nightly slowdown

hyo silver · 05-28-2009, 10:58 AM

Maybe it's just PriusChat's way of telling me it's time to go to bed, but around 10pm PST, I've noticed things around here get very slow. Pages take forever to load, and posts seem to hang in cyber limbo for much longer than usual. Other sites seem fine, so it's not my connection. Has anyone else noticed this? Is there some server maintenance done about that time?

**Danny** · 05-28-2009, 11:04 AM

There might be some scheduled heavy cron runs that go around that time. I'll check into it and see.

Shawn Clark · 05-28-2009, 04:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hyo silver

Maybe it's just PriusChat's way of telling me it's time to go to bed, but around 10pm PST, I've noticed things around here get very slow. Pages take forever to load, and posts seem to hang in cyber limbo for much longer than usual. Other sites seem fine, so it's not my connection. Has anyone else noticed this? Is there some server maintenance done about that time?

Yep, it's been this way for quite awhile.

qbee42 · 05-28-2009, 10:36 PM

I haven't noticed the problem. All of the important parts of the country are in bed at that time.

Tom

hyo silver · 05-28-2009, 10:58 PM

Yeah, Tom, I've heard older people need more sleep.

edit: Is there a 'sorry' button, to go along with the 'thanks' one? Sorry, Tom, I knew you were only teasing. I should know better than to hit you back.

renpriv · 07-22-2009, 03:58 AM

I am in the UK and using the forum this morning has been an incredibly slow and painful process

The main header of the web page loads almost instantly, but the topic section is loading incredibly slowly or not at all. Several times I have had to press the stop button in the browser and then the refresh to get the page to load fully. Sometime I have had to do it 3 or 4 times to get the page to load. I have tried just leaving to see if it loads, but it doesn't. As soon as the header is displayed the brower displays "done"

I have tried on FireFox and IE with the same results. Also in the evening it can be slow too, but I have not experienced it as bad as I have today.

Also, when viewing pictures in a post it jumps to the start of the post again when closing the pictures off

I have deleted all my cookies to see if that made a difference, but to no avail.

Any ideas... I love this forum, but the slowness is really frustrating.

JamesBurke · 07-22-2009, 04:54 AM

Scheduled server maintenance I would guess. Lots of sites are like that if there is only 1 host location.

qbee42 · 07-22-2009, 09:32 AM

When the top of the page loads, and then there is a delay, it is often caused by the advertisement on the page. These are served from a different set of servers, and sometimes they are really slow.

Tom

renpriv · 07-23-2009, 03:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by qbee42

When the top of the page loads, and then there is a delay, it is often caused by the advertisement on the page. These are served from a different set of servers, and sometimes they are really slow.

Tom

Seems to be much better this morning

Still have the problem on the photos though

qbee42 · 07-23-2009, 09:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by renpriv

Seems to be much better this morning

Still have the problem on the photos though

I'm not sure about your web browser, but on my Linux version of Firefox it shows what is loading in the lower left corner on the status line. Sometimes you can use that to see what is causing the slowdown.

Tom

05-28-2009, 10:58 AM	#1
hyo silver awaaay Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Vancouver, BC Posts: 10,726 My Car: 2004 Prius Model: Package: Base Thanks: 47 Thanked 152 Times in 107 Posts Friends: 63	nightly slowdown Maybe it's just PriusChat's way of telling me it's time to go to bed, but around 10pm PST, I've noticed things around here get very slow. Pages take forever to load, and posts seem to hang in cyber limbo for much longer than usual. Other sites seem fine, so it's not my connection. Has anyone else noticed this? Is there some server maintenance done about that time?

05-28-2009, 11:04 AM	#2
Danny Admin/Founder Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Charlotte, NC Posts: 5,290 My Car: 2010 Prius Model: IV Package: Solar Roof Thanks: 38 Thanked 209 Times in 85 Posts Friends: 37	Re: nightly slowdown There might be some scheduled heavy cron runs that go around that time. I'll check into it and see. __________________ Follow PriusChat on and *Buy your discounted 2010 Prius Accessories* here and support PriusChat: PriusChat Shop PriusChat Also Offers Discounts on: Extended Warranty - $1055 : Pre-Paid Maintenance - $875**

05-28-2009, 10:36 PM	#4
qbee42 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Northern Michigan Posts: 10,477 My Car: 2006 Prius Model: Package: #7 Thanks: 95 Thanked 391 Times in 290 Posts Friends: 10	Re: nightly slowdown I haven't noticed the problem. All of the important parts of the country are in bed at that time. Tom

05-28-2009, 10:58 PM	#5
hyo silver awaaay Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Vancouver, BC Posts: 10,726 My Car: 2004 Prius Model: Package: Base Thanks: 47 Thanked 152 Times in 107 Posts Friends: 63	Yeah, Tom, I've heard older people need more sleep. edit: Is there a 'sorry' button, to go along with the 'thanks' one? Sorry, Tom, I knew you were only teasing. I should know better than to hit you back. Last edited by hyo silver; 05-30-2009 at 01:41 AM.

07-22-2009, 03:58 AM	#6
renpriv Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Southampton UK Posts: 52 My Car: Other Non-Hybrid Model: N/A Package: N/A Thanks: 18 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post Friends: 0	Re: nightly slowdown I am in the UK and using the forum this morning has been an incredibly slow and painful process The main header of the web page loads almost instantly, but the topic section is loading incredibly slowly or not at all. Several times I have had to press the stop button in the browser and then the refresh to get the page to load fully. Sometime I have had to do it 3 or 4 times to get the page to load. I have tried just leaving to see if it loads, but it doesn't. As soon as the header is displayed the brower displays "done" I have tried on FireFox and IE with the same results. Also in the evening it can be slow too, but I have not experienced it as bad as I have today. Also, when viewing pictures in a post it jumps to the start of the post again when closing the pictures off I have deleted all my cookies to see if that made a difference, but to no avail. Any ideas... I love this forum, but the slowness is really frustrating. __________________ 2007 Audi A3 Sportback 1.6SE Tiptronic

07-22-2009, 04:54 AM	#7
JamesBurke Senior Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Morgantown, WV Posts: 263 My Car: Other Non-Hybrid Model: N/A Package: N/A Thanks: 1 Thanked 77 Times in 48 Posts Friends: 1	Re: nightly slowdown Scheduled server maintenance I would guess. Lots of sites are like that if there is only 1 host location.

07-22-2009, 09:32 AM	#8
qbee42 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Northern Michigan Posts: 10,477 My Car: 2006 Prius Model: Package: #7 Thanks: 95 Thanked 391 Times in 290 Posts Friends: 10	Re: nightly slowdown When the top of the page loads, and then there is a delay, it is often caused by the advertisement on the page. These are served from a different set of servers, and sometimes they are really slow. Tom

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