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Sphinn Sluggishness
Avatar Went Hot: August 9, 2007 - 9:54 am
Posted By: dannysullivan 376 days ago
Topic Type: Discussion
Category: Sphinn Zone
Yes, we're slow -- sometimes not available. We're working on it -- hang in there!
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from g1smd 376 days ago #
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I have been getting a lot of "parse error" messages near the top of the page for several days -- which obviously stops the rest of the page displaying most of the time.

from AndreyMilyan 376 days ago #
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Danny,

FYI, I've tried adding myself to one of the events in the calendar and I got the following error:

"Fatal error: Cannot instantiate non-existent class: queryobj in /var/www/html/sp/sphinn.com/calendar/includes/add_self_to_event.php on line 8"

Now sure if others are getting this too...

from Hobo 376 days ago #
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I've not experienced any problems so far....

from michaelnew20 376 days ago #
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Thanks Danny! It's been a little rough today. :)

from JstaTad 376 days ago #
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I just figured it was attributable to the almost exponential growth in new posts over the last couple of days...

from SimonHeseltine 376 days ago #
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I noticed this earlier, and deactivated the Sphinn plugin on my sites, as it was making them crawl.

from JohnWeb 376 days ago #
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ditto, on the sphinn button on external sites, seems to take forever to load the page. I haven't given up quite yet, but may have to think about it unless it improves.

from dannysullivan 376 days ago #
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So far, the issue seemed related to another site on the same server. Think things have improved much since I first posted.

FYI, there will be new Pligg software (that we use to power Sphinn) out later this month that's supposed to make things much faster. We'll upgrade when it comes out.

from g1smd 376 days ago #
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If you have a sphinn button on an external site, consider placing it lower on the page so you are not waiting for your main content to load ... just the button and your footer.

from Michelle 376 days ago #
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For those who saw problems with the vote button on your sites - are you still seeing those? If this particular issue comes up again, can you shoot a message directly to admin at sphinn.com? Thanks much!

from kevgibbo 376 days ago #
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Isn't this cheating the system, I thought you needed 9 sphinns to make the homepage! :)

from ViperChill 376 days ago #
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I thought it was 9 aswell but ive seen 9 in upcoming ;)

from tambre 376 days ago #
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i'm probably amazingly slow on noticing things but the icons on the navigation are great. i think it's a nice addition! :)

from Twistermc 376 days ago #
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The errors aren't that bad. It's not like it's unusable. Just a bit quirky at times.

from dannysullivan 376 days ago #
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Via Help, the "Basic Common Sense Law" covers this:

http://sphinn.com/story/234

"I expect that what makes it Hot will be largely off how people are sphinning. But we reserve the right to push content right to the Hot page (like with this post) if we think the community will benefit."

In this case, with the site being sluggish, it made sense to get that update out to the home page ASAP.

Aside from this, I think the last time I pushed a story out before it would have gotten there off votes alone was maybe three weeks ago, when things were slower and there were one or two articles just short a vote. Since thing, things are progressing naturally very well.

Now say Larry or Sergey resign. If I saw something like that, I might make an editorial decision there's no need to wait for the votes!

from Jill 376 days ago #
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[quote]So far, the issue seemed related to another site on the same server. [/quote]

You don't have your stuff on a dedicated server? :O

from JasonBarrett 376 days ago #
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It has been a little slow, but that just means people are using it.

from theseoagency 376 days ago #
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Hi Danny and Jill and many others I have met in the past. I have met both of you before but you won't remember me yet... Great site and I tested it out with much ease.

I used to work for icrossing and Joe G and I served a two year non compete from them.. I am now completely free and started my own site 8 months ago... I look foward to seeing you both again at the shows.

Danny you have been a leader and I hope to to have a sliver of your success. See you around.. tim Theseoagency


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