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Melifluous
21-12-2006, 14:42
Just to let you all know that, after a little look on the server that holds our illustrious forums, the C Drive had 148kb free.

I did a little clearing and got it back to 3Mb however if the site dies or goes kapput or does stupid stuff any time soon this is probably the problem.

If it goes funky please don't hesitate to get a hold of me via MSN even if it does look like I'm busy.

Peace.

[meli]

Melifluous
21-12-2006, 19:19
Ok well it would appear that between us, Propain and I have cleared enough space on the server for the time being.

So any problems on the forums are probably user error from now on.

As you were Gentlemen (and Furiey)

[meli]

Kingreno
25-12-2006, 13:42
So what was this then? CDZ has been off-line formore then 3 days!

Matrix
25-12-2006, 15:26
And what a lovely timing. [tongue]

Thanks to everyone who made it back up!

IglooDude
28-12-2006, 23:59
Could it be? Are we back up?

Socrates
29-12-2006, 00:03
Possibly... Or not. [blush2]

socralynnek
29-12-2006, 01:58
Must....Post...:Fast....Before....It....Is.....Dow n....Again...

Ginger_Ale
29-12-2006, 02:56
will this post crash the server?

Kingreno
29-12-2006, 10:00
Will it take that 40 MB upload this time...?

Pastorius
29-12-2006, 10:12
How big is this forum anyway?

In terms of spam storage...or whatever

Shabbaman
29-12-2006, 10:38
Woohoo! [spam2]

Darkness
29-12-2006, 11:04
quote:Originally posted by Paalikles

How big is this forum anyway?

In terms of spam storage...or whatever


You should have a better idea of that than most... You're one of the biggest spammers around... ;)

ProPain
29-12-2006, 15:52
Why we were out?
C: partition of our HD was full, I checked the day before x-mas and all was cool, must have been during the last seconds of uptime. Was away during a few days (x-mas after all) so that's why I didnt notice.

Is our HD full?
Not at all, we have 60GB of free space to fill up. Sadly the ISP (who deserves the reknown fist-in-arse for this) has decided that a small C: partition should be enough for all system files. This c-partition filled up lately and that killed the site. Our D partition, which stores the sites themselves, still has heaps of free space. As far as I know you cant add additional space to a partition so basically we have to make due with what we have.

Will this occur again?
Can't garantuee it won't but for now I freed up half a GB so we should be ok for a long while, I'll try and remember to check the C space once in a while.

Shabbaman
29-12-2006, 18:23
[punch]

It doesn't make a whole lot of sense that the primary partition gets full when you do nothing with it. I'd say the ISP tried to install some crap on it (like windows updates) or it's been infected.
It's possible to make the primary partition larger with partition magic. I don't know if that's possible through a remote desktop, and I wouldn't do it without making a backup.

Now, I'd take this opportunity to wish you all a merry christmas. A bit belated, but it's the thought that counts. Heh.

Socrates
29-12-2006, 19:08
Or we could switch to a Linux-Apache-MySQL-PHP (LAMP) system, with the vB software. [:p] I may not know what I'm talking about though (I mean, really).

IglooDude
29-12-2006, 19:31
Assuming no one is actually websurfing from the server console, odds are good that the C-drive space is filling because of log files, which can be easily relocated to the D-drive partition. Or, a script can be scheduled to run daily that deletes anything older than x months old from the logfile folder.

Shabbaman
16-01-2007, 23:33
So, I just saw the Plesk screen again. Major Malfunction and General Failure are visiting the ISP again, aren't they?

Beam
17-01-2007, 00:26
Both the Major and the General deserve fist in arse.

Shabbaman
04-07-2007, 09:13
I'm getting the "Internal Server Error" when I go to active users. Also, I can't upload files (for some time now actually). So, what's up? Time for... the fist? [punch]

Darkness
04-07-2007, 09:34
quote:Originally posted by Shabbaman

I'm getting the "Internal Server Error" when I go to active users. Also, I can't upload files (for some time now actually). So, what's up? Time for... the fist? [punch]


Don't know, but I'm seeing it sometimes too. Not all the time though...

