Why is the server basically at a halt a few hours a day? - e-cigarette-forum.com • The place for electronic cigarette reviews, news and chat

Babachoo · 06-26-2009, 04:46 PM

It seems like every day, starting at around 11:30 or noon, if I try to visit this site, the server basically just hangs up and never responds, or just loads a blank page. And sometimes, like yesterday, it continues for hours (until around 3:?? or so).

You've got 80 (81 minus Blu since they're subforum is free) paid suppliers giving you a total of $3200 a month ($40 each).

You're probably bringing in around $100 a day from other ad revenue.

So you're making probably at least $6,000 a month off this site, so why not reinvest a couple hundred dollars a month and get a better server, or an additional server? It just looks like you're on a server that cannot even come close to handling 20% of the traffic you're getting in peak times. Or are you having issues with Apache, IPMI card, or something else? Either way, it would be beneficial to yourself and the members here if you could upgrade and give the site room to continue growing. As it is now, it could cause a big decline if you're not careful.

Thanks

RsL · 06-26-2009, 04:48 PM

I just look at it as temporary bans for ALL members. haahaaaa

rejoice · 06-26-2009, 04:51 PM

I could not get on yesterday at around 1pm and at 10pm it was still not working.
I looked for the reason this morning and cannot find one. I kept trying and nothing.

Brian1976 · 06-26-2009, 04:55 PM

Yeah i tried all afternoon and most of the night before i gave up on trying to get in here, I was going through ECF fits lol

Surf Monkey · 06-26-2009, 05:42 PM

I'd like to see an official explanation for yesterday's outage. The site was offline for nearly 24 hours. Not overloaded, as it usually is, but completely offline. I was expecting to see a thread from the admins that discussed it today.

???

Zofryer · 06-26-2009, 06:01 PM

I don't think it's a huge mystery. With absolutely no information to back my assumption, I'm going to guess that the e-smoking community growing at an exponential rate daily, and this being *the* online resource for information has everything to do with it.

Surf Monkey · 06-26-2009, 06:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zofryer

I don't think it's a huge mystery. With absolutely no information to back my assumption, I'm going to guess that the e-smoking community growing at an exponential rate daily, and this being *the* online resource for information has everything to do with it.

That explains the problems with server load (when you get an error message that says "try again later") but it doesn't explain the fact that the site was completely off line all day yesterday. That wasn't a load issue. It was something else. That's what I'm asking about.

Nuck · 06-26-2009, 06:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zofryer

I don't think it's a huge mystery. With absolutely no information to back my assumption, I'm going to guess that the e-smoking community growing at an exponential rate daily, and this being *the* online resource for information has everything to do with it.

Nah..this had nothing to do with overload. The server wasn't busy...it was out for the count. I'm guessing it was hardware failure with poor hosting and no monitoring.

Kelemvor · 06-26-2009, 06:12 PM

i guess the mods enjoyed the timeout

Babachoo · 06-26-2009, 06:13 PM

And it's starting to get slow again, running right on schedule.

06-26-2009, 04:46 PM	#1
Babachoo Moved On Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 327	Why is the server basically at a halt a few hours a day? It seems like every day, starting at around 11:30 or noon, if I try to visit this site, the server basically just hangs up and never responds, or just loads a blank page. And sometimes, like yesterday, it continues for hours (until around 3:?? or so). You've got 80 (81 minus Blu since they're subforum is free) paid suppliers giving you a total of $3200 a month ($40 each). You're probably bringing in around $100 a day from other ad revenue. So you're making probably at least $6,000 a month off this site, so why not reinvest a couple hundred dollars a month and get a better server, or an additional server? It just looks like you're on a server that cannot even come close to handling 20% of the traffic you're getting in peak times. Or are you having issues with Apache, IPMI card, or something else? Either way, it would be beneficial to yourself and the members here if you could upgrade and give the site room to continue growing. As it is now, it could cause a big decline if you're not careful. Thanks

06-26-2009, 04:55 PM	#4
Brian1976 Senior Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Rochester NY Posts: 277	Yeah i tried all afternoon and most of the night before i gave up on trying to get in here, I was going through ECF fits lol __________________ src="http://smokefreequitmeter.com/index....nner/45082.png" /> </a>

06-26-2009, 05:42 PM	#5
Surf Monkey Super Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Portland, Oregon Posts: 2,570	I'd like to see an official explanation for yesterday's outage. The site was offline for nearly 24 hours. Not overloaded, as it usually is, but completely offline. I was expecting to see a thread from the admins that discussed it today. ??? __________________ It isn't the caffeine in a latte that makes you fat. It's the milk. It isn't the nicotine in a cigarette that kills you. It's the tar, CO2, fine particulate and chemical additives.

06-26-2009, 06:01 PM	#6
Zofryer Supporting Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Near DC Posts: 1,076 Tweet this post!	I don't think it's a huge mystery. With absolutely no information to back my assumption, I'm going to guess that the e-smoking community growing at an exponential rate daily, and this being the online resource for information has everything to do with it. __________________ http://zofryer.com

06-26-2009, 06:12 PM	#9
Kelemvor Super Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Germany NRW Posts: 455	i guess the mods enjoyed the timeout __________________

06-26-2009, 04:48 PM	#2
RsL Super Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Minneapolis Posts: 738	I just look at it as temporary bans for ALL members. haahaaaa

06-26-2009, 04:51 PM	#3
rejoice Supporting Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: USA KY Posts: 1,476	I could not get on yesterday at around 1pm and at 10pm it was still not working. I looked for the reason this morning and cannot find one. I kept trying and nothing.

06-26-2009, 06:13 PM	#10
Babachoo Moved On Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 327	And it's starting to get slow again, running right on schedule.

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