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[Dan]

I am working on this. My working days are down to three days per week at the moment. So I have external firms working on it with me. But we think it might be a compatibility issue with the newer PHP versions we're running, and the old VBSEO that is now obsolete (MyDomain hasn't been online for nearly a year).

So what I'm doing is testing a new SEO software on TilersForums.co.uk, which works well, and I'm ironing out some issues with the way we work the forum and their stock setup.

I didn't want to 'test' it on this forum as it is huge, and rolling it back even a day means we lose hundreds of posts and dozens of threads.

So stick with me lads. I get this error (seems only a small number do, my host can't even replicate it on various machines and internet connections) myself and I know how annoying it is. Especially when you've written a massive post and it goes in the bin.

 

[shanky887614]

I always thought I P was a sort of beer anyway.

Your thinking of

Ipa

 

[trev]

I also get it, I've kind of accepted it as a fact of life even though it's bloody annoying and has caused me to leave the forum a while back. I had read that it was fixed, obviously not.

 

[Dan]

We've thought it was fixed a fair few times to be honest Trev. We can get rid of it temporarily but then when it comes back, different people (often more people) have the issue. So we've avoided doing that again and would rather work with those who have the issue to try an eliminate things.

Which I'm struggling with. Seems to be conflict in software causing cache issues.

 

[trev]

conflict in software causing cache issues.

...............Oh Vienna!
Incidentally, often the reply box is missing. Sometimes refreshing the page brings it up, sometimes it doesn't

 

[Richard Burns]

16:24 GMT and 16:30 GMT on Google Chrome: opening new tabs to view posts, multiple pages came up with "oops"

 

[Dan]

Could do with you refreshing your cache and rebooting routers and trying again for me, see how it performs.

 

[Richard Burns]

Have not reset yet but at 21.20 another oops when opening two new tabs.

 

[Geordie Spark]

Re: Forum Glitches

Today @ 16:50

Opera browser

OS: Windows XP Home.


[h=1]This webpage is not available[/h]The connection to www.electriciansforums.co.uk was interrupted.
Check your internet connection.
Check any cables and reboot any routers, modems, or other network devices you may be using.

Allow Opera to access the network in your firewall or antivirus settings.
If it is already listed as a program allowed to access the network, try removing it from the list and adding it again.

If you use a proxy server...
Check your proxy settings or contact your network administrator to make sure the proxy server is working. If you don't believe you should be using a proxy server: Go to the Opera menu > Settings > Change proxy settings... > LAN Settings and deselect "Use a proxy server for your LAN".

 

[Marvo]

Thanks for the report Geordie, I've moved it to this thread to keep them all in the same place. The more of these we can get hopefully the better chance of cross-referencing the server logs and finding the issue.

 

[trev]

17:51 Oops, google chrome...yada yada yada

 

[Geordie Spark]

Thanks for the report Geordie, I've moved it to this thread to keep them all in the same place. The more of these we can get hopefully the better chance of cross-referencing the server logs and finding the issue.

Thanks Marvo.

I've lost track of all the threads that are stotting about on these issues.

 

[trev]

Once again at 18:10, after refreshing the quick reply box was conspicuous by its' absence.
Maybe I need another holiday

 

[Richard Burns]

Cache has been cleared yesterday, and routers rebooted.

18:10 Google Chrome, clicking on the new posts button => OOps. reload oops again, reload, page loads.

Also had a fault earlier today but forgot to log it.

 

[Marvo]

17:51 Oops, google chrome...yada yada yada

Thanks Trev, can you remember what the page was ie which tread?

 

[trev]

Top of me heed no mate, sorry. I'll make a note next time although it seems completely random

 

[Marvo]

Lol, I spoke too soon. The advertising bar is back now.

Mike, I know from other forums i work on or have worked on in the past that depending on how the forum board is set up you can't just dive in and install every update that is released. Some forum boards that carry lots of mods (modifications not Moderators ) you've got to wait until the update has been approved by the guys who write the modification software. If the board is carrying 15 or 20 mods then it can be a nightmare because you've got to wait until 15 or 20 different modifications have been proven to be stable with each update. Also there's still a chance that there's a bug that only happens when a particular update is installed on a forum that has specific combination of two or even three modifications installed.

Every time there is a bug then it results in either a complete crash or perhaps just annoyances (like the parsing of the VB or PHP error scripts you mentioned) for the forum users so often forum owners install just the critical security related updates and not the less important updates that get constantly released.

I'm not personally involved in that side of the forum so I don't have specifics about this but I can tell you that with a forum that's as busy as this one it's not quiteas simple as clicking on the update button every time one is released.

**edit**
That problem with the error messages has been fixed by the way. I haven't seen one in the last 4 or 5 days but if you're still getting them please let me know.

 

[Megavolt]

9.06pm losing will to live lost 3 posts in a row. Giving up for tonight before a play frisbee with my iPad grrrrr

 

[Richard Burns]

17:20 GMT Google Chrome
Opening new tabs for posts, all "oopsed", reload, all OK.

 

[trev]

21:10 going from a thread back to home page. I just noticed, it seems to happen randomly but if someone gives me a like while I'm navigating that appears to be a trigger.
Hope that helps

 

[trev]

15:20, on thread "Who Shall It Be???????" refreshed page as a like I'd given hadn't appeared. Usual message.

 

[trev]

15:31 refreshed main page.

 

[Geordie Spark]

15:31 refreshed main page.

same here.

 

[Marvo]

7:11 PM
Saturday, 29 March 2014 (SAST)
Time in Cape Town

Iwas waiting over 30 seconds for a page to load so I tried to open the same page in a new browser tab. Both tabs timed out
http://www.electriciansforums.co.uk/3000/89424-reported-post-sjd-2.html

 

[trev]

17:20, clicked on thread "reported post by sjd

 

[trev]

17:30 going from thread "You gotta laugh" to home page.
Might be time for another holiday

 

[trev]

13:50, going from email notification to thread"all lights within flat are flickering" 13:52 coming here to post this, after refreshing the quick reply box wasn't there.

 

[Geordie Spark]

same time as him at number 57 and the "like" button keeps disappearing ...... press F5 again !!!!!

 

[trev]

15:10, refreshed home page.
I give up.

 

[trev]

This problem was primarily the cause of my "holiday" from this place back in August, I'm actually dismayed that it is still going on.
Someone give me a shout when it actually is resolved and I might come back. Fia condeas......