BCLG100
04-07-2007, 13:14
forums been a bit slow when i log on at gf's other than that though. no trouble

mauer
04-07-2007, 16:44
quote:Originally posted by Shabbaman

I'm getting the "Internal Server Error" when I go to active users. Also, I can't upload files (for some time now actually). So, what's up? Time for... the fist? [punch]

Same thing here, but it seems sporadic.

mauer
11-07-2007, 17:58
Anyone besides me still getting "500 Internal Server Error" when they do active users?

akots
11-07-2007, 18:03
I'm getting it also right now.

Tubby Rower
11-07-2007, 18:08
someone implement the Shabba-protocol!! quick

BCLG100
12-07-2007, 00:11
i can look at it just fine.

Darkness
12-07-2007, 09:54
quote:Originally posted by BCLG100

i can look at it just fine.


Me too, but last night it didn't work for me.

Shabbaman
16-07-2007, 22:53
The site was down for me for several hours.

Beam
16-07-2007, 23:53
For a number of reasons I think this is DB related:
- Forum was up for me all the time except for posting / replying.
- Meantime other people could post.
- Forum SW (Snitz, php) should work the same for all memebers.
- But everyone also goes thru the MySQL DB and imo that's where the differences in "site experience" come from.

We used to have a well qualified DB guy but he has disappeared to nowhere app. [scratch]

So anybody got experience Microsuck SQL?

Tubby Rower
17-07-2007, 03:23
fwiw, I do, but not for forum apps.

MySQL is different than Microsoft SQL. MySQL sucks imo. Microsoft stole the database interface language's name when it came out with Microsoft SQL. we mainly deal with Microsoft SQL with statements generated in VB6 at work to keep track of the nuclear fuel rods and our sister plant in Washington state uses Oracle with stored procedures [puke]

BCLG100
14-08-2007, 04:37
anyone else starting to notice the site beginning to run shit again? like taking forever to load things, constant 500 server errors, having to click on something-press stop and click again to get it to work!?

mauer
14-08-2007, 04:40
Think you and I are breaking this too?

Beorn
14-08-2007, 05:13
Echo the 500 and load times.

akots
14-08-2007, 07:53
+1 occasionally though frequency is increasing recently.

Aggie
15-08-2007, 11:07
quote:Originally posted by BCLG100

anyone else starting to notice the site beginning to run shit again? like taking forever to load things, constant 500 server errors, having to click on something-press stop and click again to get it to work!?


I guess this is what I dealt with as well...

Pastorius
15-08-2007, 19:21
Got a server warning right now. Reload "fixed" it [hmm]

Shabbaman
09-06-2008, 19:03
OK, wtf happened?

Tubby Rower
09-06-2008, 20:36
I had to relieve myself and happened to be locked in a server room. I picked the crappiest box to defecate on. I'm really sorry guys.

ProPain
09-06-2008, 21:32
Same old, same old. C: drive filled itself up. Thank yo Bill for your crappy software, thank you ISP for your crappy job partitioning the harddrive.

I was away over the weekend to Swingue's wedding, which was in Germany. So that's why I didnt notice before. Sorry peeps.
Cleared up the c- drive, adjusted some settings and now we have over 2GB free again (about 25% of the partition) so we should be ok again for a long time.

And now I'm going to watch The Netherlands - Italy. My new Grolsch minibeertap is ready to go, got snacks ready, kids are in bed. I only need to put in my contacts and I;m ready to go :)

Shabbaman
10-06-2008, 00:20
Good that you reset the server. I had your phone number in my IM box... [blush] I´ve stored it in my phone now.

Oh, time for a congratulations thread for Swingue!

Matrix
10-06-2008, 01:32
Thanks for the fix, PP! [goodjob]

mauer
10-06-2008, 01:43
quote:Originally posted by Shabbaman
Oh, time for a congratulations thread for Swingue!


but I thought he got married?

BCLG100
10-06-2008, 01:59
He did, thats why we have to congratulate him on his sudden avaliability to vile Mexican chicks working at the supermarket.

mauer
10-06-2008, 04:29
Forget the Mexican chick, I've got my eye on the little blond merchandiser chick that works for Budweiser.

Shabbaman
10-06-2008, 10:23
This thread isn't in the members area ;)

barbu1977
29-04-2009, 22:57
The server has been running very slowly for me.

Is it swine flu related?

BCLG100
30-04-2009, 00:22
criminally slow for me also...

ProPain
30-04-2009, 00:57
same here, will look into it tomorrow

ProPain
30-04-2009, 02:11
and problem solved. Some *** had started a program that consumed a lot of resources and left their connection open to as well. Cost me an hour to figure out how to bypass that but finally managed too.

