[andsome]

Not sure if this is the right place for this, please feel free to move it. For the last couple of days, this forum has been very slow to open up. Navigation once on line is fine, just the opening page. Other websites are fine.

[Ian]

Thanks for the heads up! I've moved this thread to the feedback section

The forum speed seems OK from my end, so I'd be interested to know if anyone else is having access problems. How many seconds would you say it takes to load up?

If it's the first page you load that is slow, I wonder if it's a DNS lookup issue. I did a test on http://www.alertra.com and it seems to load pretty quick on there.

[andsome]

Originally Posted by Ian

Thanks for the heads up! I've moved this thread to the feedback section

The forum speed seems OK from my end, so I'd be interested to know if anyone else is having access problems. How many seconds would you say it takes to load up?

If it's the first page you load that is slow, I wonder if it's a DNS lookup issue. I did a test on http://www.alertra.com and it seems to load pretty quick on there.

Just loaded almost instantly, as it does at times. Other times it can take at least ten seconds. It seems to have no consistency.

[Ian]

I'm making some changes to the database this morning to see if that helps (the changes are being made now, so it may be a little slow for a few minutes, but no downtime).

I'll also increase the scope of the slow query log to see if there is anything dragging the performance of the site down. In the early hours of Sat morning (around 3-6am GMT) there may be some slowness due to the backup script running, but it shouldn't last this long.

Hopefully these changes will improve the situation, but it if happens again tomorrow just let me know and I'll delve into the new logs.

[olg207]

I had the same issue last night, it took forever to load the home page, I just gave up in the end, closed the tab, opened a new tab, typed in the url - hit enter - and it was fina and dandy after that.
Great forum btw Ian

[andsome]

Originally Posted by Ian

I'm making some changes to the database this morning to see if that helps (the changes are being made now, so it may be a little slow for a few minutes, but no downtime).

I'll also increase the scope of the slow query log to see if there is anything dragging the performance of the site down. In the early hours of Sat morning (around 3-6am GMT) there may be some slowness due to the backup script running, but it shouldn't last this long.

Hopefully these changes will improve the situation, but it if happens again tomorrow just let me know and I'll delve into the new logs.

You just have to be joking. I know that I am already drop dead gorgeous, but I still like a few hours of beauty sleep at that time.

[Veedaz]

I have noted fast and slow opening of the site and as andsome said there is no consistency ?.

I did run flushdns ... made no difference.

[andsome]

Originally Posted by Veedaz

I have noted fast and slow opening of the site and as andsome said there is no consistency ?.

I did run flushdns ... made no difference.

This time it opened so fast, I don't think I had actually clicked the mouse button.

[Ian]

It looks like I'll need to do some exploring then . There are a few other sites on this server, but the load is pretty low at the moment.

I wonder if the problem could be realted to the "new posts" counter on the site. I may try disabling it for a day or two if the problem continues.

[catilley1092]

I've noticed it slow at times, too. A couple of times Firefox stopped trying to connect. I just figured that since the membership is growing at a fast pace, the servers are being pushed to the limit at times. I never thought anything else of it until I read this thread. Windows 7 is the fastest selling OS of all time, so the forum growth is moving fast, too.