Problems with "new" GC?

#1 02-04-2003, 12:57 PM

Is anyone else suddenly having problems with GC since the site re-do? Suddenly I have a hard time logging onto the site, and then about every 3rd or 4th thread I try to click on freezes and I get a MySQL error.

Am I the only one? I am not having problems with any other websites or message boards, so I don't think it's my computer....

SATX*APhi · #2 02-04-2003, 01:00 PM

I haven't had any problems. In fact, I had problems with the "old" format, but haven't encountered any problems as of yet.

MSKKG · #3 02-04-2003, 01:04 PM

YES!!! I'm having trouble with my PMs. A lot of the time I get "Fatal Error" messages. I keep resubmitting it, and then all of a sudden, I've sent the thing a dozen times! Also, I am not receiving notices of PMs sent to me or replies to subscribed threads. As a matter of fact, most of my subscribed threads disappeared! I hope these problems straighten out soon--it's so-o-o-o-o frustrating!!!

ztabchbum · #4 02-04-2003, 01:06 PM

It's been freezing up on me too. And this is the only site that does it to me (compared to 2 other forums I'm a member of).

ZTAngel · #5 02-04-2003, 01:31 PM

It has been freezing on me also. But, it was doing that even with the old system. I find that it's freezing less now.

agger_rob · #6 02-04-2003, 02:19 PM

I was getting it then and now. I always thought it was my computer....

xo_kathy · #7 02-04-2003, 02:20 PM

Way slower for me, and freezing every 4th or 5th click.

adduncan · #8 02-04-2003, 02:45 PM

Sorry folks, no problems here. An occasional hangup/fatal error maybe but overall much faster and fewer problems.

(FYI--using Win ME or 2000 w/ t1 or DSL uplink, MSIE 6.0)

so John, if you're reading this, hope it helps.

Adrienne (PNAM 2003)

lifesaver · #9 02-04-2003, 02:47 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by agger_rob
I was getting it then and now. I always thought it was my computer....

Same for me. Before the update, it had been causing me less problems, but every now and then, it will, "time out" freeze4 up and I have to close all the windows and re-launch. I am on a T-1 too.

adduncan · #10 02-04-2003, 04:56 PM

OK, go ahead, make a liar out of me......

Right after I posted the "hey, I'm fine!" post, it took me half an hour to post a reply to another thread.

Let's hunt down those gremlins..........

Adrienne (PNAM 2003)

Peaches-n-Cream · #11 02-04-2003, 05:12 PM

I have been getting fatal error messages galore.

KappaTarzan · #12 02-04-2003, 05:17 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by MSKKG
YES!!! I'm having trouble with my PMs.

heh heh... i thought you said PMS not PMs, and i was like "isn't there a better thread that she could post that in.." and then i realized iw as stupid

hehe

new GC = slow

#13 02-04-2003, 06:08 PM

yup, T-1 here as well (ah, the joys of browsing from work) so it does seem to be a problem with the site... interestingly enough I never had TOO many problems with it before the "renovation", the opposite of everyone else!

Well, I'm glad to know it's not just me, and as long as I can log on sometimes I'll be happy!

John · #14 02-04-2003, 06:30 PM

The current trouble with the GC site is due to the server being overloaded with too much work to do. This server has several sites running on it. The combined site traffic is a bit too much for the server to handle at the busiest times of the day.

There are periods of time when the server is receiving several page view requests per second, for hours. Each page view also requires other server functions (such as calls to the database) that increase the server load even more. These peak server load times are when GreekChat slows down significantly.

The fatal error pages are the same as the blank pages that would show before the recent changes. Only difference is that I have turned on error reporting temporarily so I can track any errors as they occur. The errors are now being displayed on pages that were previously blank. As far as I can tell, these errors are mostly php timeouts - meaning that the script has exceeded the amount of time it is given by the server to execute.

So, the next step is to setup an additional server and upgrade it sufficiently so that GreekChat can continue to serve pages quickly even during the busiest times of the day.

I'm working on this now, and hope to have the new server ready soon.

CarolinaCutie · #15 02-04-2003, 06:31 PM

I also don't like how the most recently posted threads don't show up when you go to www.greekchat.com . It's annoying to have to browse every forum.