Running s... l ...o... w

[Jim Alfredson]

Welcome back...

I upgraded the database and have an order in for more RAM for my server. The slow-down problems are probably still going to persist until the RAM is installed (not sure whent that will be). If the RAM doesn't solve the problem, I'm going to have to upgrade to MySQL 4.1.

Right now, things are zippity quick!

[Matthew]

Great Job, Jim -- Thanks a 1,000,000,000

[rostasi]

Thanks Jim!

Hope it wasn't a lot of hassle!

[The Magnificent Goldberg]

Thanks Jim - it's super whizzo now.

MG

[Rooster_Ties]

Thanks so much for all the work you do around here, Jim, keeping this place going.

You're practically a saint for doing so, in exchange for nothing more than our thanks and gratitude.

(Probably time to make another donation.)

Thanks again!!

[brownie]

Thanks a lot, Jim!

Hoping the sloooow business will go real quick now

[Guy Berger]

Thanks a lot, Jim.

What's up with the search function? It lost a lot of its functionality.

[Swinger]

Welcome back...

I upgraded the database and have an order in for more RAM for my server. The slow-down problems are probably still going to persist until the RAM is installed (not sure whent that will be). If the RAM doesn't solve the problem, I'm going to have to upgrade to MySQL 4.1.

Right now, things are zippity quick!

Thanks for all your work Jim! You've been really dedicated to keep this site up and running.

[Jim Alfredson]

Thanks a lot, Jim.

What's up with the search function? It lost a lot of its functionality.

Using the search function is very processor intensive. I think the RAM will help dramatically. When I still had the board closed, I was able to search like the old days, including clicking on member names and getting their profiles, total posts, etc., all in a relatively short time.

Upgrading from MySQL 3.23.58 to 4.1 is also supposed to dramatically speed up search times, which is why I will still probably have it done even after the RAM upgrade.

[Soulstation1]

thanks again James Oscar

[GA Russell]

Thanks Jim!

I really miss this place when it's down!

[Dave James]

Thanks Jim. You don't realize how much you miss this board until it's not available.

Up over and out.

[7/4]

Thanks a lot, Jim.

What's up with the search function? It lost a lot of its functionality.

Use the more options button.

[paul secor]

It's good to be back here. Thanks, Jim.

[RonF]

Thanks Jim. Much appreciated!

[JSngry]

Outstanding!

[mikeweil]

Thank you so much etc.

[Jim Alfredson]

So, the memory went in last night sometime. Has it been running good?

[Quincy]

Searches are snappy!

Thank ya much sir!

[Jim Alfredson]

I still might upgrade to MySQL 4.1 because it's supposed to be much quicker. But I have no idea how to do it myself, which means I need to pay tech support to do it, which could be expensive. But hey, after getting charged $250 to add another 512mb of RAM, it might be a bargain.

[couw]

early this afternoon (GMT), i.e. some 8/9 hours ago, I had the ole SQL too many users message thrown at me again.

[Jim Alfredson]

I might have to raise the limit, now that we have more RAM. I put a limit of 60 connections on the database because we were timing out so badly. I might be able to raise that back up to 100.

[Free For All]

The board has been up and down a lot for me in the past several days. Very slow at times, frequently timing out, sometimes completely inaccessible. Anyone else having this problem?

I needs my big O!

[Noj]

Same for me, Free--but it started today.

[J.A.W.]

The board has been up and down a lot for me in the past several days. Very slow at times, frequently timing out, sometimes completely inaccessible. Anyone else having this problem?

Same here today, plus problems with PMs; I lost a few PMs when I tried to send them (yes, I did tick the "Add a copy of this message to my sent items folder" and "Track this message" boxes).

Edited August 16, 2006 by J.A.W.