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Miscellaneous => The Lounge => Topic started by: piratePenguin on 9 February 2006, 19:06

Title: Database error?
Post by: piratePenguin 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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There seems to have been a slight problem with the database.
Please try again by pressing the refresh button in your browser.

An E-Mail has been dispatched to our Technical Staff, who you can also contact if the problem persists.

We apologise for any inconvenience

Title: Re: Database error?
Post by: H_TeXMeX_H 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)

Title: Re: Database error?
Post by: piratePenguin on 9 February 2006, 21:01

Quote from: H_TeXMeX_H

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.

Title: Re: Database error?
Post by: worker201 on 9 February 2006, 22:44

Never seen them here before, though, only on phpBB sites.  Usually means the MySQL server is offline.

Title: Re: Database error?
Post by: Calum on 9 February 2006, 23:26

nope, i haven't seen them here or anywhere else recently.

Title: Re: Database error?
Post by: Aloone_Jonez on 9 February 2006, 23:47

I've seen the odd one or two, perhapps you should consider upgrading to Windows server 2003. ;)

Title: Re: Database error?
Post by: H_TeXMeX_H on 9 February 2006, 23:54

Or you could upgrade to Linux instead and save oven more money and aspirin too.

Title: Re: Database error?
Post by: Refalm 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.

Title: Re: Database error?
Post by: Orethrius on 11 February 2006, 04:39

Quote from: Refalm

It's not the operating system that fucked up, but that this website is hosted in Canada.

Well, 'nuff said.

 Don't force me to quote entire songs from the South Park movie. ;)