Server too busy..... Or not loading at all....

[Meks]

tonight..... and last week .... and during every game.....

has been a serious problem for me.... i have fios and have no other trouble with any other high-traveled websites out-ranking number of users online at once by ALOT, and there not nfl.com or huge sites.... im talkin forum based v-bulletn sites just like this with less interest Yes ....

i mean im not bitchin, but i am kinda. .... i know im not the only one who has this problem, and alotta the other sites do not have the support and income that this site does im sure ...

so please, for the benefit of its loyal posters .... can we please try to make an effort in trying to fix, or at least lessen this problem

[wilsowilso]

This site is just too darn popular.

[Meks]

well it gets very frustrating....

[Ruhskins]

Originally Posted by Meks

well it gets very frustrating....

Just gotta give it some time.

[Clark84]

It's fixable. I've done my fair share of vBulletin admin. More than likely there's DB tweaking that needs to be done. Or it could be the hosting package, but I would think the hosting here is pretty decent.

[skinsfaninok]

Come on fellas shit happens, chill out..

[Hogroll]

...and you all have donated how much money to the fix the issue?

[44Deezel]

Wizzeak!

[MTK]

I'm working on the issue, not to be a dick but if you're not a premium member I kinda don't want to hear from you.

I'll be upgrading our memory this week for $200. Anyone wanna pitch in please feel free.

[GMScud]

Originally Posted by Mattyk72

I'm working on the issue, not to be a dick but if you're not a premium member I kinda don't want to hear from you.

I'll be upgrading our memory this week for $200. Anyone wanna pitch in please feel free.

I just threw in for it. Thanks in advance for the upgrade.

[EARTHQUAKE2689]

Originally Posted by Mattyk72

I'm working on the issue, not to be a dick but if you're not a premium member I kinda don't want to hear from you.

I'll be upgrading our memory this week for $200. Anyone wanna pitch in please feel free.

That's funny as hell, I need to get my premium status back

[KLHJ2]

I'll get you sometime tomorrow Matty, it's about time anyway.

[MTK]

Hey I appreciate it guys, and I appreciate the support from everyone who contributes to the site.

Just to be up front, our server costs right now run around $2k a year. I'm tossing in $200 this week for the RAM upgrade which should make a big difference in helping to avoid the dreaded "server busy" message. With the way the economy has been, advertising revenue is really down this year and the site barely pays for itself. It's frustrating because I would like to be doing more giveaways but the money just isn't there.

Rest assured the server issues bug the F outta me, and when need be I will toss in my own dough to cover things. Fact is the site continues to grow and every few years we simply outgrow our digs. Time to move it on up!

Again, thanks for the support everyone.

[FRPLG]

Originally Posted by Mattyk72

Hey I appreciate it guys, and I appreciate the support from everyone who contributes to the site.

Just to be up front, our server costs right now run around $2k a year. I'm tossing in $200 this week for the RAM upgrade which should make a big difference in helping to avoid the dreaded "server busy" message. With the way the economy has been, advertising revenue is really down this year and the site barely pays for itself. It's frustrating because I would like to be doing more giveaways but the money just isn't there.

Rest assured the server issues bug the F outta me, and when need be I will toss in my own dough to cover things. Fact is the site continues to grow and every few years we simply outgrow our digs. Time to move it on up!

Again, thanks for the support everyone.

Dude, you're the man. Don't sweat some people getting grumpy. I understand their frustrations but I also know how much has been put into fixing these types of issues. As someone else said, shit happens. We know you're on top of it.

[tryfuhl]

Originally Posted by Mattyk72

Hey I appreciate it guys, and I appreciate the support from everyone who contributes to the site.

Just to be up front, our server costs right now run around $2k a year. I'm tossing in $200 this week for the RAM upgrade which should make a big difference in helping to avoid the dreaded "server busy" message. With the way the economy has been, advertising revenue is really down this year and the site barely pays for itself. It's frustrating because I would like to be doing more giveaways but the money just isn't there.

Rest assured the server issues bug the F outta me, and when need be I will toss in my own dough to cover things. Fact is the site continues to grow and every few years we simply outgrow our digs. Time to move it on up!

Again, thanks for the support everyone.

What are you paying almost 170 a month for that can't handle 200 concurrent? How many queries are being served a page? None of this really adds up; are you on completely managed hosting or something? I'm not trying to put you down or sound like a know it all but you should be getting A LOT more for the money.

I'm on this for 150/mo:

Intel Core2Quad Q9300

• RAM: 4gb DDR2
• Hard Drive: 500gb SATA2
• Bandwidth: 3000gb/mo
• Setup Fee: $0.00

and this for 125 (will move 2nd over to first soon if this first one continues to be reliable)

Processor: 2x Xeon Irwindale
L2 Cache: 4MB (2x2MB)
RAM: 2GB
Drive: 160GB SATA
Bandwidth: 2000GB (100Mbps port)

I have a coupon that's 15 or 20pct off for the first one as well