Killed program, blocked user account, reset server to be sure. That should be the end of it

Happy CDZ'ing again!

BCLG100
30-04-2009, 02:51
So it was one of us? or am i reading this wrong :)

ProPain
30-04-2009, 11:03
No, nobody from CDZ. I gave a friend access to the server as well and he was the culprit.

So you can all let go a sigh of relieve ;)

Shabbaman
30-04-2009, 13:09
Nice friends you have [banned]

Shabbaman
14-05-2009, 15:34
So WTF happened?

ProPain
14-05-2009, 15:56
So WTF happened?

2 weeks ago or did I miss something recent?

Shabbaman
14-05-2009, 16:01
Yes... until you (and me) got on the forum (when I posted that) it didn't work at all today. Not just me, Aggie couldn't reach the site either.

ProPain
14-05-2009, 16:07
That's very weird, no explanation for that except major, fist-in-ass-deserving ISP screw up. I didn't do anything, when I logged on things were fine.

Aggie
15-05-2009, 11:07
Yes... until you (and me) got on the forum (when I posted that) it didn't work at all today. Not just me, Aggie couldn't reach the site either.

Indeed...

akots
15-05-2009, 18:20
IIRC, it worked here quite OK.

ProPain
15-05-2009, 19:34
It's a server that runs on Microsoft so lets just blame Bill in this case :)

Shabbaman
28-06-2010, 14:36
The site was behaving fishy this morning. What's going on?

ProPain
28-06-2010, 15:29
Not sure, I had some more sites that were slow, so for now I blame it in the internet. I checked the server about two weeks ago and cleaned it up as well so it should be ok.

If we get the same problems again soon, I'll check the server again.

Shabbaman
28-06-2010, 19:43
Heh. Blame the internet. Heh.

:D

BCLG100
13-08-2010, 01:52
shabba;
http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=356441&page=4

Shabbaman
13-08-2010, 09:39
I know, apparently email confirmation has died. So I've activated these accounts manually. I'll add Beorn to the spam group. Eh, demogame.

Furiey
13-08-2010, 12:48
Beorn got in with a new post, Edelauna also needs adding.

ProPain
13-08-2010, 20:24
Since when has the email function died? Annoying, mostly because this will require techie research skills :S

Shabbaman
14-08-2010, 10:52
I think we should upgrade to the new forum software. I wouldn't be surprised if that works.

ProPain
14-08-2010, 11:24
I'll look into it this weekend.

BCLG100
14-08-2010, 13:45
there was a massive problem with the new vb iirc, dunno if its fixed

BCLG100
24-08-2010, 12:45
Registring new accounts is still ballsed, got a PM from 'Donovon Zoi' at cfc that it wont let him register due to authorisation. Anything anyone can do?

ProPain
25-08-2010, 17:53
Site was down to miscommunication due to administrative hickups. Got that fixed will now look at the people who have registrations in process.

ProPain
25-08-2010, 18:00
And DonovanZoi is now registered user, PM him as wel. Should he have any more problems just pm me.

Shabbaman
29-08-2010, 17:32
Site was down to miscommunication due to administrative hickups. Got that fixed will now look at the people who have registrations in process.

Apply the fist!

Shabbaman
31-08-2010, 21:58
And DonovanZoi is now registered user, PM him as wel. Should he have any more problems just pm me.

I think we should merge his new account with his old one, right?

ProPain
10-09-2010, 11:27
What is hisold account?

Shabbaman
10-09-2010, 11:37
Donovan Zoi. I checked, he has some posts in that account as well. If we merge the old one with his new one he won't have the old signup date. So we'd have to merge his new one with his old one, but then he can't log in. Difficult decision ;)

ProPain
10-09-2010, 12:18
If you can PM him (here or on that other site) he can tell us what password he'd like and we merge whilst keeping his old posts.

I mailed him on another issue as well 2 weeks ago, but never received an answer though. You might have better luck :)

Shabbaman
10-09-2010, 14:14
Will do!

BCLG100
24-10-2010, 18:39
Has CDZ been hideously slow for anyone else recently? It can't be the civ5 traffic :)

ProPain
24-10-2010, 18:55
Performance has been good for me, same as always really.

Beam
24-10-2010, 21:26
Performance has been good for me, same as always really.

Roger that.

