CE is about to crash

[Bigpokey24]

General Error
SQL ERROR [ mysqli ]

Too many connections [1040]

An sql error occurred while fetching this page. Please contact an administrator if this problem persists.

this has been popping up of late

[Damunk]

General Error
SQL ERROR [ mysqli ]

Too many connections [1040]

An sql error occurred while fetching this page. Please contact an administrator if this problem persists.

this has been popping up of late

Happened to me earlier this afternoon.
Thought it was a local problem, but maybe not.

[felarey]

Took 3 to 4 clicks to post during club WC games and sometimes just errored out. Gotta copy a post to the clipboard before attempting to submit to avoid losing it. Hoping someone is looking into this.

[iworo]

It means that Cybereagles forum's database server is overloaded and can't handle any more visitors at that moment.

In plain terms:

• The website uses MySQL to store and load posts, threads, user info, etc.

• Too many people were accessing the site at once, or something in the forum software (like phpBB) didn’t properly release old database connections.

• The server hit its connection limit (max_connections), so it couldn't serve your request.

[Bigpokey24]

the forum is getting worse

[Lolly]

This thing is crashing. Admins, help us.

[Lolly]

This thing is crashing. Admins, help us.

[Cellular]

This thing is crashing. Admins, help us.

Hi Lolly,

Yes, we are aware.

Iworo pinpointed the cause of the access issues.

Please, bear with us.

[Babalawo]

Can we temporarily suspend the following formers to free up some space:

-BigPokey
-Danfo Driver
-Cooking Spoon.

All that gibberish they post daily is enough to slow this site down.

[TonyTheTigerKiller]

It means that Cybereagles forum's database server is overloaded and can't handle any more visitors at that moment.

In plain terms:

• The website uses MySQL to store and load posts, threads, user info, etc.

• Too many people were accessing the site at once, or something in the forum software (like phpBB) didn’t properly release old database connections.

• The server hit its connection limit (max_connections), so it couldn't serve your request.

The max_connections value is a pretty high number. If every CE member logs in 100 times, we still wouldn’t be close to that number. It is far more likely that the host server is hosting more clients/applications than it can handle


Cheers

[TonyTheTigerKiller]

It means that Cybereagles forum's database server is overloaded and can't handle any more visitors at that moment.

In plain terms:

• The website uses MySQL to store and load posts, threads, user info, etc.

• Too many people were accessing the site at once, or something in the forum software (like phpBB) didn’t properly release old database connections.

• The server hit its connection limit (max_connections), so it couldn't serve your request.

The max_connections value is a pretty high number. If every CE member logs in 100 times, we still wouldn’t be close to that number. It is far more likely that the host server is hosting more clients/applications than it can handle


Cheers

[iworo]

It means that Cybereagles forum's database server is overloaded and can't handle any more visitors at that moment.

In plain terms:

• The website uses MySQL to store and load posts, threads, user info, etc.

• Too many people were accessing the site at once, or something in the forum software (like phpBB) didn’t properly release old database connections.

• The server hit its connection limit (max_connections), so it couldn't serve your request.

The max_connections value is a pretty high number. If every CE member logs in 100 times, we still wouldn’t be close to that number. It is far more likely that the host server is hosting more clients/applications than it can handle


Cheers

Let me put it in a layman’s language for you. Imagine a bar (Cybereagles forum) with 200 seats (max_connections). People come in, grab a seat (open a database connection) and instead of finishing their drink and leaving, they just sit there forever......scrolling, snoozing or playing Ludo on their phones. Now new people arrive, but the place is full. The bouncer (MySQL) says, “No more guests, we're at capacity”. And you’re standing outside, confused, going...“But there’s room for more”.

Yes, technically there's a high limit. But if those seats aren't being cleared, because our forum software doesn’t know how to politely tell folks to get up (i.e. doesn't close old DB connections properly), then it doesn’t matter if the limit is 200 or 2,000. Eventually, you’re gonna get locked out.

So yeah, the server might be hosting other stuff, but if Cybereagles forum software (like phpBB) is holding onto connections like it’s collecting infinity stones, we’re still gonna crash the party all by ourselves. Hope, you got it now?

[Orion]

This thing is crashing. Admins, help us.

Hi Lolly,

Yes, we are aware.

Iworo pinpointed the cause of the access issues.

Please, bear with us.

Cellular, look at the number of logged-in guests. Right now, it is 478. I think that number is way too high. Looks like bots are logging on as guests and hogging system resources.

An Admin should flush out the logged-in Guest users. They're most likely bots.

[joao]

As suggested a while back, we all need to start financing the upkeep of this forum.
Also we all need to follow the rules for a smooth operation of the site.
Please note, that this is about the interest of all.

[packerland]

Can we temporarily suspend the following formers to free up some space:

-BigPokey
-Danfo Driver
-Cooking Spoon.

All that gibberish they post daily is enough to slow this site down.

Dumb and Dumber may leave this world if they can’t make any post. CE is all they got. I’m proposing a limit of 5 post per day. That way they can be thoughtful with their post rather than posting gibberish.

[danfo driver]

This thing is crashing. Admins, help us.

Hi Lolly,

Yes, we are aware.

Iworo pinpointed the cause of the access issues.

Please, bear with us.

It means that Cybereagles forum's database server is overloaded and can't handle any more visitors at that moment.

In plain terms:

• The website uses MySQL to store and load posts, threads, user info, etc.

• Too many people were accessing the site at once, or something in the forum software (like phpBB) didn’t properly release old database connections.

• The server hit its connection limit (max_connections), so it couldn't serve your request.

The max_connections value is a pretty high number. If every CE member logs in 100 times, we still wouldn’t be close to that number. It is far more likely that the host server is hosting more clients/applications than it can handle


Cheers

Thank you.

[danfo driver]

This thing is crashing. Admins, help us.

Hi Lolly,

Yes, we are aware.

Iworo pinpointed the cause of the access issues.

Please, bear with us.

It means that Cybereagles forum's database server is overloaded and can't handle any more visitors at that moment.

In plain terms:

• The website uses MySQL to store and load posts, threads, user info, etc.

• Too many people were accessing the site at once, or something in the forum software (like phpBB) didn’t properly release old database connections.

• The server hit its connection limit (max_connections), so it couldn't serve your request.

The max_connections value is a pretty high number. If every CE member logs in 100 times, we still wouldn’t be close to that number. It is far more likely that the host server is hosting more clients/applications than it can handle


Cheers

Thank you.