SluSignGuy Posted November 26, 2020 Share Posted November 26, 2020 The day I ask people to support Billikens.com...Billikens.com crashes during the first game. That's 2020 for ya. In sum, it is looking like we will need to upgrade the server. Regrettably, due to the holiday, my web hosts sales team is on holiday until Monday - so things may not be fixed for the LSU game. Tonight, I have already tweaked some settings to put less demands on the server. Tomorrow, when the server is more stable, I will tweak some things in data base world to aim to improve performance. But overall, I suspect my tweaks will have marginal impact - and we may run into the same problem on Saturday. My apologies for this inconvenience, especially at the beginning of the season. Everyone have a good, safe holiday tomorrow. Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SluSignGuy Posted November 26, 2020 Author Share Posted November 26, 2020 As a small update, I am nervous that problems will not be resolved until after the holiday weekend. This is frustrating because the season just started - but the holiday weekend (and businesses/support being at lower capacity) will likely limit how much I can fix things. I appreciate everyone's support and patience - trust me, I wish everything was working I bet more than most. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUBillsFan Posted November 26, 2020 Share Posted November 26, 2020 Crappy situation, but understand that everything is out of your control at this point. Thanks for all the hard work and for letting us play in your sand box. Whatever happened to to “Performance Mode”? I always thought that name was hilarious. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SluSignGuy Posted November 26, 2020 Author Share Posted November 26, 2020 5 minutes ago, RUBillsFan said: Crappy situation, but understand that everything is out of your control at this point. Thanks for all the hard work and for letting us play in your sand box. Whatever happened to to “Performance Mode”? I always thought that name was hilarious. Performance mode was removed a few software versions ago. Manually, I have tried to disable a number of superfluous features to try to reduce demands on the server some. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SluSignGuy Posted November 28, 2020 Author Share Posted November 28, 2020 I wanted to warn individuals that we are still having server problems. I cannot upgrade the server until Monday at the earliest. I am still trying to troubleshoot how to make things better, but I would be surprised if the server stayed online during the SLU/LSU game. I am sorry for this inconvenience. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SluSignGuy Posted November 28, 2020 Author Share Posted November 28, 2020 I am temporarily redirecting http://www.billikens.com main page traffic directly to the board ~ so people only load 1 page instead of 2. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drkelsey55 Posted November 28, 2020 Share Posted November 28, 2020 When will we be able to get the home page again? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SluSignGuy Posted November 28, 2020 Author Share Posted November 28, 2020 7 minutes ago, drkelsey55 said: When will we be able to get the home page again? I will likely wait at least until tomorrow if not until the server is upgraded on Monday/Tuesday. I am overall trying to reduce the demand on the server as much as possible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SluSignGuy Posted December 1, 2020 Author Share Posted December 1, 2020 For an update, today I worked out with the hosting company our upgrade plan. The order will be processed in the morning, and I hope to be migrated to the new server on Wednesday or Thursday. If need to upgrade again, we can. There will likely be a hiccup or two, but I will do my best to minimize these. In a small warning, we may go through a server switch again in April or May when I will likely explore other hosting options. I am avoiding switching web hosts now to minimize disruption during the season. We may ultimately stay put, but I want to do my due diligence. I appreciate everyone’s patience during all of this. Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bauman Posted December 1, 2020 Share Posted December 1, 2020 Steve, we all owe you more than what we donate to this Board. BilliKat likes this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taj79 Posted December 1, 2020 Share Posted December 1, 2020 Steve: Every device I have ... PC, tablet, Iphone .... is bookmarked for 'Billikens.com' but every one of them takes me directly to the message board forum and not the main page with news articles, schedule, tweets, etc. As a matter of fact, even doing a web search and picking the site noted as "Billikens.com -- For the Fans by the Fans" take sme right back to the Message Board forum. What's up with that? Update problem? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RiseOfTheBillikens Posted December 1, 2020 Share Posted December 1, 2020 On 11/28/2020 at 12:13 PM, SluSignGuy said: I am temporarily redirecting http://www.billikens.com main page traffic directly to the board ~ so people only load 1 page instead of 2. @Taj79 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SluSignGuy Posted December 1, 2020 Author Share Posted December 1, 2020 8 minutes ago, Taj79 said: Steve: Every device I have ... PC, tablet, Iphone .... is bookmarked for 'Billikens.com' but every one of them takes me directly to the message board forum and not the main page with news articles, schedule, tweets, etc. As a matter of fact, even doing a web search and picking the site noted as "Billikens.com -- For the Fans by the Fans" take sme right back to the Message Board forum. What's up with that? Update problem? This is intentional. I am redirecting all of the traffic from the main page directly to the message board. In sum, I am trying to minimize the resources used by other aspects of the site (e.g. loading the front page) in order to make sure the message board keeps working. Every time someone loads the main page, it uses up a bit of resources. Given over 95% of users directly click a message board link on the main page, I am temporarily cutting out this step so only one page loads instead of two. