**** MAJOR SERVER ISSUES UGH!! *****

Mark · 10-11-2005, 12:56 AM

Sorry all, the server died on us again tonight and we had to restore the server from a backup made on sunday. As a result all posts and new members that came in between sunday and today (tuesday 1:00am) were lost.

This is extremly frustrating to us on the staff side and obviously all the users. Again we appologize because there were some great threads put up on monday and they are completly gone.!!

If you can repost your threads, that would be great, if not, no problem. My and J(wocky) are going to be chasing after this problem to see exactly what is going on.

As an aside, if any of our members are mysql experts and can lend any ideas or help that would also be great.

Note to new members registered Sunday/Monday: you'll have to re-make your account. Sorry.

Mark

LEDZEP · 10-11-2005, 07:02 AM

Is the problem with MySQL or the Unix/Linux server? I'm not an 'expert' by any means, so I don't want to get in the way. Are you allowing adequate table growth and such? Memory allocation for queries can be another one that bites you (though usually doesn't crash the db). Best of luck! If I can help in any small way let me know.

Broken1 · 10-11-2005, 07:08 AM

Ps. Mark, the private messages you sent me aren't there either :-) I got the notification in my email though. Send them again! :-)

Thanks, and good luck

David328M-Sport · 10-11-2005, 08:29 AM

sorry to read about your server problems. i hope all will be well for you and thanks so much for this wonderful site, all your hard work and dedication attracting such a great bunch of people.

all the best.

mds82 · 10-11-2005, 09:13 AM

this site still rocks!! a computer isnt a comptuer if it doesnt have problems...

Choon · 10-11-2005, 09:16 AM

keep up the good work!

chrissal1 · 10-11-2005, 09:56 AM

Keep up the great work....I'm loving this site and the contributions by everyone. It's a great forum with a strong community feel....

JamieA · 10-11-2005, 09:56 AM

Maybe there is a bug in the site software - a well known VW forum for the Golf GTi had exactly the same issue, and I think uses the same forum software.

Luckily you guys are pros, the VW people had no backups and lost the whole lot!!

ericd · 10-11-2005, 10:24 AM

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Originally Posted by MarkE90M3

Sorry all, the server died on us again tonight
- Sorry.

get a macintosh

afocoryw20 · 10-11-2005, 10:47 AM

Thank god for redundancy....You guys and this site are great.....no worries and keep up the great work!

Jason · 10-11-2005, 11:55 AM

The forum should now be fully operational. If you come across any bugs / hiccups in the system, please let us know. Thanks for being patient and thanks for all the kind words.

P.S. if some photos in the photo forum are displaying oddly, clear the cache on your browser and it should then work fine.

danatk · 10-11-2005, 01:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ericd

get a macintosh

serve websites from macs, what a great idea...

tell you what, you should go work for a hosting company - they really must be missing something!

chris · 10-11-2005, 02:33 PM

keep up the good work fellas.

StewtheBassman · 10-11-2005, 02:45 PM

Are my posts covered by a 50,000 mile warranty???

jhbodle · 10-11-2005, 03:37 PM

I'm a web developer at Viper Web Design and manage several web servers, if you need any help just give me a shout. Gotta keep a great site like this going!

theclay · 10-11-2005, 08:14 PM

This is still a great site, hope you guys can find the problem.

I'm sure you know this already but the Safari fix was lost with the posts.

Good luck.

Mark · 10-11-2005, 08:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by theclay

This is still a great site, hope you guys can find the problem.

I'm sure you know this already but the Safari fix was lost with the posts.

Good luck.

safari fix redone.. does it work ?

theclay · 10-11-2005, 09:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MarkE90M3

safari fix redone.. does it work ?

Yes, thank you.

-Clay

JamieA · 10-12-2005, 09:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MarkE90M3

safari fix redone.. does it work ?

As Moby would say

Thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you.

fredtoo · 10-13-2005, 04:20 PM

You're making the I drive look reliable

Good luck with the updates

Mark · 10-13-2005, 08:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fredtoo

You're making the I drive look reliable

Good luck with the updates

lol !!

we made another change today and hopefuly that will nip it in the bud, but you never know with these systems, they can be so reliable and so fragile at the same time. lets all X our fingers and hope

10-11-2005, 12:56 AM	#1
Mark Administrator 7023 Rep 4,203 Posts Drives: 1M Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: USA iTrader: (1) Garage List 2011 BMW 1 Series M ... [8.36]	** MAJOR SERVER ISSUES UGH!! * Sorry all, the server died on us again tonight and we had to restore the server from a backup made on sunday. As a result all posts and new members that came in between sunday and today (tuesday 1:00am) were lost. This is extremly frustrating to us on the staff side and obviously all the users. Again we appologize because there were some great threads put up on monday and they are completly gone.!! If you can repost your threads, that would be great, if not, no problem. My and J(wocky) are going to be chasing after this problem to see exactly what is going on. As an aside, if any of our members are mysql experts and can lend any ideas or help that would also be great. Note to new members registered Sunday/Monday**: you'll have to re-make your account. Sorry. Mark __________________ BMW 1M. BMW M2. BMW M2.
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Broken1 Addict 208 Rep 2,075 Posts Drives: 2024 X5 40i M-Sport Join Date: May 2005 Location: Ontario iTrader: (0)	Ps. Mark, the private messages you sent me aren't there either :-) I got the notification in my email though. Send them again! :-) Thanks, and good luck
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JamieA Colonel 93 Rep 2,168 Posts Drives: G01 X3 M40i Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Adelaide, Australia iTrader: (0)	Maybe there is a bug in the site software - a well known VW forum for the Golf GTi had exactly the same issue, and I think uses the same forum software. Luckily you guys are pros, the VW people had no backups and lost the whole lot!! __________________ '05 E90 325i \| '06 E90 325i \| '08 E90 325i LCI \| '13 F30 328i M-Sport \| '14 F10 535d M-Sport Current: '19 G01 X3 M40i
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Jason Administrator 43511 Rep 21,323 Posts Drives: F80 M3 Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: USA iTrader: (0)	The forum should now be fully operational. If you come across any bugs / hiccups in the system, please let us know. Thanks for being patient and thanks for all the kind words. P.S. if some photos in the photo forum are displaying oddly, clear the cache on your browser and it should then work fine.
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theclay Lieutenant 20 Rep 510 Posts Drives: '06 330i Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Los Angeles, Ca. iTrader: (0) Garage List 2006 330i [0.00]	This is still a great site, hope you guys can find the problem. I'm sure you know this already but the Safari fix was lost with the posts. Good luck. __________________ Jet Black, Black Leather, Aluminum Trim, Sport, Premium, Steptronic, 35% tint
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