Getting technical

Morrus · Feb 7, 2002

I've been looking at this forum ("Server Configuration") over on the vB forums, and it seems that the problems we are having are fairly common. Only thing is - I don't understand a word of the solution.

http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/forumdisplay.php?s=&forumid=14

It seems that the first response to any techincal query is a request for info form one of the techie people there. Unfortunately, they request this information in some crazy moon language:

please provide the following

1. your server specs, such as mysql and php version
2. if possible how mysql was compiled/installed
3. your top stats
4. your mysql configuration variables located at /etc/my.cnf or c:\my.cnf if on Windows server if you don't have that file you need to log into telnet and as root user type

mysqladmin -u root -p variables

copy and paste output here

5. your mysql extended-status output either still telnet as root user type

mysqladmin -u root -p extended-status

copy and paste output here

or preferred is to installed extended-status output script which is located at http://vbulletin.com/forum/showthread.php?threadid=3477

and post url to that here

6. oh and is your vB the only thing on the server? or other scripts? sites?

7. how many average and max concurrent users on your vB forum ?

OK, so some of it I can answer. Much of it is so much gobbledigook. Anyone able to locate releavent threads and translate?

pensiv · Feb 7, 2002

OK Morrus, that link they give you (http://vbulletin.com/forum/showthread.php?threadid=3477) has a script that you can run to get all of the information they want.

just copy everything within

Code:

and save it as a .php file on your server (don't forget to change the user and password part that they refer to).

Then look at that file in your web browser.

When you request help on the vB Boards you can just give them the URL to that .php file and it should give them all the info they need.

Morrus · Feb 8, 2002

Not having much luck getting that script to work.

I have to say, if anyone ever asks me whether or not to recommend vB, I'd have to say no. It seems designed for use only by the most technically proficient of people. How many average users are able to handle this level of configuration?

Left-handed Hummingbird · Feb 8, 2002

Well... most people don't run the servers themselves. Pity you're having so much trouble, Morrus.

The installation of our boards was a snap.

I wish I had more time to help you out right, but right now I haven't... as I wrote in a thread in General Forum I think one option of reducing bandwidth is by using CSS and adhering more closely to HTML4 standard, but this comes at a cost of browsercompatibility so the solution might be to use different userselectable styles - one where it is as it is now, and the other with CSS which shaves quite a few KB off the pages.

I'll get back to you about this.

Psionicist · Feb 8, 2002

I will help you Morrus.

See you in the chat

Psionicist · Feb 8, 2002

1. your server specs, such as mysql and php version
2. if possible how mysql was compiled/installed
3. your top stats
4. your mysql configuration variables located at /etc/my.cnf or c:\my.cnf if on Windows server if you don't have that file you need to log into telnet and as root user type

mysqladmin -u root -p variables

copy and paste output here

5. your mysql extended-status output either still telnet as root user type

mysqladmin -u root -p extended-status

copy and paste output here

or preferred is to installed extended-status output script which is located at http://vbulletin.com/forum/showthread.php?threadid=3477

and post url to that here

6. oh and is your vB the only thing on the server? or other scripts? sites?

7. how many average and max concurrent users on your vB forum ?

1. Go here: http://www.cihost.com/?zone=products/dedicated_hosting_nt and give them the information. You have the 2nd solution right? Remember to give them the correct amount of RAM installed.
2. Tell them someone else installed mysql so you cannot give details
3. I assume this is bandwidth information
4. Let me do this for you. Tricky part
5. Let me do this for you. Tricky part
6. Answer NO. You have other stuff there
7. Around 200 on prime time.

To Robotwars btw

XCorvis · Feb 8, 2002

Just a hunch, but top stats may refer to the unix/linux "top" command, showing memory and CPU usage, etc...

Psionicist · Feb 8, 2002

XCorvis said:
Just a hunch, but top stats may refer to the unix/linux "top" command, showing memory and CPU usage, etc...

Yeah. This include bandwidth too I guess. Memery usage is important too, good point.

Morrus · Feb 9, 2002

Can you ICQ me when you've got some spare time, Psionicist? Hopefully we can get this thing sorted out.

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