Thread for new server comments

[Kori Ellis]

Testing the New Server.

Spurs by six.

[timvp]

1.

[Slomo]

1.

[Gerryatrics]

Seems unbroken so far...

[timvp]

Test.

[DannyT]

can you hear me now?

[boutons_]

The server is really fast with 14 Active users, congrats. :)

[Slomo]

The server is really fast with 14 Active users, congrats. :)STFU :)

Jinxer!

[DannyT]

lol

the trolls are starting to come back .....just wait

we have to all FEED OUR ADDICTION!!!!!

[polandprzem]

WE ARE ALIVE !!!


Btw. 1.

[orhe]

so kori will i be able to access the site after the spurs game 7 victory? cause after every damn victory the forum lags so much

[Kori Ellis]

so kori will i be able to access the site after the spurs game 7 victory? cause after every damn victory the forum lags so much

We just moved to a new improved server (that's why the forum has been down the past couple hours), so I hope so.

[Melmart1]

gotdamn, boutons has to be negative about a server move!

[SoCalSpursFan]

Wow....SO FAST!

Almost as fast as TP.

:elephant

[Gerryatrics]

Now we need to do a stress test. Let's post something really geeky and see if we can get slashdotted... or not.

[Slomo]

Now we need to do a stress test. Let's post something really geeky and see if we can get slashdotted... or not.:lmao

let's not :)

[Melmart1]

BTW... Slomo is da MAN for helping out with this! Thanks!

[Slomo]

BTW... Slomo is da MAN for helping out with this! Thanks!I don't deserve the praise. The person doing the bulk of the work on the server is a guy with whom I have created an IT company and is on this forum under the name of Muki.

I'm doing more work on the forum itself and he's in charge of the really difficult bits: Server and network.

[travis2]

hmmmm...I tried to log on about 6:15 and it wouldn't let me...but a few minutes later all was well. Must have just hit it wrong...

[Rick Von Braun]

Now we need to do a stress test. Let's post something really geeky and see if we can get slashdotted... or not.

:lmao

[Spurologist]

And there are guests

[angel_luv]

Good job guys!

[T Park]

The heads of Spurstalk never dissapoint.

Wish they would accept donations into the community chest!

[Brutalis]

One.

[ducks]

One

[spur219]

Spurs by 9.

[Buddy Holly]

Geez, damn page took .0001 seconds to load, couldn't you have gotten something less cheap?

[CubanMustGo]

It's so fast now I can tell the bottleneck is at my corporate firewall :lol

Congrats and thanks!

[Buddy Holly]

I guess this is good enough for me.

;)

[kalikot_boy_kr]

toast it kori!

[pache100]

It was superfast when I first logged on at 7:30 this morning. Now it's slow as molasses and sometimes the page won't load at all. But it could be our connection.

[Trifecta]

Kori and crew -- keep up the good work!!!

Cali Spur fan in the house!!!!

[ShoogarBear]

Sorry, couldn't figure out where is the best place for this:

Is there a thread somewhere for the admins to list known issues and collect potential new ones regarding the new server?

For example, the search utility is gone. I assume you already know about that and have plans to reinstitute it?

[NoMoneyDown]

For example, the search utility is gone.

I just used it earlier. Wierd.

[ducks]

I pm kori

that feature takes lots of researches up though so they may have done that tell playoffs are over

[Chris]

I thought search utility was disabled on game nights...

[ShoogarBear]

I thought search utility was disabled on game nights...
Hmm, I don't think so. I use it quite a bit and think I would have noticed that.

[pache100]

For example, the search utility is gone. I assume you already know about that and have plans to reinstitute it?

I sure hope so, too!

:depressed

[Slomo]

there's a thread called testing testing, that we used earlier for this.

You can use that thread or you can always PM me.

The Search feature is disabled temporarily. That's because it's one of the features that take up a lot of resources. The worse we have found out so far are threads with 2000+ posts (the quattro is so bad we had to prevent even access to it).

The search feature will come back (probably after tonight, when we'll get a good feeling what this new setup is capable). In the next few days we'll try to find a solution for the long threads as well.

There will be a period of introduction for this new setup, because we want to understand was causes problems and what doesn't. Then we can address those problems. That's something that was almost impossible on the previous machine.

