad you think this is funny. If I can remember correctly this 'slowing down' started about the same time as the pic facility was introduced. It does not matter if you put them in the file system or any other system, if it is all on the same server it must slow it down when a lot of members that are using this facility are trying to log on. Remember, the avatars and sigs are limited by size and most members have their own avatars that are linked either to their own computer or another server Which does not affect this server one iota, just their personal computer.Quote:
Originally Posted by rossco
It is worth a try.:)
BTW, I just disabled the NZB Index about 20 minutes because that has always been a slow page. It badly needs optimizing. The thing is we've been using it for a long time without the site getting extremely slow because of it.
Now 20 mins after disabling the site is running smoothly. Server load is pretty low now (lowest i've seen in the past week, while before then it would fluctuate between an extremely high level and a low level).
Hopefully it can stay this way over night then I know what the problem is and can look for some help in improving it...
Well done. :cheers: That is the fastest I have seen it going for a long while.:)
For a couple of minutes anyway.:(
When RealitY disabled some of these features, it did speed up for 10-15 mins. Then it kinda ran slow again. :( I suppose that was just a coincidence.Quote:
Originally Posted by rosscoIt's not.Quote:
Originally Posted by bigboab
I moved it to file system.
Same with avatars and sigs, meaning disabling them was pointless.:lol:
Anyways, currently runnin' at full speed :happy:
I just edited a post. The post appeared in quotes. As a result when I saved it a double post ,error(merge) occurred. Just a wee blimp.:)
a wee blimp? or a massive screwup? :lol:
Sometimes it is faster than I have ever seen it go, albeit for only a minute or two. It is as if something from the 'outside' is 'screwing it up'.:(
Just 'stumbled' upon this when I was looking for instructions on growing a Lime Bush;
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We apologize, but due to the increased load that the search engine places on our server, we have disabled this facility for non-subscribers
hey no offense cause i really like this place BUT ... by god this has to be the slowest site in the history of the earth..
is it still under _constant_ DDoS attack cause it sure as hell feels like it... i mean... day after day its horribly slow and doesn't load half the time ...
honestly i'd say disable 90% of the features we just need to be able to read threads and post everything else can get scrapped to the garbage can ... if that cuts the load time down to say ... less than 5 seconds a page i'm all for it.
Honestly ... why don't you read the whole thread before asking things that have been discussed and answered already!Quote:
Originally Posted by Raban
ok can we get these issues fixed ASAPQuote:
Originally Posted by Disme
Do you think we're simply ignoring them? :dabs:Quote:
Originally Posted by Rabanok can we get these issues fixed ASAPQuote:
Originally Posted by Disme
As is stated in the very first post, the problems that started from the DDOS attack are being worked out one at a time.
The progress thus far is evident.
I'm not bothered cause i can get on the site now :01:
I do get the server busy message now and again :dabs:
I agree, its obvious it's progressing in reverseQuote:
Originally Posted by SkizoDo you think we're simply ignoring them? :dabs:Quote:
Originally Posted by Raban
As is stated in the very first post, the problems that started from the DDOS attack are being worked out one at a time.
The progress thus far is evident.
let mulder do the job . isnt he some kind of tech guy :unsure:
:huh:Quote:
The first this I would do is remove any add-ons and modifications you've made. Many mods affect performance.
ya guys it seems to be getting better now good work ya there are a few error msgs that pop up here and there but much improved from before
if ya need help in the future i'd be willing to look at a list of features on the site and "cross out" the ones we don't need ... to improve performance and whatnot.... let me know....
For starters you should get a real server from a real provider, rather than a reseller for LayeredTech. Check out webhostingtalk, with the recent price hikes by LT there's tons of sales going on right now.
The Site is too slow nowadays.
Why, you know what it was like "back in the day"? :blink: You've merely been her, what, like 5 minutes?
More than one month of this slow server shit is ridiculous.
Fuck you fst.
no respect.
pathetic.
When you browse the site as a guest there are serious delays that are related to the ads you run, the pages actually pause whilst loading whilst an ad server is contacted.
Now I don't know how you have the code in the pages, and whether that could be a cause of the delay in page load times, but it might be worth turning them off one at a time and seeing if it's a specific ad server that is causing the delay.
Just a thought.
site was slow yesterday evening but today i been here a few time at different times and no problem in load up. :)
next time you have a thought let it pass. people are working hard to resolve the problems with fst. :dry:Quote:
Originally Posted by 100%
ya it was really bad yesterday but today its a bit better...
my offer still stands i'm willing to review the feature list and say what we need and don't need... but i can give you a preview of that I would be X'ing out every single feature except "Read thread" and "Post/Reply to thread"
ditto.Quote:
Originally Posted by 100%
I agree as wellQuote:
Originally Posted by Hairbauttditto.Quote:
Originally Posted by 100%
Things should be better from here on out I believe.
Brian
How will they be from here on in, that's what I want to know.
Jim
It depends on the ins and outs of what's been happening.
Chris
I do both.
Herbert
Still slow on this end. :no:
Why are we signing our posts with our real names?
Cuthbert
:eyebrows: Cousin?
Your right :unsure:Quote:
Originally Posted by Barbarossa
Horatio
Interesting use of homonym there.Quote:
Originally Posted by enoughfakefilesYour right :unsure:Quote:
Originally Posted by Barbarossa
Horatio
James