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Off-Topic => All of all! => Topic started by: Fisherson on June 20, 2019, 09:36:54 PM

Title: Forum Crashes
Post by: Fisherson on June 20, 2019, 09:36:54 PM
 Okay why has the main page been missing the last four times I logged in this month? Are we doing maintenance? Or is the site dying?
Title: Re: Forum Crashes
Post by: Moosetroop11 on June 21, 2019, 04:07:45 PM
I too have noticed this, on two occasions.
Title: Re: Forum Crashes
Post by: Prpl_Mage on June 22, 2019, 04:33:11 PM
Trying to find the answer to that
Title: Re: Forum Crashes
Post by: Momeka on June 23, 2019, 06:23:26 PM
Maybe we should set up a Charas Discord or something in case the forum explodes and never comes back. That way we can still stay in touch on down times.
Title: Re: Forum Crashes
Post by: Fisherson on June 25, 2019, 02:27:56 AM
Maybe we should set up a Charas Discord or something in case the forum explodes and never comes back. That way we can still stay in touch on down times.

Thought we already had one? o.O But yeah seconded. I would hate to lose you all after 16 years of you being my first second family.
Title: Re: Forum Crashes
Post by: Fisherson on June 26, 2019, 04:52:35 AM
Did it. Just don't except me to moderate it. I got a Discord server for that what I neglect already lol
https://discord.gg/U4uBaa
Title: Re: Forum Crashes
Post by: Alex on June 26, 2019, 09:05:45 AM
Hey,

I just jump here from time to time to check if everything is ok.
I'm not here on a daily basis, so I had not been able to actually "see" the issue you seem to be talking about, I don't know if in the meanwhile someone already checked and/or fixed that.
On a side note I might ask if, just to be on the safe side, someone is taking backups from time to time!

And to answer the 1st question no, the site is not going to die. I provided the "keys" to manage it as I'm not following it personally anymore, but the site/domain/hosting/etc will stay active just forever (or a least until I'll still be alive!)
Title: Re: Forum Crashes
Post by: zuhane on June 26, 2019, 04:49:29 PM
I'll get on that Discord channel :) I usually check in every few days or so but I very rarely post these days.
Title: Re: Forum Crashes
Post by: Fisherson on June 27, 2019, 05:32:32 AM
Hey,

I just jump here from time to time to check if everything is ok.
I'm not here on a daily basis, so I had not been able to actually "see" the issue you seem to be talking about, I don't know if in the meanwhile someone already checked and/or fixed that.
On a side note I might ask if, just to be on the safe side, someone is taking backups from time to time!

And to answer the 1st question no, the site is not going to die. I provided the "keys" to manage it as I'm not following it personally anymore, but the site/domain/hosting/etc will stay active just forever (or a least until I'll still be alive!)

Oh my gosh! Alex descends from the great temple to see us mortals again! =D Hey bro! Hope you been well and I'm glad to have your assurance that the site isn't dying as long as you are immortal. Suppose we'll all have to turn the Darkside and clone Alex to rule over us for all eternally.

...Damn it's a shame I don't make Charas Lore fan games since Grande Adventures blew up in my face...That would be a fun new one.
Title: Re: Forum Crashes
Post by: Moosetroop11 on June 27, 2019, 12:20:41 PM
Hi Alex :)

Haven't seen this happen in a while so maybe it was a temporary hardware problem or something.
Title: Re: Forum Crashes
Post by: Alex on June 27, 2019, 01:56:14 PM
Hi there.
Charas currently resides on my testservers, so although I'm not monitoring it directly, I would have noticed eventual hardware issues.
If everything but the forums was working, then I'd vote for something at software level. But as any IT guy I'd be curious to know WHAT! :D
Title: Re: Forum Crashes
Post by: Momeka on June 27, 2019, 07:03:00 PM
I'm pretty sure it said something about failing to connect to some database. And something with like STM, SMTP, or an acronym like that. I can try and screenshot it if it happens again.
Title: Re: Forum Crashes
Post by: Alex on June 27, 2019, 07:45:47 PM
That would work. Also to determine if it's about ALL databases or only SMF.
In that case, shall you ever see it happening again, could you also try to the generators here?
http://charas-project.net/charas2/index.php

IF that will work, then it will mean only the forum DB is affected. If it will not, then it's something about the entire DB server.

Thanks for any feedback!
Title: Re: Forum Crashes
Post by: Momeka on June 28, 2019, 06:38:24 AM
I can try if it happens again.

I know for sure the main page didn't work cause I always go through the main page to the forum.
Title: Re: Forum Crashes
Post by: Alex on June 28, 2019, 09:12:42 AM
Yeah, that's why I asked to check the generators instead.
The main page is not good for testing as it also fetches data from the forum DB as well as others, so basically it will fail if ANYTHING else fails
Title: Re: Forum Crashes
Post by: Prpl_Mage on June 29, 2019, 10:29:59 PM
Sorry, back from vacation. Yeah it's SMF based as far as I could tell. I tried the generation at one time and it worked. Which I thought was strange at first but then assumed was on a different server because reasons with uploaded resources and all.
Title: Re: Forum Crashes
Post by: Donut on August 05, 2019, 10:18:23 AM
Did it. Just don't except me to moderate it. I got a Discord server for that what I neglect already lol
https://discord.gg/U4uBaa

This link has expired would you have another one?
Title: Re: Forum Crashes
Post by: Zoltar on August 30, 2019, 08:27:07 PM
This link has expired would you have another one?

Yeah Fishman! I want one too! I hear Discord is a mondo cool site!