So thanks for your help and please be patient!

[Trainwreck2100]

Hmm, I don't think so. I use it quite a bit and think I would have noticed that.

Last year, the search feature was disabled during the Finals, maybe they are doing it again expecting a higher traffic tonight

[ShoogarBear]

there's a thread called testing testing, that we used earlier for this.
Of course, we can't search for that now. :)

Maybe you could pin it to the top?

[Slomo]

Yeah this one is pinned now.

[polandprzem]

We will see today with 1000 ppl on the board.

Are the sigs will be available to check how the new server handles this kind of traffic?

[Slomo]

In theory the sigs shouldn't influence the servers performance (but they did) we'll leave them on but it's going to be one of the first things we'll switch off if/when we get in trouble

[Chris]

We will see today with 1000 ppl on the board.

Are the sigs will be available to check how the new server handles this kind of traffic?

I was thinking the same thing earlier today. Definitely a good idea and worth a shot.

[pache100]

So thanks for your help and please be patient!

No problem, Slomo! Thanks for the update and all the hard work. It really is better. I hardly ever use that "Search" button (didn't even know it was there for the longest time), but I have wanted it about 6 times today, :lol . You're doin' a GREAT job and I appreciate it! http://i4.tinypic.com/10erm15.gif

[JoeChalupa]

I like it but I'm easy.

[SequSpur]

This thing is rockin.

[CrazyOne]

Another possible glitch... I can't log out. I have multiple personalities that demand equal time on the board and I can't log out so they can get in. It's very stressing, and I think I'm starting to hear the voices again.

No, you're not. We're just a figment of your imagination.

Yeah, that's what you said last time and then we all ended up playing 20 questions with the staff sergant down at the police substation about the stuff in the trunk of my car and then they adjusted my meds again and then you guys wouldn't leave me alone for a week.

Where's MUMU when I need him?

[Kori Ellis]

What happens when you try to log out?

(I just tried and it worked fine for me)

[SpursWoman]

Another possible glitch... I can't log out. I have multiple personalities that demand equal time on the board and I can't log out so they can get in. It's very stressing, and I think I'm starting to hear the voices again.

No, you're not. We're just a figment of your imagination.

Yeah, that's what you said last time and then we all ended up playing 20 questions with the staff sergant down at the police substation about the stuff in the trunk of my car and then they adjusted my meds again and then you guys wouldn't leave me alone for a week.

Where's MUMU when I need him?

Do you use AOL?

[RashoFan]

I don't deserve the praise. The person doing the bulk of the work on the server is a guy with whom I have created an IT company and is on this forum under the name of Muki.

I'm doing more work on the forum itself and he's in charge of the really difficult bits: Server and network.
Thanks Muki!!!!!

[ObiwanGinobili]

It was superfast when I first logged on at 7:30 this morning. Now it's slow as molasses and sometimes the page won't load at all. But it could be our connection.


me too, it;s been hit and miss for me today.
sometimes super fast.... some times it hits a hiccup.

not sure if thats me or the server.

[Muki]

RashoFan & others,

I'm glad I can contribute in my small way to this great community!

Go Spurs Go.

(me back to behind-the-scenes work :) )

[ShoogarBear]

Is Muki related to mookie?

[Kori Ellis]

me too, it;s been hit and miss for me today.
sometimes super fast.... some times it hits a hiccup.

not sure if thats me or the server.

The time of slowness earlier today might have been when the google bot was here scanning the Quattro.

I haven't had any slowness at all for the last 3-4 hours. I don't know about anyone else.

[RashoFan]

Pages load up in a matter of seconds...maybe 3-4 max ..so far so good!
Thanks for all the hard workbehind the scenes all the people are putting into this AWESOME FORUM!!!!!!

[Slomo]

Just to clarify. The pictures in the posts do not come from our server, so if some of those are slow it's not us.

[Horry For 3!]

Go Spurs Go!

[BruceBowenFan]

bump

[Slomo]

bumpwtf?

[JasonsGirl]

awesome

[BgT]

Where is the location of the server, I guess it's private server? Works nice so far.

