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What is wrong with the site? (Please read updated post #1)

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  • #3602
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 18,046 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    It's getting pretty ridiculous at this stage that the same mysql error is showing for so long. It isn't even hard to fix.

    set global max_connections = x; with x being a number that keeps the site alive. The same 503 error as well is just frustrating as a user. Up the server's resources until the root problem is found.

    And I think it would be smart to update us with more information on what is happening and why. Why is it down so much at night, which is morning and afternoon where I am? Is it really a case of waiting for someone to get into the office to restart the server?


  • #3603
    Tig98
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 363 ✭✭Tig98


    corsav6 wrote: »
    503 error every morning for me. Tried logged in, logged out, cache cleaned, desktop site and touch. I've even uninstalled chrome and reinstalled but same error every morning.

    Same. I work night shifts, generally any time from midnight until morning the site is down


  • #3604
    Tig98
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 363 ✭✭Tig98


    [Deleted User] wrote: »
    It's getting pretty ridiculous at this stage that the same mysql error is showing for so long. It isn't even hard to fix.

    set global max_connections = x; with x being a number that keeps the site alive. The same 503 error as well is just frustrating as a user. Up the server's resources until the root problem is found.

    And I think it would be smart to update us with more information on what is happening and why. Why is it down so much at night, which is morning and afternoon where I am? Is it really a case of waiting for someone to get into the office to restart the server?

    I know, what a disgrace!! Especially considering we are paying so much money for the service!!!!! How can they be so ungrateful for our custom!!!!!!!!!!!1!1!!!


  • #3605
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 18,046 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    Tig98 wrote: »
    I know, what a disgrace!! Especially considering we are paying so much money for the service!!!!! How can they be so ungrateful for our custom!!!!!!!!!!!1!1!!!

    Plenty of users actually subscribe for five euros a month.

    https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/payments.php


  • #3606
    shanec1928
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,285 ✭✭✭shanec1928


    Boards.ie: Niamh wrote: »
    Morning all, apologies for the issues some of you experienced last night or this morning. We are looking into it now.
    its been the last three mornings in a row.


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  • #3607
    shanec1928
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,285 ✭✭✭shanec1928


    Tig98 wrote: »
    I know, what a disgrace!! Especially considering we are paying so much money for the service!!!!! How can they be so ungrateful for our custom!!!!!!!!!!!1!1!!!
    no users no ad revenue..


  • #3608
    Boards.ie: Niamh
    Boards.ie Employee, Boards Employee 2, Boards Employee 3 Posts: 12,597 ✭✭✭✭✭Boards.ie: Niamh
    Boards.ie Community Manager


    I know it is frustrating but we are doing our best here. If the issue was as easy to fix as some of you think, it would be done already. We have a very smart team who know what they are doing. Please trust that if I tell you we are doing our best to sort it, we really are. We don't want the site to be down - it causes frustration for users which results in complaints that we need to answer and it also means our traffic and post numbers are down - no good comes of it for any of us.

    I don't have any more information to share about what the specific issue is and those who do are busy looking at how to get things back on track. When I have any more information, I'll post it here. Again, apologies for the inconvenience and thanks for being patient.

    How can I? User's guide to some features on the new site



  • #3609
    Muscles Schultz
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 301 ✭✭Muscles Schultz


    Tig98 wrote: »
    I know, what a disgrace!! Especially considering we are paying so much money for the service!!!!! How can they be so ungrateful for our custom!!!!!!!!!!!1!1!!!

    Sarcasm is the lowest form wit. Especially when it’s demonstrably incorrect


  • #3610
    Justin Credible Darts
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 3,404 ✭✭✭Justin Credible Darts


    think its 3 days at least in the early hours of the morning I am getting the 503 error.

    Surprised the board mods have not put up some notification, as it took me an age to find which thread to post this in


  • #3611
    Gremlinertia
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Regional West Moderators Posts: 62,851 Mod ✭✭✭✭Gremlinertia


    I feel like it's loading pages very slowly this evening


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  • #3612
    corsav6
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,657 ✭✭✭corsav6


    Gremlinertia wrote: »
    I feel like it's loading pages very slowly this evening

    Took 20 seconds to load this thread for me, but it's not consistently slow, only every few threads seem to take a while to load.


