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Getting Started => Technical Support/Testing => Topic started by: Wolf Knight on October 30, 2010, 21:05:10

Title: Trouble with the site?
Post by: Wolf Knight on October 30, 2010, 21:05:10
There are a few times that the playmofriends webpage is not uploading... I get the message that there are technical difficulties and maybe the server is down, try again later etc... I've had it for about four hours now...And it also happens sometimes in the mornings...

Anybody experience the same problem?

Maybe this is due to technical check?
Title: Re: Trouble with the site?
Post by: shirona33 on October 30, 2010, 21:06:59
Jepp! The same troubles like you, sometimes! :(
Title: Re: Trouble with the site?
Post by: flatcat on October 30, 2010, 21:17:05
Yes the same :( :( :(

Damo :)
Title: Re: Trouble with the site?
Post by: Wolf Knight on October 30, 2010, 21:21:03
So its not just me then.... Good to know...  ??? ??? ???
Title: Re: Trouble with the site?
Post by: playmofire on October 30, 2010, 22:03:09
No, me too.  If you cannot access a site, this link will tell you whether it's just you or not:

http://downforeveryoneorjustme.com/
Title: Re: Trouble with the site?
Post by: Wolf Knight on October 30, 2010, 22:14:31
No, me too.  If you cannot access a site, this link will tell you whether it's just you or not:

http://downforeveryoneorjustme.com/

Thanks Gordon!!
Title: Re: Trouble with the site?
Post by: tonguello on October 30, 2010, 22:54:15
yeap I had problems this morning too. BUt it was the first time.
Does it happen often Panos?
Title: Re: Trouble with the site?
Post by: Wolf Knight on October 31, 2010, 06:46:20
yeap I had problems this morning too. BUt it was the first time.
Does it happen often Panos?

Not very often... But this time it was quite long...
Title: Re: Trouble with the site?
Post by: flatcat on October 31, 2010, 07:17:45
Yesterday I couldn't get on for about an hour. The page just wouldn't load :-\

Damo :)
Title: Re: Trouble with the site?
Post by: basilsdad on October 31, 2010, 14:23:03
Yesterday I couldn't get on for about an hour. The page just wouldn't load :-\

Damo :)
Same here in PA.
Joe
Title: Re: Trouble with the site?
Post by: BlackPearl2006 on November 06, 2010, 08:25:38
was down intermittently today for me.  Gave some error msg that the server for the site was full or something or other.  Who maintains the site on the technical side?  Sylvia?  I hope everything's ok.  I certainly appreciate what goes into maintaining this awesome site for us all, especially since its maintenence is being tended to as a volunteer service to all of us by its maintainer.   Thank you for all your hard work.
Title: Re: Trouble with the site?
Post by: flatcat on November 06, 2010, 08:59:21
was down intermittently today for me.  Gave some error msg that the server for the site was full or something or other.  Who maintains the site on the technical side?  Sylvia?  I hope everything's ok.  I certainly appreciate what goes into maintaining this awesome site for us all, especially since its maintenence is being tended to as a volunteer service to all of us by its maintainer.   Thank you for all your hard work.

Me too - it's been terrible this morning! 8}

Damo :)
Title: Re: Trouble with the site?
Post by: Wolf Knight on November 06, 2010, 09:27:30
Same here!!! But the site Gordon provied told me its me, not playmofriends... Its strange though... If it was not playmofriends, why did we all had trouble?
Title: Re: Trouble with the site?
Post by: shirona33 on November 06, 2010, 09:44:45
 :hmm: Everything is okay for me in this case.  8}
Title: Re: Trouble with the site?
Post by: tonguello on November 06, 2010, 10:52:39
:hmm: Everything is okay for me in this case.  8}
Same here...all ok so far
Title: Re: Trouble with the site?
Post by: bonniebeth on November 06, 2010, 12:21:55
yeah, its been fine for me.
Title: Re: Trouble with the site?
Post by: Sylvia on November 06, 2010, 12:34:44

The outage error has happened to me once in the past couple of weeks but it was quite short-lived.

This could be a sign that we will soon need to move the site to a dedicated server. At least, that's probably what the hosting company will advise. ( It means more $$$ for them. ;))

Last time something similar was occurring, I think it was caused by too many bots trawling the site. I noticed a marked increase in "guests" viewing pages and doing other stuff. The problem resolved once their numbers went back to normal.

A software update might also help, but that would take a lot of time. I have hacks in place which would need to be recoded, such as the extra questions added to the registration form. A job for next summer, perhaps, when I have a bit more free time.

Title: Re: Trouble with the site?
Post by: Wolf Knight on November 06, 2010, 15:04:24
Thanks for your feedback Sylvia!  :)
Title: Re: Trouble with the site?
Post by: playmofire on November 06, 2010, 15:42:14
I couldn't get on about 0700 GMT today, but now, 1541, it's fine.

Thanks, too, for the info.  I'm sure if it means more $$$ then they will be forthcoming.
Title: Re: Trouble with the site?
Post by: bonniebeth on November 06, 2010, 19:34:06
Well, that explanation was completely over my head!   :lol: