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Database error?
« on: 9 February 2006, 19:06 »
Anyone else been getting database errors trying to use the forums? I got some yesterday, and there a while ago today. After a few minutes I stop getting them.

What would be wrong? All I can think of is timeouts connecting to the database.
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Re: Database error?
« Reply #1 on: 9 February 2006, 20:47 »
They might be just server hiccups ... for numerous reasons (power issues, connection issues, etc. all probably due to temporary server problems) I get them once in a while on different sites (like once every 3 months or so on some site or other)

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Re: Database error?
« Reply #2 on: 9 February 2006, 21:01 »
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They might be just server hiccups ... for numerous reasons (power issues, connection issues, etc. all probably due to temporary server problems) I get them once in a while on different sites (like once every 3 months or so on some site or other)
Ah, you're probably right. Probably nothing to worry about.
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Re: Database error?
« Reply #3 on: 9 February 2006, 22:44 »
Never seen them here before, though, only on phpBB sites.  Usually means the MySQL server is offline.

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Re: Database error?
« Reply #4 on: 9 February 2006, 23:26 »
nope, i haven't seen them here or anywhere else recently.
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Re: Database error?
« Reply #5 on: 9 February 2006, 23:47 »
I've seen the odd one or two, perhapps you should consider upgrading to Windows server 2003. ;)
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Re: Database error?
« Reply #6 on: 9 February 2006, 23:54 »
Or you could upgrade to Linux instead and save oven more money and aspirin too.

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Re: Database error?
« Reply #7 on: 10 February 2006, 09:25 »
It's not the operating system that fucked up, but that this website is hosted in Canada.

Well, 'nuff said.

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Re: Database error?
« Reply #8 on: 11 February 2006, 04:39 »
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It's not the operating system that fucked up, but that this website is hosted in Canada.

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