  • #3613
    pjohnson
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 27,593 ✭✭✭✭pjohnson


    Its coming to nap time again. Its crawling.


  • #3614
    corsav6
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,657 ✭✭✭corsav6


    Seems fine this morning for me thankfully.


  • #3615
    Overheal
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 86,683 ✭✭✭✭Overheal


    Hey I finally got that touch site error myself:

    An exception occured in driver: SQLSTATE[08004] [1040] Too many connections

    Happened while reloading a thread page immediately following an edit of a post.

    Thank the devs I appreciate the work you do to keep the site running, and I hope people don’t see that as a shill - it’s really not; I just know it’s a thankless job when everything is working great and little but complaints when it’s not.

    Edit: yep happened again editing another post, where the original post of the reply was made the click before editing the post. It didn’t happen when I edited this post, having come back to it later (or on subsequent chains of edits to this post)

    Edit: and once more when navigating to Politics from my page of subscribed fora. Hmm.


  • #3616
    Boards.ie: Mark
    Boards.ie Employee, Boards Employee 2, Boards Employee 3 Posts: 5,461 ✭✭✭✭✭Boards.ie: Mark
    Boards.ie Employee


    There may still be some issues to be ironed out, I'm afraid. Hopefully this error won't crop up too frequently, but it's also on the list.

    How can I? User's guide to some features on the new site



  • #3617
    Overheal
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 86,683 ✭✭✭✭Overheal


    Boards.ie: Mark wrote: »
    There may still be some issues to be ironed out, I'm afraid. Hopefully this error won't crop up too frequently, but it's also on the list.

    It’s relatively infrequent for the amount of successful page loads I’m seeing. So, the impact to me is quite low. I will continue to post details that may be insightful as I encounter them

    Edit: trying to reproduce the post-edit occurrence and it’s indeed inconsistent occurrence. I’ll play around with it more over time.


  • #3618
    Rodney Bathgate
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,440 ✭✭✭Rodney Bathgate


    Happening intermittently on touch site when opening threads

    An exception occured in driver: SQLSTATE[08004] [1040] Too many connections


  • #3619
    Tork
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 3,768 ✭✭✭Tork


    Yep, I'm getting that now as well.


  • #3620
    Overheal
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 86,683 ✭✭✭✭Overheal


    Site was timing out just now when I tried repeatedly to load this link yet other pages load just fine

    https://touch.boards.ie/thread/post/114192684


  • #3621
    osarusan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,003 ✭✭✭✭osarusan


    Site skipping back and forth between showing and linking to the most up-to-date posts and then posts from a few hours ago.


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  • #3622
    joujoujou
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,554 ✭✭✭✭joujoujou
    Unregistered Users


    ^^ Same here.


  • #3623
    Tork
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 3,768 ✭✭✭Tork


    Touch is now giving me 404 page not found errors when I try to look at my threads.


  • #3624
    km79
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 48,587 ✭✭✭✭km79


    Same
    Can’t open new posts


  • #3625
    Tork
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 3,768 ✭✭✭Tork


    I'm on a laptop now. The new posts notifications keeps coming back, even though I've read all the threads in questions.


  • #3626
    Man Vs ManUre
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,808 ✭✭✭Man Vs ManUre


    This site must have the coronavirus it’s acting all weird.


  • #3627
    sydthebeat
    Subscribers, Paid Member Posts: 44,833 ✭✭✭✭sydthebeat


    Touch site is all over the place this morning.

    New posts not showing, opening old pages, 'latest posts' page showing blank


  • #3628
    Tork
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 3,768 ✭✭✭Tork


    What's the bet all these problems will continue until someone shows up for work on Tuesday morning to turn it off and on again.


  • #3629
    Unearthly
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 8,478 ✭✭✭Unearthly


    The site might need to be brought to the vet to put it out of its misery :(


  • #3630
    Beasty
    Administrators, Social & Fun Moderators, Sports Moderators, Paid Member Posts: 78,513 Admin ✭✭✭✭✭Beasty


    Think we're experiencing a time warp - goes back to earlier this morning and then reverts to current spasmodically. We may be stuck with this until Tuesday unless one of the developers drops by in the meantime


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  • #3631
    ronivek
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,922 ✭✭✭ronivek


    Isn't there some mechanism to put out a site-wide announcement to let people know there are ongoing issues?


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