Site loading issues
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lilithbloody
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Re: Site running slow?
I'm also using a pc with firefox and sometimes I get an 404 error when trying to load the home page..
I'm also using a pc with firefox and sometimes I get an 404 error when trying to load the home page..
gildedangel
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Re: Site running slow?
I am using Internet Explorer and pages are loading very slow for me too. Does it in Firefox for me as well.
I am using Internet Explorer and pages are loading very slow for me too. Does it in Firefox for me as well.
xxManBeaterxx
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Re: Site running slow?
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same here
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Originally Posted by lilithbloody
I'm also using a pc with firefox and sometimes I get an 404 error when trying to load the home page.. |
same here
Makeup Emporium
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Re: Site running slow?
I guess it's slow all around! Thought it was my connection but I guess not.
I guess it's slow all around! Thought it was my connection but I guess not.
lilibat
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Re: Site running slow?
Currently the site is running so slow it can take 5 min.s + to load a page on ocassion. It is also intermittent, I haven't actively checked if it correlates to how many people are currently browsing but it seems like a resource issue. Perhaps there are bots getting stuck on the site and making massive requests? I know this happens on other forums I go to.
Currently the site is running so slow it can take 5 min.s + to load a page on ocassion. It is also intermittent, I haven't actively checked if it correlates to how many people are currently browsing but it seems like a resource issue. Perhaps there are bots getting stuck on the site and making massive requests? I know this happens on other forums I go to.
Janice
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Re: Site running slow?
I haven't been able to make much progress on this issue so far, as you probably have noticed. The server host is pointing fingers at software and code and the person I contract to maintain the database and site functions i haven't wanted to bother during the holidays.
There are a multitude of issues, but suffice to say I am not happy with the site redesign and it's impact on server performance over the past year.
The new year may bring major changes to the way the site looks (the aesthetics), but trust me when I say it will positively affect site performance, long term maintenance & stability, and ultimately will leave you with a positive user experience instead of the frustration you and I both feel at attempting to navigate a sluggish and at times broken site.
I haven't been able to make much progress on this issue so far, as you probably have noticed. The server host is pointing fingers at software and code and the person I contract to maintain the database and site functions i haven't wanted to bother during the holidays.
There are a multitude of issues, but suffice to say I am not happy with the site redesign and it's impact on server performance over the past year.
The new year may bring major changes to the way the site looks (the aesthetics), but trust me when I say it will positively affect site performance, long term maintenance & stability, and ultimately will leave you with a positive user experience instead of the frustration you and I both feel at attempting to navigate a sluggish and at times broken site.
gildedangel
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I understand Janice, I can't wait to see what the new changes will bring!
For those of you who are having trouble loading pages, I have found that if you right click on the page you wish to see and open it in a new tab, it will load a lot faster. Especially if you are like me and like to look at a lot of different pages. It is still slow to load, but it won't take forever. It also may not be a bad idea to resort to the Displaced MAC Addicts Forum until everything is sorted out, I will be chilling over there as well.
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| Originally Posted by Janice
I haven't been able to make much progress on this issue so far, as you probably have noticed. The server host is pointing fingers at software and code and the person I contract to maintain the database and site functions i haven't wanted to bother during the holidays. There are a multitude of issues, but suffice to say I am not happy with the site redesign and it's impact on server performance over the past year. The new year may bring major changes to the way the site looks (the aesthetics), but trust me when I say it will positively affect site performance, long term maintenance & stability, and ultimately will leave you with a positive user experience instead of the frustration you and I both feel at attempting to navigate a sluggish and at times broken site. |
I understand Janice, I can't wait to see what the new changes will bring!
For those of you who are having trouble loading pages, I have found that if you right click on the page you wish to see and open it in a new tab, it will load a lot faster. Especially if you are like me and like to look at a lot of different pages. It is still slow to load, but it won't take forever. It also may not be a bad idea to resort to the Displaced MAC Addicts Forum until everything is sorted out, I will be chilling over there as well.
Janice
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Re: Site running slow?
I've been in touch today with Adrian whom I contract to assist with technical support. He and I are looking into short and long term solutions for the site. vBulletin has a new software suite which I purchased a license for some time ago. It recently came out of beta and I am considering moving the site over to it.
The forum software is the same as we are using now, except we would be making a huge leap in versions from 3.6 which we are currently now on to 4.0. It is my fault I did not progress in versions as we should have with their release. I was attached to the plugins and forum modifications we made to customize the board and wary about the support available for them in future vBulletin versions.
The payoff of making the leap to the new version of the software, and I hope the community is with me on this one, is long term stability and speed and less vulnerability for exploits. The cons of making the switch to the user are, the learning curve of new how to use all the new features that will be available to you, such as image galleries, blogs, and social groups (which will undoubtedly enhance and make your experience on Specktra more robust) and the potential for some of our add ons and customizations to the board being lost (this however is not such a drawback as Adrian is also a vBulletin coder and has personally developed many add ons available for vBulletin forums).
I am also in the process of getting quotes from server companies on a newer, faster box for the site.
I've been in touch today with Adrian whom I contract to assist with technical support. He and I are looking into short and long term solutions for the site. vBulletin has a new software suite which I purchased a license for some time ago. It recently came out of beta and I am considering moving the site over to it.
The forum software is the same as we are using now, except we would be making a huge leap in versions from 3.6 which we are currently now on to 4.0. It is my fault I did not progress in versions as we should have with their release. I was attached to the plugins and forum modifications we made to customize the board and wary about the support available for them in future vBulletin versions.
The payoff of making the leap to the new version of the software, and I hope the community is with me on this one, is long term stability and speed and less vulnerability for exploits. The cons of making the switch to the user are, the learning curve of new how to use all the new features that will be available to you, such as image galleries, blogs, and social groups (which will undoubtedly enhance and make your experience on Specktra more robust) and the potential for some of our add ons and customizations to the board being lost (this however is not such a drawback as Adrian is also a vBulletin coder and has personally developed many add ons available for vBulletin forums).
I am also in the process of getting quotes from server companies on a newer, faster box for the site.
lilibat
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Some short term confusion & inconvenience is nothing in the face of stability, speed and security! I look forward to the improvements.
What I meant by bots is some places run bots to index sites, google does this for example. Some places also run bots to try and gather personal information, email addresses, etc. for SPAM, er 'marketing', purposes. Sometimes these bots follow recursive links and can get stuck in weird loops hitting the same links over and over if the bots are not written correctly. This can cause much stress on the server and hog resources which ends up causing the types of problems we have seen here.
What I meant by bots is some places run bots to index sites, google does this for example. Some places also run bots to try and gather personal information, email addresses, etc. for SPAM, er 'marketing', purposes. Sometimes these bots follow recursive links and can get stuck in weird loops hitting the same links over and over if the bots are not written correctly. This can cause much stress on the server and hog resources which ends up causing the types of problems we have seen here.
