Is the site slow? [Archive]

slngsht

10-23-2008, 05:52 PM

I know sometimes it takes a long time to load for me, and Skip has mentioned that a few times too.

I'm looking at another hosting provider since our contract is up in December. I'll let you guys know how it goes...

anyone else have speed issues with the site in general?

S1Steve

10-23-2008, 06:10 PM

Hi Mazda,
Seems like things are running slower,and I can't upload photo's.For a while I thought it was just my brain moving slow, still may be the case !!!

Thanks, Steve:crazy:

Ian7

10-23-2008, 06:28 PM

I'll add that I often click on this site, and give up waiting for whatever page to load...

slngsht

10-23-2008, 07:33 PM

I'll add that I often click on this site, and give up waiting for whatever page to load...

All I need to know... I'll try the new place and see how it goes :cheers:

MHKflyer52

10-23-2008, 08:45 PM

I just though it was my service provider and my old computer but it dose seem slow at times.

locostv8

10-23-2008, 11:28 PM

Yes. I generaly play a game of Solitare waiting for loads.

Arya Ebrahimi

10-24-2008, 03:59 AM

I'll pile on as well. I don't come here that often 'cause it takes forever to load. I usually open this site and browse other forums waiting for pages to load here.

Ian7

10-24-2008, 05:06 AM

I know staggeringly little about how the internet actually works (:lol: )

but my impression is that slow-to-load websites tend to have too much data on the 'top' page.

A site I visit often (www.apexspeed.com/forums) has an option on each level for user-selection of how many of the previous days postings it will display on initial request, which again I believe affects the speed of displaying on my computer.

(I explained badly, go see what I mean...)

cheers

bsimon

10-24-2008, 05:33 AM

Mazda,

The home page always loads fast, so it seems. It's the subsequent pages that have a considerable response time. I've only noticed the problem in the past two weeks or so.

I'd venture a guess the hosting service needs file maintenance or a hardware upgrade.

slngsht

10-24-2008, 06:59 AM

I know staggeringly little about how the internet actually works (:lol: )

but my impression is that slow-to-load websites tend to have too much data on the 'top' page.

A site I visit often (www.apexspeed.com/forums) has an option on each level for user-selection of how many of the previous days postings it will display on initial request, which again I believe affects the speed of displaying on my computer.

(I explained badly, go see what I mean...)

cheers

It's entirely possible the forum software is poorly written, but given the size of our forum, I doubt it. Also, the General section (the page that lists the topics, is just over 200 KB when downloaded, so it's pretty small). When I get the new site up, I will post a link here for direct side by side comparisons. That will tell us for sure.

The problem we have is that we are not big enough for dedicated hosting (our own web servers). So we are on a shared box with possibly hundreds of other applications, so it depends on how responsible (or irresponsible) our hosting provider is about making sure the sites don't slow down.

Stay tuned....

powderbrake

10-24-2008, 07:05 AM

Yes it has become slow. Both the main page and topic selections are slower than before.
I was going to mention it because it has become so irritable, but you beat me to the punch.

MHKflyer52

10-24-2008, 03:46 PM

Mazda,

Your still doing a great job and the forum is still one of the best no mater what any of us say about it.

THANKS FOR ALL YOUR TIME AND EFFORT.

scannon

10-24-2008, 04:19 PM

The problem we have is that we are not big enough for dedicated hosting (our own web servers). So we are on a shared box with possibly hundreds of other applications, so it depends on how responsible (or irresponsible) our hosting provider is about making sure the sites don't slow down.

Stay tuned....

I'd be willing to kick in for a dedicated server, anyone else?

Skip

slngsht

10-24-2008, 05:09 PM

I'd be willing to kick in for a dedicated server, anyone else?

Skip

Well, it's the per month hosting that's expensive... give me a couple of days. I think the new solution will be pretty good.

slngsht

10-24-2008, 08:09 PM

well, I have been working on this thing...

those of you who would like to test... take a look at this site: http://www.usa7s.net/aspnetforum/default.aspx

THAT SITE IS NOT UP TO DATE, AND WILL GET WIPED BEFORE THE ACTUAL TRANSITION. It's just so a few of us can compare page load speeds. Try comparing pages without pictures, as that site doesn't yet have the latest uploads from the production site.

slngsht

10-24-2008, 08:41 PM

another idea I'm toying with is blocking site access to Russia, China, etc... Invariably, I look at the admin pages, and the site is being hit by 50-60 sessions from one IP address. When I look it up, traffic originates from those 2 countries :rolleyes:

scannon

10-24-2008, 09:14 PM

well, I have been working on this thing...

those of you who would like to test... take a look at this site: http://www.usa7s.net/aspnetforum/default.aspx

THAT SITE IS NOT UP TO DATE, AND WILL GET WIPED BEFORE THE ACTUAL TRANSITION. It's just so a few of us can compare page load speeds. Try comparing pages without pictures, as that site doesn't yet have the latest uploads from the production site.

Link doesn't work for me, even when I copy and paste the URL. I get the Site Not Found message.

Skip

slngsht

10-24-2008, 09:15 PM

Link doesn't work for me, even when I copy and paste the URL. I get the Site Not Found message.

Skip

It's possible the domain name has not propagated yet. Might have to wait till the morning.

locostv8

10-24-2008, 11:51 PM

Link doesn't work for me, even when I copy and paste the URL. I get the Site Not Found message.

Skip

You need to use http://www.usa7s.com/aspnetforum/ This site seems much faster no time to play solitare.

slngsht

10-25-2008, 03:59 AM

You need to use http://www.usa7s.com/aspnetforum/ This site seems much faster no time to play solitare.

At 3:51 in the morning they're all fast :lol:

usa7s.com is the same host we've always had.

try this link http://usa7s.net/aspnetforum/default.aspx

for some reason the dns for www is not working.

powderbrake

10-25-2008, 07:17 AM

Mazda: Could it be that pictures are the problem? It seems that when people upload pics, the tend to use their high def pics. Could the site convert the high def to 800 X 600 and store that pic? This would give plenty of resolution for viewing the website, and reduce bandwidth in general.

EDIT:
I just tried the link without the www, and it is mucho faster. I don't know what you did but it is really good. Keep up the good work.

Mandurath

10-25-2008, 07:44 AM

Odd, I generally have few problems, and most of my reading is done on the road as of late with my iphone. Except when larger pics come up, hehe some of the HD photos I give up on. Thankfully the text loads first and I can scroll past the loading images. Maybe a size limit on pics, and a gallery for the high resolution pics, with links in the forum post to the high res pics. So everytime the post is being read the pics are only downloaded if you want to see them, fewer resources are being used.

slngsht

10-25-2008, 08:31 AM

Mandurath, I periodically resize all the pics. Obviously not frequently enough. For some posts, a high res pic would be nice. I'll keep resizing.

Ian7

11-11-2008, 07:19 AM

Maybe just me, but I couldn't access the forums last night. All I got was a blank white screen and the note at the bottom "waiting for..."

Worked fine during the day, and other sites I was at last night loaded normally and quickly.

Seems ok this morning. Curious.

Boxologist

11-11-2008, 01:04 PM

site was at a crawl for me as well. back up to speed now.