Furiey
24-10-2010, 22:37
Fine for me too.

barbu1977
25-10-2010, 05:06
spammy good here

BCLG100
25-10-2010, 15:41
Maybe it's just me then, just noticed it on a couple of occasions when i've been fine elsewhere.

BCLG100
22-04-2011, 17:52
Are we ever going to sort out the activation stuff?

If not could someone help sommerswerd out please, got this PM earlier today/somepointinthepast;

Hi BCLG,

I am a CFCer, but I want to ask some of the CDZ folks about the thread discussing CIV complete... so when you get a chance could you activate me so I can post?

Thanks:D

Shabbaman
22-04-2011, 22:25
It's very much sorted out, only I have to do it manually.

BCLG100
22-04-2011, 23:09
Sounds completely fixed :D

ProPain
23-04-2011, 08:49
I've tried various fixes: none helped.

I completely understand that this sucks in a serious way but I need a more tech savvy person to fix this.

The solution I see is as follows:we have to move to another server soon, I only had permission to stay on this one till april. I hope a new server will fix the problem entirely.

BCLG100
05-05-2011, 13:14
I seem to be some sort of secretary for CDZ these days;

Hi there.

I registered to the forum, but I am unable to post. I want to join the pitboss and have one more player who wants to join.

Anyway he can get his account activated?

Shabbaman
05-05-2011, 14:41
No.

BCLG100
05-05-2011, 16:46
Cheers

Beam
05-05-2011, 18:03
Why not?

BCLG100
05-05-2011, 20:28
I think it was sarcasm.

Darkness
05-05-2011, 21:29
I think it was sarcasm.

No, really...? :rolleyes:




;)

ProPain
05-05-2011, 23:42
Well, we overstayed our welcome on the current server anyway. I'll look into a new server next week and hopefully that will fix this heap of mail crap as well

Shabbaman
03-12-2011, 23:29
There's something wrong with the frontpage.

grs
04-12-2011, 22:56
Seems like your announcement broke it. :P

Shabbaman
05-12-2011, 10:16
I'm afraid so. Must be too much content for this poor forum. OTOH, "Can't create/write to file 'C:\WINDOWS\TEMP\#sql_550_0.MYI'" points towards oldfashioned herp derp HD.

Beam
05-12-2011, 10:40
Funny place to store a frontpage lol

Aggie
06-12-2011, 15:19
I thought that CDZ was down, but it turns out it only was the homepage... Thanks Mistfit for notifying me...

Shabbaman
06-12-2011, 22:25
Unfortunately I don't have any idea what to do :/

Shabbaman
15-12-2011, 11:10
This bug is getting scary: I got a notification that my password needs to be changed (pfffffffffffft), but the changed password can't be saved to the database. I think the server needs a fist up arse.

Beam
15-12-2011, 12:04
So who has that fist?

Shabbaman
15-12-2011, 17:35
Propain I assume, I don't even know who the host is. Can't get a hold of him, I guess he's in some sort of StarCraft relapse. Speaking of hosts, we do need a new host as well.

Lt. Killer M
16-12-2011, 15:59
I can't access my user cp. Database error.

Beam
16-12-2011, 16:09
Same here

akots
17-12-2011, 04:44
+1

barbu1977
18-12-2011, 15:33
+1

(Me too wants some spam)

Lt. Killer M
18-12-2011, 18:15
is this google+ or what?

Shabbaman
19-12-2011, 10:44
What?

;)

Socrates
11-01-2012, 21:38
I thought that CDZ was down, but it turns out it only was the homepage... Thanks Mistfit for notifying me...

OK, I have stumbled upon this broken frontpage for several weeks and thought the whole site was down, only to find out that the forum was working all along. [:O] Now the frontpage is working again, hence why I am posting.

BCLG100
13-01-2012, 01:44
I always forget we have a frontpage as i just shortcut straight to the forums.

ProPain
13-01-2012, 11:37
Yeah, the frontpage seems to suffer from lack of OS partition space whereas the normal forum doesn't. Can't explain that really.

Anyways, that all will be a thing of the past soon as we're going back to solution where someone else is managing the server for us.

Shabbaman
13-01-2012, 14:06
I always forget we have a frontpage as i just shortcut straight to the forums.

All frontpage content is generated as threads on the forum anyway.

grs
14-01-2012, 12:09
All frontpage content is generated as threads on the forum anyway.

It has a nice overview of recent threads though, nice that it is back.