Site hangs from time to time

[Daves]

Anyone else been experiencing this in recent months? Site seems to go byes byes at times during the day. If you try to post or refresh , my browsers just spin the "wheel" so to speak. Sometimes it goes for a quite a while and you get server timeout responses etc.

I don't think it is related, but I also have probems with typing in message reply/post box. All cursors disappear, and there seems to be some java issues at times as well?

[AndyP]

I have definitely experienced slowdowns, but I always blamed it on potential issues with the work network.

[Jarro]

I haven't had any issues with it lately ??

[coalesce]

I've been having some issues today too, but I figured it was the work network as well as I was having issues on other sites at the same time (I really should be working anyway)

[mrbluu]

I've experienced this at least once a day.

[3oneday]

A few times today.

[AndyP]

Do you think it could be the Pro Shop? Should we shut it down?

I'll have a look and contact the server host, if needed.

[Jarro]

Do you think it could be the Pro Shop? Should we shut it down?

I'll have a look and contact the server host, if needed.

Definitely pro-shop related

[3oneday]

Agreed, shut it down and see.

[AndyP]

Guys, when this happens could you please post the time it happens and the link that you were going to in here. The hosts always ask for specifics. Thanks.

[yoyo]

It would be when the backups r being done on the host servers.

[coalesce]

In the last 5 minutes. I didn't get any errors, but pages took much longer than usual to respond

[AndyP]

Any updates?

[Daves]

Any updates?

Nothing dramatic, the odd sluggishness, but nothing of any consequence since my OP.

[Daves]

The site was cycling for a few minutes just now.

[AndyP]

Thanks Dave. I have submitted a ticket for this now, so we'll see what the hosts have to say.

[KristianJ]

Some timeouts over the past 15 mins or so...

[Daves]

I am having issues again now (last 10 minutes or so). I restarted my Browser, but that didn't make any improvement.

[Daves]

And just as quickly back, and at full speed.

[Steve57]

I had the same problem last night at the same time as Daves and KJ.

[AndyP]

Thanks gents. I've added that instance to the support ticket.

[AndyP]

The host suggests that it is the Baidu spiders causing the slowdown. I'm sure that I have blocked them before, but maybe they have changed something to have another crack. I'll look into it.

[AndyP]

I still think I have blocked them before, but I think the file that was edited to do that got overwritten.

I have re-editted the file, so I hope this stops those annoying slowdowns. Please let me know if it happens again. Thanks.

[Daves]

Just had a minor hang for a few minutes, 14.25 to 14.28.

[Daves]

Which was a precursor to a longer hang, 14.31 to 14.37 so far....