Database Error - early mornings

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For the past 3 mornings. I've tried to access the forum but cant. Get a message stating 'Database error'.

Is there a problem with the site in the early mornings. Every other site I access works fine.

regards
 
biggeeeee said:
For the past 3 mornings. I've tried to access the forum but cant. Get a message stating 'Database error'.

Is there a problem with the site in the early mornings. Every other site I access works fine.

regards
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No, its a firewall function preventing scots bastids coming on before their porridge has made their speech understandable to the rest of the world..:p
 
It is most likely caused by backups. Most servers create backups at night or during the early morning while the site is least active. The backup process uses a lot of system resources (RAM, CPU, Hard drive bandwidth) as it involves copying all the data to another storage device. Often, the data is also compressed. (ever tried zipping a very large file? - It can take awhile and may slow down your computer) This can result in a lack of system resources for other server processes. (such as MySQL - Database) This would explain why you see the database errors.

In cases such as that, the solution is to either upgrade the server or implement a load balancing setup. However, this comes at a cost and it's not always worth it, especially if the issue only results in a short outage during periods when few people are affected.
 
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It's from about 06:20 to 06:40 each morning.
That's when I'm usually avin me brekkie.
I'd of thought they could ave found a quieter time - like 3am?
 
Treworgey 90 said:
It's from about 06:20 to 06:40 each morning.
That's when I'm usually avin me brekkie.
I'd of thought they could ave found a quieter time - like 3am?
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0623hrs - alarm goes off

Shower and teeth done

downstairs - cup of coffee, dog out for a crap

Internet

0658hrs out the door

0706hrs - train

usually only have quarter of an hour so might start shaving in the morning to waste some time or have another 10 mins in bed.

****e when your routine is disturbed
 
Yeah why not 3am-4am or something, I often find landyzone unavailable on my mid-morning break at 6am.
 
paul_c said:
Yeah why not 3am-4am or something, I often find landyzone unavailable on my mid-morning break at 6am.
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Best thing to do is ask the admins. I am guessing this site is hosted on a dedicated server. If that's the case, they should have direct access to the server and will be able to change the settings.

That said, do the admins even use the site? I've PM'ed them a few times about various things and not once did I get a reply...
 
RichM said:
Best thing to do is ask the admins. I am guessing this site is hosted on a dedicated server. If that's the case, they should have direct access to the server and will be able to change the settings.

That said, do the admins even use the site? I've PM'ed them a few times about various things and not once did I get a reply...
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not much its left to ratty and fatty/sirus
 
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