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Downtime 21-22 Oct 09
Posted: Thu Oct 22, 2009 12:57 pm
by Bootsy
Apologies.
We had a table or two crash but we're back to normal now.
Thanks for keeping with us.
Posted: Thu Oct 22, 2009 12:58 pm
by Viv_Surby
Haven't known what to do with myself!
Posted: Thu Oct 22, 2009 12:58 pm
by Gary71
Luckily I was abroad for two days so didn't miss much. Otherwise I would have been twitching!
Posted: Thu Oct 22, 2009 12:58 pm
by Bootsy
Viv_Surby wrote:
Haven't known what to do with myself!
I've learnt how to repair php tables!
Posted: Thu Oct 22, 2009 1:15 pm
by hot66
Well done Bootsy
Posted: Thu Oct 22, 2009 1:16 pm
by Bootsy
However, bear with us still as they may be infrequent error messages appearing for a little while. I'm mining the depths of the data!
Posted: Thu Oct 22, 2009 1:58 pm
by Matt black70
, felt lost for a while. Well done bootsy.
Matt
Posted: Thu Oct 22, 2009 7:56 pm
by 58A - 71E
"Thankfully" I've been busy at work for the last 2 days, otherwise it could have been a disaster
banned
Posted: Tue Nov 03, 2009 2:20 pm
by Disco
For some rason I seem to be banned from the forum, on my computer - I've deleted all the cache etc and browsing history, but still have the problem - I am accessing this page from my blackberry - so don't quite understand what's going on - anyone else have a similar problem or have I really been banned ? ( Hope not ! )
Thanks
Disco
Re: banned
Posted: Tue Nov 03, 2009 3:45 pm
by Bootsy
Disco wrote:For some rason I seem to be banned from the forum, on my computer - I've deleted all the cache etc and browsing history, but still have the problem - I am accessing this page from my blackberry - so don't quite understand what's going on - anyone else have a similar problem or have I really been banned ? ( Hope not ! )
Thanks
Disco
Interesting!
I had to ban a couple of IP addresses as they were keeping too many (literally a hundred) open connections with the database and this was causing critical database errors so can only sumise that your IP address was one of them.
Who is your ISP on your computer?
Posted: Tue Nov 03, 2009 3:54 pm
by Disco
Hi bootsy,
I'm not entirely sure - I'm using a work pc connected to the internet via their isp - if it helps my proxy address is
Defrceprx01.uk.eurw.ey.net .... Does that help in any way ?
Posted: Tue Nov 03, 2009 4:00 pm
by Bootsy
Should be ok now. However, your IP address is acting in a strange way and leaving open connections on nearly every part of the forum, this contributes to the critical erroes we receive.
In future could you log out when you've finished using the forum and I will monitor it.
Thanks
Posted: Tue Nov 03, 2009 4:09 pm
by Disco
I'm sorry if I've had something to do with the downtime - I'll try and make sure I log out when I've finished my session. - sorry again
Disco
Posted: Tue Nov 03, 2009 4:11 pm
by Bootsy
Disco wrote:I'm sorry if I've had something to do with the downtime - I'll try and make sure I log out when I've finished my session. - sorry again
Disco
It must be something to do with the way you are accessing the web. Your IP address leaves multimple connections open and as soon as I unbanned it I got critical erroes again.
It leaves open connections across every forum title and these number about 60-100.
I'm afraid I may have to reban it if it continues as it's effecting the server performance and increasing errors.
There was another IP address doing this also today.
We have to be vigilant. Server attacks are rife at the moment and taking down a lot of sites and forums.
Posted: Tue Nov 03, 2009 4:22 pm
by Bootsy
Sorry, going to have to reban IP address 145.62.32.129
If it's your DISCO then it's a variable address but it's just opened some 300 plus connections and is killing the server.