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« on: March 09, 2009, 06:13:47 PM » |
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Hey,
I have been getting this error for about 10 min now.
Connection Problems
Sorry, SMF was unable to connect to the database. This may be caused by the server being busy. Please try again later.
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« Reply #1 on: March 09, 2009, 07:24:09 PM » |
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Just got this about 20 minutes ago for 5 minutes.
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« Reply #2 on: March 10, 2009, 02:26:54 PM » |
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Still occasionally happens for me too if I open too many topics in new tabs at once for me.
EDIT: Hell, I got the error message as I was replying to this very post!
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« Reply #3 on: March 10, 2009, 02:28:47 PM » |
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getting that as well - Hammering the server with refreshing every other nanosecond doesnt seem to help!
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« Reply #4 on: March 10, 2009, 04:28:06 PM » |
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I was receiving these as well on March 9th around 12:30ish PM AZ time when trying to post to the forums
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« Reply #5 on: March 10, 2009, 08:05:15 PM » |
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"Connection Problems
Sorry, SMF was unable to connect to the database. This may be caused by the server being busy. Please try again later. "
3:04pm (like, 20 seconds ago)
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« Reply #6 on: March 10, 2009, 08:09:15 PM » |
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I was getting them March 9th at about 8:33PM mountain time.
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« Reply #7 on: March 10, 2009, 09:36:00 PM » |
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I've been getting them on and off too. looks like someone forgot to grease the hamster.
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« Reply #8 on: March 10, 2009, 10:22:21 PM » |
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I just came here to post this. Been seeing it for the last 24 hours but it's really bad now.
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« Reply #9 on: March 11, 2009, 12:47:39 PM » |
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I'll do a bit of maintenance and see if I can clear that up. I've got some folks from SMF looking into it for me, so perhaps we can finally kill this stupid error...
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« Reply #10 on: March 11, 2009, 05:13:19 PM » |
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just had an outbreak of this multiple times at 1:12 EST if that helps narrow it down.
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« Reply #11 on: March 11, 2009, 06:02:00 PM » |
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I found a gaping huge problem in the forum setup. I'm going to correct it this evening. I'm thinking it'll solve this once and for all - no bandaids this time.  |
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« Reply #12 on: March 11, 2009, 08:07:36 PM » |
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but you can't get rid of Purge!!!  |
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« Reply #13 on: March 12, 2009, 01:20:08 AM » |
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I found a gaping huge problem in the forum setup. I'm going to correct it this evening. I'm thinking it'll solve this once and for all - no bandaids this time. does it have to do with the redesign?? LOL sorry couldn't resist Edit: forgot to mention I was getting it again today at work around 2:15ish CST |
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« Reply #14 on: March 12, 2009, 06:24:40 AM » |
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Ok, made some changes this evening - we should see a big increase in speed, and these errors should cease.
Let me know if you see any more from this point on.
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« Reply #15 on: March 12, 2009, 02:23:18 PM » |
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Yup. Got one going into this thread (oddly enough again) just a minute ago. Unlike how it usually goes though, a reload made it work immediately after (instead of the forums going dead for 15-20 seconds).
That said - the forums seem to be a TON faster now. Apparently whatever you did improved things there, or else my ISP has boosted my speeds again without telling me.
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« Reply #16 on: March 12, 2009, 03:03:06 PM » |
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Been getting these SMF errors off and on all morning.
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« Reply #17 on: March 12, 2009, 05:02:03 PM » |
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I'm also getting timeouts and browser lag when the ads load. Might help ya track down the issues. Main page loads fine, then the ads don't pop up, browser goes non-responsive and eventually recovers. Only site doing this.
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« Reply #18 on: March 12, 2009, 07:18:59 PM » |
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Dammit, I've been on this board all day but I've just now got the error again.  |
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« Reply #19 on: March 12, 2009, 07:55:26 PM » |
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2:51 CST trying to reply to this thread...and trying to leave this thread.
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« Reply #20 on: March 12, 2009, 08:02:54 PM » |
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... ate my new topic in MP...  *edit: gave me the error, but posted it anyway....  |
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« Reply #21 on: March 13, 2009, 02:44:58 AM » |
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Ugh.. we got the speed increase but none of the timeout errors alleviated. I'll open a ticket with SMF and see what else we can do....
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« Reply #22 on: March 13, 2009, 06:58:24 AM » |
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Ugh.. we got the speed increase but none of the timeout errors alleviated. I'll open a ticket with SMF and see what else we can do....
One step at a time! Thanks for your hard work KD. |
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« Reply #23 on: March 13, 2009, 03:21:57 PM » |
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I've turned down some of the more aggressive tuning stuff - hopefully that'll increase stability.
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« Reply #24 on: March 13, 2009, 03:33:46 PM » |
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4 attempts to preview a reply all generated the error.
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« Reply #25 on: March 13, 2009, 05:50:34 PM » |
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How about now? I made some settings adjustments on the server (hence the reboot).
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« Reply #26 on: March 14, 2009, 07:47:59 AM » |
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I haven't seen one since your post.
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« Reply #27 on: March 14, 2009, 04:29:55 PM » |
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me either...
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« Reply #28 on: March 14, 2009, 06:44:35 PM » |
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I too have been SMF free ever since you rubbed your miracle tonic upon the hamsters.
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« Reply #29 on: March 14, 2009, 08:36:19 PM » |
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I too have been SMF free ever since you rubbed your miracle tonic upon the hamsters.
I added 100 hamsters to the existing pool and made the hamsters bigger. We'll see how it goes from there... |
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« Reply #30 on: March 15, 2009, 01:54:26 AM » |
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well crud, just got one at 9:53 EST. it was only one though, maybe one of the hamsters stumbled for a second.
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« Reply #31 on: March 15, 2009, 06:05:23 PM » |
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well crud, just got one at 9:53 EST. it was only one though, maybe one of the hamsters stumbled for a second.
That might have been me poking at it. I've never been good about leaving well enough alone.  |
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« Reply #32 on: March 15, 2009, 07:34:09 PM » |
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I haven't seen one since you said you made your last set of changes. I think it's finally fixed.
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« Reply #33 on: March 15, 2009, 07:42:19 PM » |
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I just had an SMF error while replying to a post.
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« Reply #34 on: March 15, 2009, 10:44:58 PM » |
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Made another small change - gotta restart the server for it to take effect though.
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« Reply #35 on: March 16, 2009, 06:27:48 PM » |
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Yup, sorry, but same here as well - for a few weeks now, off and on, and this afternoon again (maybe an hour or two ago, before I got interrupted by several phone calls). Most of the times I've gotten the error messages, it's been when clicking on the link in my email that notifies me of a response to a thread I've posted in. Next most common is on "Preview", and the rest are random. Good Luck!  |
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« Reply #36 on: March 16, 2009, 06:33:30 PM » |
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just got one when using back to get out of a thread.
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« Reply #37 on: March 16, 2009, 07:18:00 PM » |
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Yeah, getting some more here as well. |
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« Reply #38 on: March 16, 2009, 07:58:32 PM » |
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Just got another one Ron while replying to a post in the Hardware section.
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« Reply #39 on: March 16, 2009, 08:27:01 PM » |
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Let us know if this info helps you at all, KD, or if we should just shut up and wait, lmao... I just now (4:25 PM ET) got one from trying to "Preview" a post in Console Gaming - in case you wanted to know! |
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