[Slomo]

It's not a private server, it's a rented dedicated machine in a large Texan data center.

[McKenzie]

The time of slowness earlier today might have been when the google bot was here scanning the Quattro.

I haven't had any slowness at all for the last 3-4 hours. I don't know about anyone else.

I'm good. I've checked throughout the day and all is well. :elephant

Spurs by 8. Hey man, we're at home. Things will cook in the 4th quarter.

[clubalien]

is it just me or is the server a little slow a few mins ago?

I have dial up so it might just me but it seemed it was fine and then got a little worse

[clubalien]

seems pretty fast now, but just before the half it seemed slower. sorry about the false alarm

[midgetonadonkey]

Although the Quattro is now dead I do appreciate the work you guys put in to make this forum run smoothly.

[polandprzem]

Not so smoothly to me :(

[Slomo]

I know it's quite a bit slower, but we are at 914 users on line!

[RashoFan]

I know it's quite a bit slower, but we are at 914 users on line!
:wow
Unfortunately a great percentage of those are Mavs Fans...at least they will be leaving soon to go post on the winner of Phx/LAC message boards. Back to the Quattro I will go....

[RashoFan]

:wow :wow
at 10:43pm on 22May06
Currently Active Users: 960 (578 members and 382 guests)
Unbelievable!!!
Oh yeah the pages do load up at little on the slow side right now....about 7-8 secs...

[Kong]

Great move Kori! As much as things are getting pounded right now at 10:47 p.m., there's only a little lag.

[Pistons < Spurs]

Great job on the server. Sooooo much better than what we've seen lately after games.


And CONGRATS to SPURSTALK!!

the 1000 users mark has been achieved.

http://img463.imageshack.us/img463/3068/st1pz.jpg

[4001 STEREO SPUR]

So for, this new server rocks. I wish the SPURS had rocked tonight.

Just a few more free throws, a couple more baskets....
So close!

AGHHH!!!!

[Kong]

Hey, you can really tell the speed now that we've dropped to about 700. In about 2 days, I may not have time to blink.

[snowboarder]

Most users ever online was 1027, Today at 09:04 PM.

thats amazing

[Spurologist]

:tu Server has held up well. The other server would render the website completely dead by now.

[clubalien]

very sad that because we lost this new server won't be used as much ;[

[Spurologist]

0-1 with new server :pctoss

[SANANTOJAMES]

what kind of server do u have kori

[T-Pain]

hey Kori I cant logout either. When I do, it says "Error while logging you out, Click Here to Logout" and I click there and im back to where I was previously and im still logged in.

[Kori Ellis]

I'll have Slomo/Muki look into the logout thing.

What kind of browser do you use?

[T-Pain]

I'll have Slomo/Muki look into the logout thing.

What kind of browser do you use?

Internet Explorer

[T-Pain]

hey Kori, I just used (and currently using to write this response) Netscape and when I logged out, it was successful. Also logging back in was a success. I went back and used IE to logout again, and that still didnt work.

[Kori Ellis]

I'm on IE and it works fine. So I don't know.

I don't know anything about the server, software, etc. So you have to wait for Slomo or Muki to find out.

[T-Pain]

I'm on IE and it works fine. So I don't know.

I don't know anything about the server, software, etc. So you have to wait for Slomo or Muki to find out.
ok, thanks for your help!

[Slomo]

That's a strange error.

Can you try and delete all your cookies manually (or if you have a probelm with that, then delete just the spurstalk.com cookies)?

I tried to log in/out with IE, FF, Netscape and Opera - and it worked fine. I tried it with two different accounts.

We'll look at the logs later today, but it sounds like a local problem.

If you don't know how to delete the cookies in your browser post in this thread or PM me.

[Slydragon]

0-1 with new server :pctoss :blah :lol

[T-Pain]

That's a strange error.

Can you try and delete all your cookies manually (or if you have a probelm with that, then delete just the spurstalk.com cookies)?

I tried to log in/out with IE, FF, Netscape and Opera - and it worked fine. I tried it with two different accounts.

We'll look at the logs later today, but it sounds like a local problem.

