+GKABS 8,950 Posted September 7 Hello, I have noticed that the website is slow to respond. It takes a long time to load the page, even when posting or sending a PM to other members. Am I the only one experiencing this issue? 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+Trotski 954 Posted September 7 No mate, this issue has been ongoing for a while. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+strahi 1,113 Posted September 7 1 hour ago, GKABS said: Hello, I have noticed that the website is slow to respond. It takes a long time to load the page, even when posting or sending a PM to other members. Am I the only one experiencing this issue? Me too Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+EricJ 4,427 Posted September 7 Same here, I had some borked downloads because of the site stability. Which is what it is and is slow sometimes when doing inane stuff. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+Gepard 12,769 Posted September 7 Perhaps a problem with the bandwidth. If to may people are on this site it slowed down. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+Coupi 4,650 Posted September 7 Idem here ! It's recurrent. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wrench 10,474 Posted September 7 Same here. took almost 2 minutes (i timed it) right now to have the site open. When I uploaded the terrain and ground objects yesterday, there was no issue with the uploads themselves; but it took almost a hour for the refresh to happen. It's been happening for at least 3 months (?). Many of us have tried contacting Erik, but he hasn't responded. We all hope he's ok. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+GKABS 8,950 Posted September 7 I see so it been that long... 38 minutes ago, Wrench said: It's been happening for at least 3 months (?). Many of us have tried contacting Erik, but he hasn't responded. We all hope he's ok. I really hope so. 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+Sundowner 4,950 Posted September 7 If something bad has happened to Erik ( hopefully not) this could well be the end of the site completely. Sorry if I sound full of doom but it's entirely possible. 1 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+GKABS 8,950 Posted September 9 On 07/09/2025 at 11:20 PM, Sundowner said: If something bad has happened to Erik ( hopefully not) this could well be the end of the site completely. Sorry if I sound full of doom but it's entirely possible. I hope not, but you're totally right. If anyone knows how to reach Erik outside the forum, could you please get in touch and make sure he's alright? We can't just sit here; we gotta figure out how to check on him. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+Erik 1,962 Posted September 10 The machine that runs mysql was nerfed after an update. I'll monitor it when I can. 5 6 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wrench 10,474 Posted September 11 Welcome back Boss!! We've missed you!!! 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+Viper63a 683 Posted September 11 2nd that, Welcome back! :) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+GKABS 8,950 Posted September 11 Hey there! Welcome back! We were all so worried about you and glad to see you again! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
compufat 431 Posted Thursday at 09:37 PM Welcome back Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MigBuster 2,922 Posted Friday at 10:18 PM Amazing to see you back Erik! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+Erik 1,962 Posted Monday at 06:31 PM Thanks all but we're not out of the woods yet and my time is severely limited. I'm trying to triage everything and I will get to your questions in due time but it won't be immediately. I do appreciate your DMs and for now all I can do is scan them. Right now lets work on the health of the site. The real solutions will have to be addressed when I have the time to dedicate to them, we should plan for that. I need feedback how the site is performing. Is it fixed for everyone or still slow? 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+GKABS 8,950 Posted Monday at 06:50 PM (edited) Thank you for everything, and for me, the site is working great. PS. except posting takes a longer time to send. Edited Monday at 06:51 PM by GKABS Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+Cliff7600 1,233 Posted Monday at 06:52 PM Thanks for all you do ! The site is working faster now, clearly not as slow as before on my end. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+daddyairplanes 11,604 Posted Monday at 06:55 PM 22 minutes ago, Erik said: I need feedback how the site is performing. Is it fixed for everyone or still slow? looking better than it has the last few months load wise Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+Erik 1,962 Posted Monday at 07:12 PM okay I'll let mysql run for 24 hours and see what the new fixes do for load but I fear the most important fix will be to update that machine, sigh. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+daddyairplanes 11,604 Posted Monday at 07:15 PM sorry slight update loading any given page is back to normal speed. uploading one pic took around 45 secs or so. but still faster than the upto two mins observed in the past Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+Sundowner 4,950 Posted Monday at 08:13 PM Still very slow to connect initially, takes ages to post anything 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wrench 10,474 Posted Monday at 09:24 PM Yes, like Ant said, it takes a very long time to refresh an upload. I did two today, and it took nearly 40 minutes. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+Erik 1,962 Posted 4 hours ago I've got to make some expensive changes. Standby and expect we may incur some down time. I'll try to keep everyone posted as I put a plan into motion. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
