site really slow

[Twin Rose]

Morrus experimented with removing a couple of database connections off the main page - it's the most active page on the site. Yes, the sporatic database errors were because of the same problem. The benchmark tests I'm running right now, with close to 2000 users on, are showing everything running really fast - is this true for everyone ?

We'll add more stuff back to the front page as we get this stabalized.

 

[cybertalus]

The benchmark tests I'm running right now, with close to 2000 users on, are showing everything running really fast - is this true for everyone ?

This is the fastest I've seen it in ages. I get page load times in a popup bar in Opera, and right now pages are loading so fast the bar is disappearing before I can even read it.

By comparison, page loads of 30 seconds(occasionally) to several minutes(frequently) were the norm before the "Recent Threads" feature was removed, and 10 to 15 seconds was the norm after it was removed. I'm guessing right now it's in the 1 to 3 second range, because any longer and I'd be able to read the bar before it went away.

Good job to you, Morrus, and everyone else who's been working on this.

EDIT: I spoke too soon. It took 16 seconds from the time I submitted that message until the thread with the new message in it loaded.

 

[BOZ]

actually, it seems to be going slower and slower all day...

 

[A'koss]

Yeah, it's to the point where it is excrutiatingly slow right now for me...

 

[Twin Rose]

I'm doing an optimization of the post database right now that could cause some slow down. Since "recent posts" and such things were causing slowdown, then it's entirely possible that it does in fact have something to do with the post database. Will know more soon.

As you guys can see though, we're definately working hard on this, and we're going to get it ALWAYS running fast if we can!

 

[Twin Rose]

As of the time of this writing, with 1472 people on, I'm getting benchmarks for almost all pages under 1 second! The shop front page, with it's multiple cover images, under 2 seconds.

 

[A'koss]

It definitely feels like it's back to "normal" this morning - kudos.

 

[Crothian]

afternoon though finds it slow again.