If you don't know how to delete the cookies in your browser post in this thread or PM me.

ok ill give it a shot

[Pandaemonaeon]

Is it okay to ask for a Philippine flag icon here? :)

[T-Pain]

That's a strange error.

Can you try and delete all your cookies manually (or if you have a probelm with that, then delete just the spurstalk.com cookies)?

I tried to log in/out with IE, FF, Netscape and Opera - and it worked fine. I tried it with two different accounts.

We'll look at the logs later today, but it sounds like a local problem.

If you don't know how to delete the cookies in your browser post in this thread or PM me. Hey i deleted all of my cookies and logged on/off on IE and it works.

[Slomo]

Hey i deleted all of my cookies and logged on/off on IE and it works.Excellent! :tu

Thanks for your help.

[Muki]

Let me just add that this is a known (and in hindsight, expected) problem. So everybody who can't logout, please delete your browser's cookies first. Logout should work fine after that.

[Pistons_In_7]

The new server seems fine. Can we re-enable search now that the server load has died down a bit?

[Kori Ellis]

The new server seems fine. Can we re-enable search now that the server load has died down a bit?

Probably tomorrow or so after we tweak the settings, etc.

[T-Pain]

Excellent! :tu

Thanks for your help.
no prob, thanks for yours!

[ata]

Just one question: when will be search enabled again?

[mookie2001]

is this the server?



im kind of dissapointed

[ObiwanGinobili]

ok, It's been very slow for me today. taking forever to load.

but other sites I'm at are still as quick as ever.


just thought I'd let ya'll know.

[RashoFan]

Same here...

[Kori Ellis]

Yeah we are fully aware of it.

But thanks :rolleyes

[mookie2001]

is it just me or has it been really slow today?

i am posting from a new location but dam

[Kori Ellis]

Read above.

[Kori Ellis]

It looks like it was lagging a lot because we turned the search function back on. So we turned it off again.

We have to wait for Mitja/Slomo to figure it out. So just be patient.

[mookie2001]

dammit i was archiving chode regulators lifetime posts and threads

[Trainwreck2100]

I can't channge my avi, everytime i hit save changes it says this document contains no data.

[Slomo]

I can't channge my avi, everytime i hit save changes it says this document contains no data.Are you talking about your avatar? or your sig?

[Trainwreck2100]

avatar

[Slomo]

Regarding the other issues we are investigating what causes the server to stop and dedicate all it's resources to big database queries. It's a strange problem and one that was impossible to predict before the server going live.

The forum is working OK without the search function, so please bare with us and give us some more time. We'll switch it back on as soon as possible.

Thanks!

[Slomo]

Trainwreck I've deleted it for you, try to replace it now

[Trainwreck2100]

still can't changew it.

[ShoogarBear]

LOL, I'm blaming the new server for last night's loss. Why couldn't you wait until the end of the season? :pctoss

[Slomo]

still can't changew it.OK it must be a permission problem. We're looking at it right now.

[Slomo]

LOL, I'm blaming the new server for last night's loss. Why couldn't you wait until the end of the season? :pctoss:flipoff

:lol

[tlongII]

There still isn't a picture of me in The Club wallpaper. This must be a problem with the new server, correct?

[aaronstampler]

a

[1Parker1]

Hmm, it's still slow for me too, all of a sudden. It was fine like 20 minutes ago...

[1Parker1]

Ok, now it's fine again...:oops

[Kori Ellis]

We are aware of it. They will be doing some adjustments over the next few days to get it optimized.

[ducks]

people a new server takes a month to get all the bugs out
by preseason this server will KICK ASS

[Kori Ellis]

people a new server takes a month to get all the bugs out
by preseason this server will KICK ASS

:lol

I hope it doesn't take that long.

We expect that within a few days they'll get it optimized.

[Slydragon]

Why can I not look for more post by a user when I click there name? I get this


Slydragon, you do not have permission to access this page. This could be due to one of several reasons:

Your user account may not have sufficient privileges to access this page. Are you trying to edit someone else's post, access administrative features or some other privileged system?
If you are trying to post, the administrator may have disabled your account, or it may be awaiting activation.


sorry if this has been talk about I just tried it and came here to post it.

[Kori Ellis]

Because search is disabled right now while they are adjusting the server. That's part of the search function.

