Forum Server Warning
 

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]

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]

So what was this then? CDZ has been off-line formore then 3 days!

And what a lovely timing. [tongue]

Thanks to everyone who made it back up!

Could it be? Are we back up?

Possibly... Or not. [blush2]

Must....Post...:Fast....Before....It....Is.....Dow n....Again...

will this post crash the server?

Will it take that 40 MB upload this time...?

How big is this forum anyway?

In terms of spam storage...or whatever

Woohoo! [spam2]

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

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.

[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.

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).

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.

So, I just saw the Plesk screen again. Major Malfunction and General Failure are visiting the ISP again, aren't they?

Both the Major and the General deserve fist in arse.

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...

forums been a bit slow when i log on at gf's other than that though. no trouble

Same thing here, but it seems sporadic.

Anyone besides me still getting "500 Internal Server Error" when they do active users?

I'm getting it also right now.

someone implement the Shabba-protocol!! quick

i can look at it just fine.

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

The site was down for me for several hours.

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?

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]

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!?

Think you and I are breaking this too?

Echo the 500 and load times.

+1 occasionally though frequency is increasing recently.

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

Got a server warning right now. Reload "fixed" it [hmm]

OK, wtf happened?

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.

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 :)

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!