The website is slow, sometimes doesn't work at all

HughesJB4 wrote: The T wrote: M@X wrote: We are actually and constantly under ATTACK. It affect the server performance a lot, I am working on it since 2 days. Thanks for your understanding, we will survive !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!   We shall overcome!   We shall overcome, with the the power source shown below

M@X wrote: We are actually and constantly under ATTACK. It affect the server performance a lot, I am working on it since 2 days. Thanks for your understanding, we will survive !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

you go get 'em M@X !!

I got a message earlier that there was an upgrade being done to the server, I think.

WTF? for a full 9 and a half hours, I couldn't get into PA
For me that was from 6am '3:30pm.
And no I haven't been on the computer all day, before anyone asks. In between 8:30am till 11pm I was busy and periodically, maybe every 15-30 minutes or so I would try logging in and no go.

I got in now.. In about two seconds? What's up?

One of a number of error messages that have been popping up now and then when I've tried loading pages here:

Server Error in Forum Application
An error has occurred while connecting to the database.
Please contact the forum administrator.

Support Error Code:- err_SQLServer_db_connection
File Name:- common.asp

Error details:-
Microsoft OLE DB Provider for SQL Server
Invalid connection string attribute

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This is one of several different messages that come on a irregular basis whe trying to get a page to open,

Thanks guys for all the information. I will be able to investigate more with all the details because I don't get theses errors or slowliness problems.

l'll let you know




Edited by M@X - June 28 2008 at 10:47

I don't usually get the error message (though I get plenty of the slowness), but I just got two of 'em in a row.  Nice!  

Chris Stacey wrote: The T wrote: I'm not talking about loading times for pages as we have 023972 signatures and sh*t that takes a lot of time... I'm talking when you press the link for, say, an specific thread, it takes SO long sometimes to get there, and sometimes, like yesterday a few times, it didn't get there at all and I had one of two possible messages, either "server forum error" or something like that or the IE-generated "Internet Explorer can't open this page" or something. Now, it's not my computer (I have two) nor my conecction (every other website works perfectly... even Mike's slow-as-hell ratingfreak!!).....   And the worst thing is the recurrent problem with replies lost. It has gotten to a point where, whenever I write a reply or a new topic, I actually copy all the text just in case I get the glorious "forum error" message and lose everything, like has happened coutless times to me in the last month.   So please whoever has to do something.. maybe the band requires more bandwidth (I don't know nothing about that) or a new server or a deal with Dream Theater.net or something, but please...for the first time ever, PA is becoming a nuisance... and not because of the posts therein!!!   I have to agree with the T, what is going on lately? I feel like even not visiting ( a relief for some) because of the failure rate when clicking on links and threads. The main page is far more reliable than the forum but this must be a server issue as normally amount of registered users is about 20-30 maximum. Or is the software slowing down because of hacking attempts? Very frustrating...

By the way people, this error has been happening for months now, it isn't something that has been just happening lately.