Forum downtime

[lock+load]

So what is it?

[bahua]

I edited my post while you posted. Have a look.

[LenexatoKCMO]

It's not a bandwidth issue. They could pipe an OC192 gigacock line to our server, and it wouldn't make a lick of difference.

This forum is one of countless other database instances on its server. All these instances, using a relatively lightweight database like mySQL, share access to the system's memory and processor. When there ain't no more, there ain't no more.

The problem is compounded by a couple of factors. One is that the SMF/PHP/MySQL trifecta is a bit of a programming disaster anyway, so it's usually just a matter of time before a shitload of dead data, for lack of an easy word to describe it, clogs the server. This effect is accelerated by the fact that KCS has heavier use than most accounts.

In short, KCS is too big for its space on the web.

Well glad to hear that someone who understands that is on the job. 

[lock+load]

It's time for a dedicated server!  I know KCP doesn't like the idea, but I'm sure we could raise the $$$ to pay for it easily.

[LenexatoKCMO]

It's time for a dedicated server!  I know KCP doesn't like the idea, but I'm sure we could raise the $$$ to pay for it easily.

Is it time to bring back the "Over 30 Singles" ads?

[KCPowercat]

It's time for a dedicated server!  I know KCP doesn't like the idea, but I'm sure we could raise the $$$ to pay for it easily.

There is absolutely no reason this site needs a dedicated server.  I've got a ticket in with dreamhost...problem is I have to know when it's happening and I'm just not on here enough.  I'll pass the info onto bahua.

[bahua]

It's time for a dedicated server!  I know KCP doesn't like the idea, but I'm sure we could raise the $$$ to pay for it easily.

That'd be awesome, but it's way beyond our needs.

[lock+load]

That'd be awesome, but it's way beyond our needs.

Room for expansion, have to think big

[KCPowercat]

Are people still experiencing issues?  The provider has moved some of our infrastructure.  If so, if you could give me times and the error you see in your browser.

[Tosspot]

I haven't noticed any problems like slowness or unavailability in the past few days like it was happening before.

[Highlander]

Are people still experiencing issues?  The provider has moved some of our infrastructure.  If so, if you could give me times and the error you see in your browser.

I no longer have the problem with making a post and having an error message indicating that I've already posted.  The forum is a bit slow for me at times still, I'll keep a record and let you know. 

[bahua]

It's still pretty slow for me, peppered with 500 errors.

[kard]

It's much improved, although there are occasional 500 errors.  A refresh generally works.

[Tosspot]

It's much improved, although there are occasional 500 errors.  A refresh generally works.

Same for me, I forgot about that.

[KC0KEK]

I no longer have the problem with making a post and having an error message indicating that I've already posted. 

I still encounter that problem, though not as often as a month ago. I also still occasionally encounter the problem of typing a reply and then having it take a minute or more to post -- or not post at all.

[lock+load]

I've been seeing this message a lot in the last two days...

The server encountered an internal error or misconfiguration and was unable to complete your request.

Please contact the server administrator, webmaster@kcskyscrapers.com and inform them of the time the error occurred, and anything you might have done that may have caused the error.

More information about this error may be available in the server error log.

Additionally, a 404 Not Found error was encountered while trying to use an ErrorDocument to handle the request.

[bahua]

That's a 500 error. That means that the code that's running the website encountered an error. In the case of this website, that error is almost undoubtedly database connection problems. That means that it's able to connect to the database, but not for all the times it needs, to load the page. The number of queries(and connections) the forum software makes to the database is displayed at the bottom of every  successfully loaded forum page. This page, for example, says, "Page created in 0.564 seconds with 12 queries." Your 500 error, if it was making 12 queries(it does vary), probably only made 10 or 11 of them, due to some intermittent connection problem on the host's side.

You can usually work through these by just reloading the page(F5).

[lock+load]

^ Refresh does usually work, but I seem to be receiving these messages about 50% of the time still today.

[bahua]

We're working on it.

[lock+load]

Getting this error...

Database Error
Please try again. If you come back to this error screen, report the error to an administrator

At this link
http://forum.kcrag.com/index.php?action=unread;all