What is wrong with the site function today?

[RhB Michael]

I keep getting database errors, pages won't load, or take forever to load etc. Who broke it???

 

[migalyto]

I keep getting database errors, pages won't load, or take forever to load etc. Who broke it???

I noticed it starting late last night, but its happening to me too.

This seems to happen from time to time on this forum. Its nothing new. It was really bad a year and a half ago, made it unusable.
They did a server upgrade or something like that and it went away for quite a while.

 

[RhB Michael]

They need to fire that server and hire something that can do the job.

 

[Bruette]

It could be the internet. I have had some irregularities with my Amazon Prime TV too.

Technology is great, when it works!

 

[santafewillie]

I'm only having database errors on this site today...lots of them.

 

[westtexjohn]

I'm getting the same issues today on this site only.

Oops! We ran into some problems.
Oops! We ran into some problems. Please try again later. More error details may be in the browser console.

John

 

[santafewillie]

"An unexpected database error occurred. Please try again later". It's the message I've been getting all ,day.

 

[Colorado Midland Modeler]

Same problems here too!

 

[ctclibby]

It took me almost 1/2 hour to even get to the login page a few minutes ago with the ubiquitous "Oops we ran into some problems" message. Then multiple database errors after that.

6 users and 10472 guests before I tried to log in. Too many AI bots sifting the site could be stressing the system. Time to start blocking said AI bots.

L8r

 

[zcookie7]

Being from IT background:
Dear Site Master, Can you at least throttle the guest connections to say 10kbs? That way it'll be slow for them and quick for us members. I do something similar in my own gateways.

 

[bnsf971]

I let Bob know about it. So far, it seems to have settled down.

 

[Bruette]

It seems like it has been different for everyone. For me it has been nothing more than to try again and it works.

 

[santafewillie]

It has settled down for me as of late yesterday.

 

[Kusojiji]

Seems to be working fine now, based on the diner's productivity.

 

[TLOC]

It’s seems back to its speedy self this morning! So thanks to Bob

 

[RhB Michael]

I'm having good performance here too...so far.

 

[ctclibby]

Guest count just a second ago was 8 to 15K less than yesterday. Things are running smooth ... right now.

Zookie7: Tried the same as you limiting the throughput, then I found a better way. Limit the hit velocity all together. A human *may* be able to do 2 clicks a second, no way 3, so any visitor that hits faster than 3 times a second, drop them at the firewall.

L8r

 

[migalyto]

Looks good as of this morning on my end.

 

[westtexjohn]

All seems normal on the forum today.

John

 

[Colorado Midland Modeler]

So far, so good today.