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Re: The site is very slow...
« Reply #134 from previous page: July 05, 2011, 04:31:54 PM »
Well that was very interesting.  As long as I don't log in I can surf around this website OK.  It slows down sometimes but at least it is usable for viewing only.  Tried logging in with OWB, logged in fine but could not move around the website.  Does not matter which link I click it does not go there.  Only thing that works is logout, and that was very fast.

At least using NetSurf, I was able to move around the site after logging in.  Posting this with NetSurf 3.0 (Development) version.

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The site is very slow...
« Reply #135 on: July 05, 2011, 06:20:11 PM »
I'm starting to get the impression that the server is not configured optimally for a site as busy as this and that at times of peak activity it's running out of resources. Not disk space or bandwidth, but available database connection handles or something like that.
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Re: The site is very slow...
« Reply #136 on: July 05, 2011, 06:41:52 PM »
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I'm starting to get the impression that the server is not configured optimally for a site as busy as this and that at times of peak activity it's running out of resources. Not disk space or bandwidth, but available database connection handles or something like that.


Sounds plausible..

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Re: The site is very slow...
« Reply #137 on: July 05, 2011, 07:55:23 PM »
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Sounds plausible..

Well, when the site is responsive, it's very responsive. And when it isn't, it really isn't. There's not much middle ground. Using chrome's (or firebug on firefox) net inspector you can see how much time is spent waiting for various requests and I've noticed that when the site lags, it's basically waiting for the page content rather than statically served assets like images and such. Considering that on a good day, a typical page request takes around ~0.2 seconds (processing time for the main script on the server, not the overall page load time), for it to suddenly leap to 30 seconds seems like something in the code itself timing out. Communication with MySQL is always via socket (even when hosted locally) and the database server has a limit on how many concurrent connections are allowed. It's not hard to envisage it refusing new connections to php scripts that might retry several times (with a delay) before giving up all together.
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Re: The site is very slow...
« Reply #138 on: July 05, 2011, 09:18:10 PM »
I've tweaked a few things (mostly cache and thumbnail-generation related) that may or may not improve the site performance, but if we are running out of db connections, it isn't going to help at all.
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Re: The site is very slow...
« Reply #139 on: July 05, 2011, 10:07:58 PM »
'received a invalid reply'

I get this message a lot, refreshing the page cures the problem.  

The grammar and punctuation are bloody shocking.

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Re: The site is very slow...
« Reply #140 on: July 05, 2011, 11:31:49 PM »
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'received a invalid reply'

I get this message a lot, refreshing the page cures the problem.  

The grammar and punctuation are bloody shocking.


Is that actually coming down the wire or from your browser?
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Re: The site is very slow...
« Reply #141 on: July 05, 2011, 11:58:23 PM »
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Is that actually coming down the wire or from your browser?


It's gotta be down the wire.  Never happens on any other sites.   Btw i'm using the latest Opera.

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Re: The site is very slow...
« Reply #142 on: July 06, 2011, 12:04:50 AM »
Maybe http://aoproxy.extropia.co.uk/ will work better for me.

For me, the main site became a lost cause with OWB 3.31.  Too slow even for casual browsing.  Sometimes I could get the first and last page but stalled downloading any middle pages.  Maybe I have to wait until you guys from Europe and UK go to sleep.

One thing is for sure, I won't be powering up a Windows PC just to visit Amiga org.

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Re: The site is very slow...
« Reply #143 on: July 06, 2011, 12:07:13 AM »
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It's gotta be down the wire.  Never happens on any other sites.   Btw i'm using the latest Opera.


Is it still lagging badly where you are?
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Re: The site is very slow...
« Reply #144 on: July 06, 2011, 12:07:43 AM »
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Maybe http://aoproxy.extropia.co.uk/ will work better for me.

For me, the main site became a lost cause with OWB 3.31.  Too slow even for casual browsing.  Sometimes I could get the first and last page but stalled downloading any middle pages.  Maybe I have to wait until you guys from Europe and UK go to sleep.

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Well if you are using a non-css amiga browser, that's what the proxy is there for :)
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Re: The site is very slow...
« Reply #145 on: July 06, 2011, 12:36:49 AM »
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Is it still lagging badly where you are?


Seems fine at the minute...

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Re: The site is very slow...
« Reply #146 on: July 06, 2011, 01:10:01 AM »
Back button on every browser I've just tried via multiple connections and devices/systems still takes about 30 secs to actually go back.  Simply reloading the main forums page is quite quick atm, though.

Just some input, not a bitchfest, heh.
 

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Re: The site is very slow...
« Reply #147 on: July 06, 2011, 02:58:58 AM »
I would have though it would benefit amiga.org to have their own dedicated machine anyway, or even a inexpensive virtual, so you have more control over the setup. I also suspect the site is designed to be run at some profit though what with google adverts and subscriptions. surely enough to cover  shared hosting, and I should think enough to cover a cheaper dedicated machine too, or go towards it.
 

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Re: The site is very slow...
« Reply #148 on: July 07, 2011, 01:32:34 AM »
Had a near 1 hour timeout (site entirely unreachable) at about 12 pm (MST) today, tested on multiple browsers (FF, IE, Chrome, Safari), multiple systems (PC, Mac, iPad and iPhone), and over ADSL and 3G.

Not a biggie, just wanted to give a heads up.
 

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Re: The site is very slow...
« Reply #149 on: July 07, 2011, 02:02:07 AM »
I'm really puzzled by this mystery. And I still do not have any trouble reaching or loading the site from home(Time Warner) or work (University).

Still, other are having some real consistent trouble.

Hmmm, makes me think about NameServers/DNS and who is handling it? Has it always been the same? Some of these descriptions sound like the name could not be resolved.
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