Forum server update about to happen...

Ben · 10th March 2009, 09:55 PM

Typically the day I send a link to the forum to thousands of you wonderful newsletter subscribers, is also the day I have to turn it off for an hour or two as we swap to new, faster, better hosts... please bear with me! Should all occur about 9pm Spain time...

Ben · 11th March 2009, 02:53 PM

OK, so the forum is back, on a lovely fast, brand new VPS server.

Hopefully that means the end of downtime and forum speed problems. Sorry for the downtime during the change-over. Enjoy the new zippy forum!

Ben

Ben · 11th March 2009, 03:47 PM

P.S. Can anyone in the States and other non-EU countries let me know if the forum is working fast from there as well now the server is EU based?

deecree · 11th March 2009, 04:08 PM

looks fine

greytop · 11th March 2009, 04:33 PM

Much better service than before. I wonder if at some point you'll have to reduce the size of the database? It must affect the time needed to do searches etc.
Upward and onward as the proctologist said

aleCcowaN · 11th March 2009, 07:22 PM

So far, so good ... Much better time response for php+MySQL

Acosta · 11th March 2009, 08:37 PM

Looks good so far!

gastephen · 11th March 2009, 10:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by greytop

Much better service than before. I wonder if at some point you'll have to reduce the size of the database? It must affect the time needed to do searches etc.

Increasing size shouldn't have too much of an impact on perfomance if the tables are all properly indexed.

Quote:

Upward and onward as the proctologist said

Ouch.

Ben · 12th March 2009, 10:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by greytop

Much better service than before. I wonder if at some point you'll have to reduce the size of the database? It must affect the time needed to do searches etc.
Upward and onward as the proctologist said

The good thing about vbulletin, the forum software, is that it is built to handle up to millions of posts and enormous databases - as long as the server is good enough, and this one should be good for a while yet, then there shouldn't be a problem with the db size. Trying not to think about the proctologist

ValenciaSon · 12th March 2009, 12:47 PM

I've seem to have lost the quote reply button. Perfomance-wise, the forum seems fine.

Ben · 12th March 2009, 01:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ValenciaSon

I've seem to have lost the quote reply button. Perfomance-wise, the forum seems fine.

Weird, I'm using it now... try a hard refresh of your browser... Ben

switch007 · 12th March 2009, 08:12 PM

Much much better! I love VPSs

ValenciaSon · 13th March 2009, 01:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ben

Riddle me this Bat Man! I'm using it now... try a hard refresh of your browser... Ben

I don't have it on Safari, which is the new beta version but I swear I saw it on that version before. I see it fine on Firefox. Here's a screen shot:

gary · 13th March 2009, 01:55 AM

On Version 4 Public Beta (5528.16) of Safari I can see the buttons - so probably not the browser

ValenciaSon · 13th March 2009, 01:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gary

On Version 4 Public Beta (5528.16) of Safari I can see the buttons - so probably not the browser

Probably my box then, never mind. Re-booting corrected it.

10th March 2009, 09:55 PM	#1
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Ben Hero Forero Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 4,421	OK, so the forum is back, on a lovely fast, brand new VPS server. Hopefully that means the end of downtime and forum speed problems. Sorry for the downtime during the change-over. Enjoy the new zippy forum! Ben __________________ Notes in Spanish: Get The Best Free Spanish-Learning Conversations On The Net!

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