Forum Errors?

[pevergreen]

I've been getting a whole bunch of different forum errors for the past couple hours.

Just seems slow in a huge degree...happening to anyone else?

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Is one of the errors

In editing that in, took 5 minutes...had to reclick like 7 times.

another one:

Database Error Database error
The database has encountered a problem.
Please try the following:

* Load the page again by clicking the Refresh button in your web browser.
* Open the forums.totalwar.org home page, then try to open another page.
* Click the Back button to try another link.

The forums.totalwar.org forum technical staff have been notified of the error, though you may contact them if the problem persists.

We apologise for any inconvenience.

[Moros]

I get both of these as well. With about a 50% chance when loading a page. The other 50% of the times they do load, though perhaps a bit slow.

[Ibn-Khaldun]

I have problem like that too.
Most of the times I can't go to the next page of threads and when I try to send PM's it takes forever to load the next page.. :sweatdrop:

[Husar]

I'm getting the problem, too.

Makes it all a bit of an exercise in patience.

[Joooray]

Same here, I can't access any of the threads in the gameroom.

[Prince Cobra]

The same. I need to click on a ling twice in order to activate it successfully. Something is not right. :wall:

[Cute Wolf]

Yucks.... this ORG has truly enermous slowdown..... really ridiculous slowdown...

Dear mods (if you see it), did you think someone has broken though security means and hacking this ORG???

[Megas Methuselah]

I'm confirming this problem. Massive slowdown, if it works at all.

[Fighting Joe]

Double-clicking definitely leads to a higher chance of success. Try opening two tabs of the same page if you have to.

[Vuk]

99.99% of the time it does not work for me. I gotta revisit a page sometimes 20 times in a row before it works. :P I am guessing that this has something to do with the upgrade.

[Furunculus]

same here

[Reverend Joe]

Same here, glad it wasn't just me. Hell, I'm using IE out of desperation, figuring that Firefox (which was recently upgraded) was the culprit; thank god it's not on my end.

[PBI]

Yep, I'm getting the same errors as pevergreen.

On the other hand, pages seem to load either instantly or not at all, so I'm finding it helps to just re-click once it's become clear the process is going to take a while until you get one that works.

[Ludens]

The problem has been plaguing staff-members as well. Double-clicking or using IE instead of Firefox does seem to help.

[pevergreen]

Thought I'd pass along something Gregoshi said:


It has been about 3-4 days now and I still can't get past the forum index - I keep timing out.

[Pannonian]

I've wondered whether there would be any problems with cohosting the Org on the TWC server. I don't know if it's technically possible to host two forums on one server, but if it is, and both sides agree to it, there is hardware to spare (and room for further expansion), and at least one of the admins has reasonably easy access to the physical server.

[Louis VI the Fat]

The forums always work exactly fine for me, as they do now. I stare my computer into submission. :stare:

[Viking]

Can't...browse...Org...need...bandwith...

*gasp*

[Skullheadhq]

The .ORG on Chrome isn't any better.

[edyzmedieval]

Having the same problems over here...And often.

[Sevis]

I've wondered whether there would be any problems with cohosting the Org on the TWC server. I don't know if it's technically possible to host two forums on one server, but if it is, and both sides agree to it, there is hardware to spare (and room for further expansion), and at least one of the admins has reasonably easy access to the physical server.

First moving it over one way, and then back, would be a tiring task, not to mention mildly insecure and error-prone.

[Peasant Phill]

So no solution yet?

The holidays won't speed up any fixes either. Seems like I'll have to go cold turkey.

[drone]

Pretty slow responses, lots of reloading required. Is the board being DoS'ed?

[johnhughthom]

Everything seems ok now.

[a completely inoffensive name]

Yep, everything working now.

[pevergreen]

Shall be testing it...i mean..checking up on...yes. I'm working! :sweatdrop:

[CCRunner]

Everything's working fine on my end now thank god.

[Furunculus]

dim problemo. :)

[Ibn-Khaldun]

So far everything is working just fine..
Let's hope it stays this way:sweatdrop:

[Beskar]

The ORG is working again. All Hail TosaInu and his Forum Fixing Hobgoblins.

[G. Septimus]

everything's just fine now.........

[Furunculus]

So, what went wrong, and how was a fix effected?

[TosaInu]

Hello,

Sorry, it took quite a while to realise what was wrong. The database, nor the server were the problem, there are no indications of hacking either.

[pevergreen]

Very good to hear.

Thanks for acting as fast as you could Tosa, much appreciated.

:bow:

[Pannonian]

Hello,

Sorry, it took quite a while to realise what was wrong. The database, nor the server were the problem, there are no indications of hacking either.
So what was it?

[Hosakawa Tito]

Yeah, I have the same problem trying to program the dvd recorder and the tv remote. Sometimes things just get too complicated and there never seems to be enough hours in a day to get stuff done.

[Furunculus]

cheers Tosa, what was it in the end?

[Beskar]

It might have been those adverts again.

[Tellos Athenaios]

Let's harzard a guess and say it is a mis-configured Drupal? In particular, Drupal being unable to find/locate or access the database?