[Slydragon]

Because search is disabled right now while they are adjusting the server. That's part of the search function.


Before it told me it was disabled, so I knew it was that. Now it's this message. Is it for the same reason?

[Kori Ellis]

I get the same message you just got. It's because the Search is disabled even if the message is different.

[Slydragon]

ok,thanks

[Slomo]

We'll switch the Search on and off often in the next days, so if it doesn't work or the link is missing - it's us.

The database for this forum is huge, optimizing it is one problem, improving the actual code that do the search (it's really bad right now) is the second problem. We're working on both.

[SpursWoman]

No problems other than I really miss the search function like everyone else (:oops :lol), but obviously ya'll are working on it, so I'll STFU. And I can't get an avatar to load for some weird reason when it's hosted on the web, but uploading right from my PC works fine....so no big deal. It's probably just user error...


... but I just wanted to say....



ROFLMAO @ The Mav Trolls Invading The Internets! :lmao :lmao

[Kori Ellis]

They are optimizing some things like the search function, etc on a mock version on the forum. When all the bugs are worked out, they'll transfer those optimizations over here.

I know there's still been some moments of lagging on and off (maybe caused by search engine bots) but over the next week or so, we'll figure everything out.

Thanks for everyone's patience.

[Muki]

I believe we have found the single biggest problem with the search function. If all further testing goes well, we'll apply the fix and reenable the search function sometime late night/early morning CDT time when the traffic on the forum is low.

There will be probably 60 to 90 seconds of downtime as well, I apologize for that.

@SpursWoman: thanks for the report, we'll look into it.

[Trainwreck2100]

I believe we have found the single biggest problem with the search function. If all further testing goes well, we'll apply the fix and reenable the search function sometime late night/early morning CDT time when the traffic on the forum is low.

There will be probably 60 to 90 seconds of downtime as well, I apologize for that.

@SpursWoman: thanks for the report, we'll look into it.


Thanks muki, (WTF is muki)

[Muki]

Thanks muki, (WTF is muki)

(it's one of my ancient nicknames - actually it is derived from my last name)

[Pistons < Spurs]

ROFLMAO @ The Mav Trolls Invading The Internets! :lmao :lmao


Agreed! Too funny!

[makedamnsure]

What server do you use here and how much do you pay if you can disclose that?

[Slomo]

OK The Search is now switched back on!

Use it wisely or I'll come after you!!!!

:spin








Disclaimer: The administrator reserves the right to switch it back off at the first sign that he was wrong! http://www.cikava.com/gallery/albums/Emoticons/wink.gif

[Muki]

Besides the blazing fast search function :) the uploading of avatars from the web is fixed now.

@SpursWoman: please try it again and let me know if it still doesn't work for you.

[SpursWoman]

Besides the blazing fast search function :) the uploading of avatars from the web is fixed now.

@SpursWoman: please try it again and let me know if it still doesn't work for you.


It works fine now ... by fixed, do you mean it wasn't just me? :oops :lol

[Hooters Girl]

Is it me, or is there a troll floating around the banner?

[Muki]

It works fine now ... by fixed, do you mean it wasn't just me? :oops :lol

Nope, it wasn't just you. My bad. :)

[tlongII]

I can't search for all of my posts like I used to be able to do. Is this intentional?

[Slomo]

I can't search for all of my posts like I used to be able to do. Is this intentional?Can you be more precise about which functions you are trying to use?

ie I just clicked on your name and then on "find more post by TlongII" and it worked.

[tlongII]

Can you be more precise about which functions you are trying to use?

ie I just clicked on your name and then on "find more post by TlongII" and it worked.

It works for me now too. I must have done something wrong yesterday.

[Slomo]

We'll switch the Search on and off often in the next days, so if it doesn't work or the link is missing - it's us.
No Search for you!!! [/search nazi]

[mookie2001]

I just dont see whats so hard to fix to make spurstalk run correctly


kori has told us dozens of time how much money they spend on it, which makes it shitty yet impressive at the same time


I still think we should just do away with all the videos, they slow down everything for me

[Slomo]

I just dont see whats so hard to fix to make spurstalk run correctly


kori has told us dozens of time how much money they spend on it, which makes it shitty yet impressive at the same time


I still think we should just do away with all the videos, they slow down everything for meYou have exactly two options here:

1. Make it run correctly

2. STFU

[ShoogarBear]

Hmm, I think I just figured out the difference between Muki and mookie.

