Is it me or is MW slower ???

PKRWUD · 09-08-1999, 07:08 PM

Hey Dan, for about two or three days now it seems like MW has gotten considerably slower. There have been times where I try to get to one of the boards and five minutes will go by before it happens. I asked someone else and they said they too were having problems. I do love this board and being a part of it , and just want to make sure it isn't something on my end.
Take care,
-Chris

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StangFlyer · 09-08-1999, 11:18 PM

No it's nothing on your end.

We are experiencing TREMENDOUS traffic on the site, especially during the mid day hours. During this time the server is so loaded it's starting to have problems. We just upgraded servers less than six months ago too, but traffic continues to increase. We are receiving 300,000 hits a day now. Since a lot of the features on the site are CGI driven, it's putting a huge toll on the CPU. During the mid afternoon, I checked the processes running and there were nearly 100 copies of the message board CGI modules alone running at any given instance! In addition, there were also over 30 child processes of Apache running simultaneously, with each instance handling like 50+ connections (if I remember correctly). And, it was like that for several hours, as I kept monitoring the system. YIKES! Looks like another upgrade will need to be in our not to distant future...

All I can tell you is that I am aware of the problem, and will hopefully come up with a solution soon.

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Dan McClain, Editor
The Mustang Works Online
1991 Mustang GT - 10.90 @ 122 Mph
Built, Blown, and Fast as Hell!

[This message has been edited by Dan McClain (edited 09-09-1999).]

PKRWUD · 09-08-1999, 11:32 PM

Dan, I understood very little of that, but I do get the point. Thanks for taking the time to let me know that I don't need to shoot my computer after all.
Take care,
-Chris

09-08-1999, 07:08 PM	#1
PKRWUD Junior Member Join Date: Mar 1999 Location: Ventura, California Posts: 8,981	Is it me or is MW slower ??? Hey Dan, for about two or three days now it seems like MW has gotten considerably slower. There have been times where I try to get to one of the boards and five minutes will go by before it happens. I asked someone else and they said they too were having problems. I do love this board and being a part of it , and just want to make sure it isn't something on my end. Take care, -Chris ------------------ RACECAR spelled backwards is RACECAR HEY !!! Are you ASE Certified ??? If you are, ask me about iATN. The best tool you'll ever have, and it's free !!! '64 Falcon/Ranchero: 302+.040, 10.5:1, .475", 282 Dur., Perf. RPM, Holley 750 Dbl Pumper, MSD, 4-Spd., 8.8 w/3.73 posi. = 12.888 @109 MPH

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09-08-1999, 11:18 PM	#2
StangFlyer Founder Join Date: Jun 1995 Location: Michigan Posts: 19,326	No it's nothing on your end. We are experiencing TREMENDOUS traffic on the site, especially during the mid day hours. During this time the server is so loaded it's starting to have problems. We just upgraded servers less than six months ago too, but traffic continues to increase. We are receiving 300,000 hits a day now. Since a lot of the features on the site are CGI driven, it's putting a huge toll on the CPU. During the mid afternoon, I checked the processes running and there were nearly 100 copies of the message board CGI modules alone running at any given instance! In addition, there were also over 30 child processes of Apache running simultaneously, with each instance handling like 50+ connections (if I remember correctly). And, it was like that for several hours, as I kept monitoring the system. YIKES! Looks like another upgrade will need to be in our not to distant future... All I can tell you is that I am aware of the problem, and will hopefully come up with a solution soon. ------------------ Dan McClain, Editor The Mustang Works Online 1991 Mustang GT - 10.90 @ 122 Mph Built, Blown, and Fast as Hell! [This message has been edited by Dan McClain (edited 09-09-1999).]

09-08-1999, 11:32 PM	#3
PKRWUD Junior Member Join Date: Mar 1999 Location: Ventura, California Posts: 8,981	Dan, I understood very little of that, but I do get the point. Thanks for taking the time to let me know that I don't need to shoot my computer after all. Take care, -Chris