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taj79 Posted December 1, 2020 Share Posted December 1, 2020 Roger ..... and I thought it was me, not you. So it is YOU ..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pistol Posted December 1, 2020 Share Posted December 1, 2020 I was surprised to log in yesterday and see a 10+ page GDT. I couldn't even get the site to load over the weekend. Tried a couple times, once during the LSU game, to no avail. So maybe the server issues aren't impacting everyone equally, FWIW. Regardless, sounds like things will be running more smoothly by the time the UAPB game rolls around. Thanks for the hard work, Steve. I know this has caused some undeserved stress over the past week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cowboy Posted December 1, 2020 Share Posted December 1, 2020 -thanks Steve, since Sunday I have had no issues with the site and really appreciate your time managing the sand box especially on a holiday weekend -oh, and I read the updates you provided and appreciate them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
almaman Posted December 1, 2020 Share Posted December 1, 2020 This all above my head but isn’t a good thing that we go straight to the message page? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quality Is Job 1 Posted December 1, 2020 Share Posted December 1, 2020 36 minutes ago, almaman said: This all above my head but isn’t a good thing that we go straight to the message page? Not always. There is some good, unique content on the website main page that doesn't automatically appear in the forum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drkelsey55 Posted December 1, 2020 Share Posted December 1, 2020 I miss the news feeds and the Twitter links! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
almaman Posted December 1, 2020 Share Posted December 1, 2020 4 hours ago, Quality Is Job 1 said: Not always. There is some good, unique content on the website main page that doesn't automatically appear in the forum. will check out. thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quality Is Job 1 Posted December 2, 2020 Share Posted December 2, 2020 A few hours ago, I tried to access billikens.com via Firefox for Android, and all I got was a 403 Forbidden page. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SluSignGuy Posted December 5, 2020 Author Share Posted December 5, 2020 Regrettably, there was difficulty in getting a new contract for a server upgrade this week - and we will still be on the old server this weekend. If you want the details, I can share via PM. But lets just say I am disappointed in my hosting company, as the delay is not technical but bureaucratic. Throughout the last week, I have made many tweaks to Billikens.com on the backend to place reduced demand on the server. Last week during the LSU game, some were able to participate in the GDT. My hope is that we will not completely crash tonight. However, overall I regret that we are experiencing any problems at all. My apologies for this inconvenience, and I thank you for your patience. Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billiken_roy Posted December 5, 2020 Share Posted December 5, 2020 13 minutes ago, SluSignGuy said: Regrettably, there was difficulty in getting a new contract for a server upgrade this week - and we will still be on the old server this weekend. If you want the details, I can share via PM. But lets just say I am disappointed in my hosting company, as the delay is not technical but bureaucratic. Throughout the last week, I have made many tweaks to Billikens.com on the backend to place reduced demand on the server. Last week during the LSU game, some were able to participate in the GDT. My hope is that we will not completely crash tonight. However, overall I regret that we are experiencing any problems at all. My apologies for this inconvenience, and I thank you for your patience. Steve GD lawyers j/k Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
almaman Posted December 5, 2020 Share Posted December 5, 2020 should we do a greet n meet in front of their headquarters like brooks brothers rally during the Florida recount in 2000? Maybe then they could find the problem with some gentle blue persuasion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slubilliken09 Posted December 5, 2020 Share Posted December 5, 2020 1 hour ago, SluSignGuy said: But lets just say I am disappointed in my hosting company, as the delay is not technical but bureaucratic. My apologies for this inconvenience, and I thank you for your patience. Steve Frustrating to hear this, Steve. Hypothetically, do you know how much more another hosting service might cost? I'm happy to kick in some more money, and I'm sure we can get some other posters to also contribute more especially if it makes your time commitment to our board easier to manage. drkelsey55 likes this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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