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Delays when accessing site
« on: March 28, 2014, 08:56:24 AM »
Starting a couple of days ago, I have noticed occasional slow responses from the web server. I will type "forum.arcanewonders.com" into my address bar or click on a link, and then wait for a good 20-30 seconds before the next page loads. I have noticed this behavior on my work computer, home computer, and phone. This issue is intermittent for me - it doesn't happen on every request.

I still find the site very usable, just an FYI :)

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Re: Delays when accessing site
« Reply #1 on: March 28, 2014, 10:26:52 AM »
The site is hosted on a shared server and it appears to be under some additional load. Not sure why.

I'll check in with the ISP to see what we can do.
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Re: Delays when accessing site
« Reply #2 on: March 28, 2014, 11:11:13 AM »
Just now got the following error trying to load http://forum.arcanewonders.com/index.php?action=unread

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Re: Delays when accessing site
« Reply #3 on: March 28, 2014, 11:12:25 AM »
Just now got the following error trying to load the activity since your last visit page:

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I have gotten this error 3 or 4 times over the last couple of days.
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Re: Delays when accessing site
« Reply #4 on: March 28, 2014, 11:20:52 AM »
Just now got the following error trying to load http://forum.arcanewonders.com/index.php?action=unread

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Sorry, SMF was unable to connect to the database. This may be caused by the server being busy. Please try again later.

If there is excessive load in their data centre then it will cause that issue. It has been happening a fair bit lately but I am not aware of any overall issue with the database server
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Re: Delays when accessing site
« Reply #5 on: March 28, 2014, 03:11:42 PM »
The site is becoming too popular? That's a problem I think arcane wonders welcomes lol.

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Re: Delays when accessing site
« Reply #6 on: March 28, 2014, 03:13:53 PM »
The site is becoming too popular? That's a problem I think arcane wonders welcomes lol.

Maybe it is due to Laddin and myself  8)




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Re: Delays when accessing site
« Reply #7 on: March 28, 2014, 03:41:39 PM »
The site is becoming too popular? That's a problem I think arcane wonders welcomes lol.

It is on a shared server so who knows what the reason for the problem is. The forum is certainly more popular though. Just not that popular  :)
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