Status update Jun 13, 2008

eric :)

posted: 6/13/2008 at 10:29 AM

Hi folks, Some of you may notice a little performance problem with the server today. Every time you didn't get the page that you wanted due to an unexpected error or it took too long, I get an email. I've been getting a stream of emails today which is abnormal since I usually get one or two such emails a day. I think the problem could be caused by the Google bot indexing some CPU intensive pages simultaneously. There's nothing much I can do about that other than shutting it out. I restarted the web server and database just now to clear any junk that may have built up, which tends to improve the server's performance. I'll monitor the server throughout the day and see if I can make any adjustments to make things run smoother. If you have any questions, drop me a note. eric :-)

thinbyxmas

Misinformation Officer

posted: 6/13/2008 at 3:43 PM

Thanks for such attention to your fabulous FREE site, Eric!

This is what I do all day.

Soprano

posted: 6/20/2008 at 2:14 PM

It seems to barely work today -- is it another performance problem? I mean, it works, but every page seems to take forever to load, so I go out and browse other places on the internet in the meantime while I'm waiting -- and other places seem to work ok?

Soprano

posted: 6/20/2008 at 2:19 PM

Hey, it just started working again! Yay!

eric :)

posted: 6/20/2008 at 2:31 PM
modified: 6/20/2008 at 2:33 PM

Traffic has been abnormally high today. To make matters worse, many of the requests are for the CPU intensive pages which blocked all the other page requests. This seems to happen sporadically and I haven't determined the root cause. I restarted the database, which somehow calmed everything down for the moment. I'm looking into replacing the current server with something more powerful. eric :-) MTA: I'll try to do some maintennance on the server this weekend to see if I can patch it up temporarily.

Trent

We've Got Big Hills

posted: 6/20/2008 at 3:20 PM

Eric : ) plans to buy another server. With HIS OWN money. To support a site from which WE profit. Notice the subtle PayPal link scattered around this site? Like on the homepage? Yeah, that one. This would be a good time to click it and send Eric a little donation to continue to serve up this great site. You know, to support OUR habit. That is all.

I'm running somewhere tomorrow. It's going to be beautiful. I can't wait.

Poor baby

jules2

posted: 6/20/2008 at 3:34 PM

Good call Trent I've just donated, this site is cheaper per hour than a whore, is more fun and you stand less chance of catching a STD so all in all good value. Thanks for all the fun Eric.

Old age is when you move from illegal to prescribed drugs.

Purdey

"Race Across The Sky"

posted: 6/26/2008 at 3:33 AM

Ditto. What Trent said.

What was the secret, they wanted to know; in a thousand different ways they wanted to know The Secret. And not one of them was prepared, truly prepared to believe that it had not so much to do with chemicals and zippy mental tricks as with that most unprofound and sometimes heart-rending process of removing, molecule by molecule, the very tough rubber that comprised the bottoms of his training shoes. The Trial of Miles; Miles of Trials

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