Suggestion Database errors, 2022 errors, this site is broken.

[CuzzA]

FWIW, this site is becoming unusable. To the point I often just close it and move on. So many bugs, so many errors. I cancelled my red renewal because half the time the site doesn't work.

ScubaBoard is broken and I suspect a crash is on the horizon.

 

[tursiops]

Really? What browser are you using? Why don't I have the problems you report?

 

[CuzzA]

Doesn't matter the browser, device or location. It just happens. I know I'm not alone with the 2022 error, but the database error is new. Started happening a couple weeks ago.

 

[rhwestfall]

I frequently get long delays (of just a failure) in loading "What's New", long delays (or just a failure) in loading "emoticons", and occasional "database errors" leading to a blank screen. Attempts at posting replies occasionally result in something like "server error, try again later"... All this is in Windows10/Chrome (occasionally with an Android phone or tablet)... I thought it was my PC as it is getting long in the tooth at about 3-5 years old....

 

[tursiops]

I frequently get long delays (of just a failure) in loading "What's New", long delays (or just a failure) in loading "emoticons", and occasional "database errors" leading to a blank screen. Attempts at posting replies occasionally result in something like "server error, try again later"... All this is in Chrome... I thought it was my PC as it is getting long in the tooth at about 3-5 years old....

I get similar with Chrome on (newish) PC and Chrome on (recent) Android phone.

 

[Akimbo]

I get it too sometimes. I have correlated it to @Miyaru performing system maintenance a few times but not always.

It "seems" to happen a lot more on a WiFi than a hardwire (Ethernet) connection, but it isn't often enough to say that with confidence.

 

[lexvil]

Same with safari

 

[rhwestfall]

It "seems" to happen a lot more on a WiFi than a hardwire (Ethernet) connection, but it isn't often enough to say that with confidence.

I'd say it is about even for wired or wireless for me... I am mostly on a wired connection for PC, and wireless for tablet/phone.

 

[Wibble]

There's errors but it's a long way from "unusable".

Must be quite a busy site though. Database might need some TLC.

 

[Akimbo]

@Miyaru manages the database very closely. ScubaBoard is using a different server farm that is located in Europe since the 2021 upgrade in late September. Amazon's AWS was used before. It could also have something to do with xenForo 2.x.

AFAIK, ScubaBoard is one of xenForo's largest forums. We passed 9 million posts around the first of this year.