[ducks]

has anyone actually went to one server to another?
I have. It is a pain in the but. Things are never the same. Have to setup everything. make sure permissions are set right. Make sure things work with the new os and updates. Tranfer everything. Setup forum software transfer huge database.
Test then run with it live. It is not easy and just because you have a server company helping you they may charge you after so much time on their end to get it to work.

[Kori Ellis]

I just dont see whats so hard to fix to make spurstalk run correctly


kori has told us dozens of time how much money they spend on it, which makes it shitty yet impressive at the same time


I still think we should just do away with all the videos, they slow down everything for me

What's still running improperly for you? For a few days everything has been running fine without any lag.

Are you talking about videos in signatures? Are you on dialup?

[kris]

I just dont see whats so hard to fix to make spurstalk run correctly


kori has told us dozens of time how much money they spend on it, which makes it shitty yet impressive at the same time


I still think we should just do away with all the videos, they slow down everything for me


Stop trying to use dial-up through your cell phone. The speed will increase.

[Kori Ellis]

People need to understand the videos don't have anything to do with our server. We aren't hosting the videos.

[mookie2001]

oh yeah

it just makes the pages load slower

[Kori Ellis]

oh yeah

it just makes the pages load slower

So the only probably you are having with the forum is the videos?

[mookie2001]

no like others whenever the spurs have a big game or playoff game, the whole thing lags bad or doesnt work at all

thats like a dozen or so times a season

[Kori Ellis]

no like others whenever the spurs have a big game or playoff game, the whole thing lags bad or doesnt work at all

thats like a dozen or so times a season

That started happening toward the end of the regular season and into the playoffs because the forum was so popular.

That's why we moved to the new server.

1027 people were on during Game 7 and the forum worked fine.

[boutons_]

This is purely cosmetic, but nearly all the sites I visit, except ST, have a logo displayed to the far left of the browser address field, the logo also shows up in the tabs of Firefox's tabbed browser.

ST shows nothing, so the browser inserts generic image of a white document image with a folded corner. bleh

ST could display the obvious Spurs spur image.

[boutons_]

what is the hardware spec of the new ST server? (dual) CPU MHz, RAM, disk type?

[Muki]

This is purely cosmetic, but nearly all the sites I visit, except ST, have a logo displayed to the far left of the browser address field, the logo also shows up in the tabs of Firefox's tabbed browser.

ST shows nothing, so the browser inserts generic image of a white document image with a folded corner. bleh

ST could display the obvious Spurs spur image.

We are aware of this, that feature is commonly called "favicon.ico" because that's the name of the graphic file that browsers display in the address field (google knows plenty about it if you are interested).

Slomo is working on it, graphics is his department. :)

[boutons_]

ok, after many months of intense R&D, you have finally got the favico showing. Congrats!

[Slomo]

ok, after many months of intense R&D, you have finally got the favico showing. Congrats!Actually it was just a case of me making it and saving it on the server. The display process is basically automatic - if it's there most browser show it.

It was only on the to do list, bust more important stuff was ahead of it.

But if you ask for it, then it happens (specially when it something that simple :lol )

BTW I was trying to make something more specific to SpursTalk.com, but the picture is only 16x16 pixels and a lot of stuff isn't recognizable after you shrink it to that size. But if somebody has an idea for something else, please tell me - and I'll try it out.

[boutons_]

The orange b/g was jarring at first, but it helps it stand out.
The NBA and BBC sites have favicon with transparent b/g, while NYT and WP both have 16x16 white b/g.

Comparing all favicons, I think white is best b/g, because it offers the highest contrast (which is I why I don't like the The Club's low-contrast grey-on-grey).
An alternative would be the black spur on transparent b/g with a white halo of 1 pixel.

[boutons_]

can't the poster's menu have an additional choice to "ignore this poster" ?

These damn Mavs trolls are a real pain to keep ignoring, takes TOO many clicks to IGNORE someone.