I just got this message

[JODO 2]

Server Load is too high now. The Search Feature is offline and will return shortly. Thank you for understanding.

[Captain Ewok 1,900]

really?

I am looking at it now.

There was a tiny blip on the server load. it is back to normal now. It only lasted a minute .

[Nagishkaw 510]

I got it too. I could not get to any threads.

[SqdnGuns 21]

Yup, I ended up doing a double post................

[raymaga 25]

I was having a hard time getting into anything for at least 10 minutes, but seems to be okay now!!!

[Captain Ewok 1,900]

Odd. I can check the server log later but it was probably just something random. Some of the threads on the board are getting pretty large and that can cause slow downs. I try and let them run as long as possible.

[Jamie76 0]

I've gotten that message quite a few times over the past weeks/month.

[SqdnGuns 21]

Odd. I can check the server log later but it was probably just something random. Some of the threads on the board are getting pretty large and that can cause slow downs. I try and let them run as long as possible.

It has been awhile since I did any admin with message boards but doesn't the amount of graphics and fluff in signatures create a strain?

[Ban Hammer 13,514]

Yup, I ended up doing a double post................

drats, almaty is gonna find this and have an excuse now.

[Captain Ewok 1,900]

Odd. I can check the server log later but it was probably just something random. Some of the threads on the board are getting pretty large and that can cause slow downs. I try and let them run as long as possible.

It has been awhile since I did any admin with message boards but doesn't the amount of graphics and fluff in signatures create a strain?

Not too much. We are on a beefy server but the limiting factor is the database as it gets big. Long threads and forums searches cause the most strain on the server. The google seach tool we use on the top of all pages is pretty good overall and does not hit the server directly -- it is the forums only search that will tax the server. I put a tool in a while ago to turn off the forums only search tool when loads get too high (which can prevent issues from occuring).

[Welshcookie 17]

The site wouldn't load at all for me last night (7pm UK) at least twice.

[Welshcookie 17]

Hmmm...I am still getting very slow loading...don't know if anyone else is having this problem today? It has just taken me 10 minutes to get to write this

[Fandango 1,440]

Site's a bit sluggish for me as well.

E, how about a purge of the old threads?

[jodee 30]

I am with dawn,..I had major issues getting the site to load for about an hour last night,..and again just tonight about 30 minutes ago,...I could get everything else I wanted to look at loaded, but visajourney would not come up. I even did a diagnosis, and had some DNS server error, saying it could not recognise the www.visaajourney.com domain.

Jodee

its currently 606pm in germany on Tuesday,..and 906am in California, same day,..if that helps any. Was exactly the same problem at 11pm my time last night, which would of been 2pm yesterday afternoon in cali

Jodee

[Captain Ewok 1,900]

I can close the large threads on the board (5-10k posts in the thread) and have people reopen them. That will actually help a lot.