Posting takes forever to load

[darkspreader]

[Q] When was the last time you performed any site Maintenance?

Maintenance > Forum Maintenance >> Forum Maintenance - General Maintenance > Run the first 5 tasks, excluding: Convert HTML-entities to UTF-8 characters


[Q] Do you have any errors in the logs?

Maintenance > Forum Maintenance >> Forum Error Log: Clear them, then from fresh, go about the site doing what you normally do, post a few test posts. When the page hangs, go back and check the error log.


[Q] What errors do you have in the Server logs? You may not have any in the forum relating to this issue, but the server logs might have.


[Q] Do you get any error pages when the site hangs? a 405 Error message, for example.


[Q] How are you replying/posting? Following links on the Home Page, from a Recent topic?, for example.. Replying using the topic Reply button? Replying using the topic Quick Reply?

This is really an SMF issue and you should be asking there for support first, as posting in the forum is SMF.

Thanks for those suggestions. I've already done the forum maintenance multitudes of times, and there aren't any errors or anything out of the norm. There aren't any error messages, just endless loading, and I haven't seen anything yet in the server logs, but I'll keep checking. Most of the members are using the normal reply button.

And to be honest, I despise the SMF support, because I have posted like 5 topics asking very valid questions, and NONE of them have been replied to. Tinyportal, on the other hand, is way more dedicated. 

I'll keep diagnosing this problem. The odd thing is that it's only happening to a couple of members, not everyone.

Edit: Ok I just noticed that it's happening to me now, but on any of the links that I click, and it happens randomly. Could it be related to MySQL or PHP?

[SmokyBlue]

can you say what you have installed on your server? versions of php and mysql..

have you attempted to update the smf?

then you can worry about everything else darkspreader..

if you have issues upgrading, drop me a pm and i can help you. 

[darkspreader]

Abyss Web Server X2 v2.6
PHP v5.2.6
MySQL v5.0.67

I've tried updating SMF, but it resulted in utter destruction of the forum. I was lucky that I was even able to restore it.

I've also tried updating PHP and MySQL, but that also resulted in problems, for I am unsure if I'm supposed to just install the latest build over my previous directory, or what. 

[SmokyBlue]

well i was going to send you to the doc's on smf, if you wanted to read them, but smf is being quirky again, meantime i have a upgrading tut or so on my site, see if you can see this.. you might have to register, but i can get you thru this..

either you do it, or me.. i do have some time tonight so let me know

http://www.smf.houseofsmoky.com/index.php?topic=2783.msg8300#msg8300

[darkspreader]

Ok, I registered and read that post. I'm a little confused on it, but from what I understand, basically we're uninstalling all the mods, then reinstalling them under the new version?

I'm going to be sort of busy on some other work at the moment, but in about 30 minutes (10:00 P.M. Eastern time) I should be able to get a chance to work on this stuff.

Do you have any kind of instant messenger that we could use? I mainly use Xfire... actually that's the only thing I use 

[SmokyBlue]

skype..

if you want.. drop me a number, or we can take this to pm's either here or my site.. 

[darkspreader]

hmmmm... i've never used skype, but now i'm interested to try it out lol. It's free, isn't it?

[SmokyBlue]

pc to pc.. i have been known to call anywhere in the states to japan russia and austrailia  :smiley6600:

my skype name is over at my house, on my profile 

[darkspreader]

Hey guys, guess who got my site updated to 1.1.8 and updated TP to the beta 3?

*Points to the poster above me*



Anyways, I'm going to see if anyone is still having the loading problem. At this point, the only mod I have installed is Tinyportal. So it could very well be one of the mods that's been installed.

[SmokyBlue]

that it could be, darkspreader..

good luck with things and if you  need me again, let me know