Salmoneus Posted June 9, 2006 Posted June 9, 2006 I thought it might be best to explain why the forum and website have been super laggy for the last... well, for a long time. The reason that it's been down or extremely slow every so often (sometimes for a few minutes, sometimes for hours at a time) is because the current server is unable to cope with so many people being on the forum at once. At first things were fine, but once 250+ people are on the forum all at the same time, it just kinda gets overloaded until it crashes, or I realize it's broken and fix it. It hasn't crashed yet, but it's come very close, which would probably be bad for the forum (if I didn't keep daily backups, that is). So basically, it's yet again, time for another server move. This time, I'm getting a VERY good server, which costs a lot more but should hopefully be able to support many more people online at once, and Sals will be as speedy as before, if not faster. I've already bought the server, it just needs to be set up (hopefully tonight, probably on monday ), and then I need to move all of the stuff over to the new server and make sure everything works ok. There will be no change in website/forum addresses, and you guys won't need to do anything -- this is just to let everyone know that our server troubles are almost over! You won't need to re-register an account, and all posts/profile stuff/everything else will still be intact. We are NOT changing forums, we're simply moving everything over to a new place.
Lakerkobe Posted June 9, 2006 Posted June 9, 2006 (edited) First post! Yeah, it's been bad lately... Hopefull the future will be brighter, eh? Thanks Sal! Edited June 9, 2006 by Lakerkobe
Caymus Posted June 9, 2006 Posted June 9, 2006 Great job sal, i know sometimes those errors come up for me and i get frustrated, it's great to see you're fixing it. Thank's for keeping the forums up to date, and as secure as you can. =)
tate225 Posted June 9, 2006 Posted June 9, 2006 great!!!!!!!!!!!!! wat we needed for a while i look forward to it .::tate225::.
Yаѕна Posted June 9, 2006 Posted June 9, 2006 Yup, it's been really bad lately. I hate when it's lagging.
Meta Pyro Posted June 9, 2006 Posted June 9, 2006 That explains why sometimes this forum dosen't load at all and an hour later it works. I thought it was just my computer having problems.
Mini Kold Posted June 9, 2006 Posted June 9, 2006 Finally! I have been waiting for you to get a new server Sal. Thanks, and please set the new one up soon, because I am sick of lagg and errors. -MK
Steve Posted June 9, 2006 Posted June 9, 2006 (edited) You bought the one that had a cool name that was like $350 a month or something? Nice to know our problems will soon end. How long do you have the old server for (or are you buying it by month?)? Maybe you can use one for the site and one for the forums or something? EDIT: Oh, and how much will it cost for these batteries? Ill pay for the batteries since you paid for the server. Edited June 9, 2006 by Steve
Mr. Slayer Posted June 9, 2006 Posted June 9, 2006 Well atleast now we all know why. I was thinking along the lines of that too. I was about to ask you if what I though was right. Well, atleast the forum will be prepared incase. ~Slayer
Jnr J Posted June 9, 2006 Posted June 9, 2006 Yay, we get something done to this really bad and laggy server, cool. It's been about time you did something to the server Sal, almost everyone complains when the forum is down
Theo Posted June 9, 2006 Posted June 9, 2006 well thats great now that ive benn posting waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay more on sal's i was getting mad at all the lag cuase i couldnt post and see wat my rating was on the "how famous r u" game lol n e waz hope the transfer type thing goes well ^_^
Only Me395 Posted June 9, 2006 Posted June 9, 2006 yay! less downtime.. I got lots of batteries, what kind do you need? xD
Zachary Posted June 9, 2006 Posted June 9, 2006 Great job sal! You overwork yourself! Infact sal why dont you come over to my house later(see Pm Ill send). What type of server is it?
Guest haha Posted June 9, 2006 Posted June 9, 2006 all right!!!finaly!!! it has been very laggy for me
Salmoneus Posted June 9, 2006 Author Posted June 9, 2006 Sorry guys, I didn't mean to make you suffer like that. I know, I'm a cruel, sadistic person. Hopefully DN gets it hooked up by 5pm tonight, or I'll be very disappointed. We could have it up by Sunday if they work fast! You bought the one that had a cool name that was like $350 a month or something? :s Nice to know our problems will soon end. How long do you have the old server for (or are you buying it by month?)? Maybe you can use one for the site and one for the forums or something? EDIT: Oh, and how much will it cost for these batteries? Ill pay for the batteries since you paid for the server. :mad: Yep, that one. It's actually around $300 because I paid extra $$ for a setup fee so the monthly cost would be lower. And yeah, I'm paying per month. ^_^ But I'm not keeping the old server... it's junk. :mad: Batteries = $59.95 each.
Steve Posted June 9, 2006 Posted June 9, 2006 WHAT THE HELL?? WHAT TYPE OF BATTERIES ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT? I was thinking of double A's, 8 of them is like $4. If I must Ill buy you some heavy-duty car batteries, though I see absolutely no reason for you to need them. How many? Ill buy as many as you need.
fruityfed Posted June 9, 2006 Posted June 9, 2006 (edited) * fruityfled volunteers to help pay for car batteries Wow...300 bucks? That sucks. And it rhymes. [Monty Python] And there was much rejoicing. "Yaay...Yaay....." [/Monty Python] EDIT: @Beret: If that were to happen, I think Sal would've said something like, "THE BIG MOVE TWO, PART ONE," or something like that... Edited June 9, 2006 by Fruityfed
Dr Skull Posted June 9, 2006 Posted June 9, 2006 Oh, so that's why the site has been very laggy. Thanx for letting us know Sal! Oooh! A new server! That should help a lot! Ooh, Steve is going to buy batteries for $59.95... Sal, what kind of batteries are you buying? Are you on Dani's weed? ~Dr Skull
Zachary Posted June 9, 2006 Posted June 9, 2006 Wait, we're moving forums again? No were changing servers.
hypercat Posted June 9, 2006 Posted June 9, 2006 Do we have to move forums again? I feel guilty now, poor Sal must be paying so much for the forum servers, so other people can use it. Maybe we could try pursuade loads of people to donate to the site? If everyone donated a little bit, it might help Sal quite a lot
Salmoneus Posted June 9, 2006 Author Posted June 9, 2006 WHAT THE HELL?? WHAT TYPE OF BATTERIES ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT? I was thinking of double A's, 8 of them is like $4. If I must Ill buy you some heavy-duty car batteries, though I see absolutely no reason for you to need them. How many? Ill buy as many as you need. Simmahdownnah... I was kidding. Feel free to buy me a cheese sandwich though. Do we have to move forums again? No, the forums will be the same, and nothing should change besides the lag (which should hopefully be nonexistant). ^_^
Mr. Slayer Posted June 9, 2006 Posted June 9, 2006 Wait, we're moving forums again? Have you been paying much attention lately? We're just changing servers to a new and improved one Sal got. Hurray for Sal! You the man! ~Slayer
Recommended Posts