The server is too busy at the moment.

**jmcswain** · Mar 28th, 2001, 02:05 PM

If I get the message "The server is too busy at the moment. Please try again later." one more time I'm going to start screaming. I got that message maybe 20 times yesterday, and at least 50 times so far today.

John, what's going on?

**chrisjk** · Mar 28th, 2001, 02:59 PM

I reckon it is the Chit Chat forum which is at fault. People use it like IRC, the server simply cannot deal with the load and it stops people who genuinely want to talk/help about VB from doing so.

This may be controversial, but my advice John is to forget the Chit Chat forum. This is a VB site, not ICQ. Without Chit Chat, they're wouldn't be half the amount of current server activity!

**John** · Mar 28th, 2001, 03:32 PM

Remember that this vBulletin software that we are using is still in beta, so we are still ironing it out for bugs.

We're doing our best. There have been a few minutes of proper down time today as we upgraded the server software.

John

**jmcswain** · Mar 28th, 2001, 03:35 PM

That's cool, John. I don't mean to bust your hump, considering this is far and away the most valuable discussion board I've ever seen.

It's akin to heroin addiction - if I can't get my VB-World fix, I start to jones.

It sounds like you're on top of it. Keep up the good work, it is much appreciated.

**chrisjk** · Mar 28th, 2001, 03:39 PM

Originally posted by John
We're doing our best.

Hey John, I wasn't dissing, just I think Chit Chat is the cause. Without it, you probably wouldn't have to upgrade servers/software. Then you could re-enable our beloved search...

Mar 28th, 2001, 03:55 PM

Why wouldn't he want to upgrade to the latest version of MySQL?

**Warmaster199** · Mar 28th, 2001, 05:54 PM

chrisjk, are you trying to say that we should get rid of the ChitChat forum???

**chrisjk** · Mar 28th, 2001, 06:06 PM

I think it's a waste of limited resources, yes. I think for the sanity of members who wish to talk about VB, anyone who is a pure Chit Chatter should go use Yahoo Messenger, AOL, MSN whatever if you're that desperate to chat.

Why wouldn't he want to upgrade to the latest version of MySQL?

I'm not saying he wouldn't, but he is isn't only having to deal with that. He's got vBulletin to maintain as well. People keep moaning about the speed and how it keeps busting under pressure, then they go make 400 posts a minute in Chit Chat.

**parksie** · Mar 28th, 2001, 06:06 PM

Say...the PHPSquare forums are low-traffic -- maybe we could move Chit Chat over there?

**chrisjk** · Mar 28th, 2001, 06:15 PM

Now that is supercalafagulisticexmealladoshius (i'm v. sorry Miss Poppins If that was spelt incorrectly) idea parksie. What do you reckon John?

**SteveCRM** · Mar 28th, 2001, 06:31 PM

but that is if dennis doesn't be annoying and charge for it

Mar 28th, 2001, 07:47 PM

I'm only charging you for it Steve.... You know I have to keep my $50 a day software habit going strong....

Mar 28th, 2001, 07:47 PM

That actually sounds like a pretty good idea... How 'bout it everybody?

Edited:

Actually, it's not such a good idea, VB-W is running Linux, PHPSquare is only running Win2k, after about a day of Mike, Katie, Simon and Me, the server would be down on it's knee's

**Warmaster199** · Mar 28th, 2001, 08:10 PM

This server's running LINUX? cool...

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