Planetfurry BBS

Elfen_Furry · Moderator Joined: 18 Jun 2002 Posts: 2601 Location: NYC NY

Got it at about a 1/2 hour ago...
Seen Maxx on AIM, and he tried to contact Whip. 1/2 hour later it was up again.

Error, while posting on the Mod's Lougne Forum/Thread.

phpBB : Critical Error

Could not connect to the database

Nite · Posted: Tue May 11, 2004 2:39 pm Post subject:

On another forum I post on, I've gotten that before... I believe that usually occurs when the PHP script cannot connect to PF's MySQL database, for one reason or another. Just try re-posting it, and it should work, unless the MySQL database is down for maintenance or due to error, etc.

Elfen_Furry · Moderator Joined: 18 Jun 2002 Posts: 2601 Location: NYC NY

In my case- PF was DEAD for a good 1/2 hour. No Back, No Reload, just kept getting that constant message.

I run with a 0-cache so the pages get refreshed everytime I load up, and hence, get no false of "yay. I'm on!" on a otherwise dead server.

But its a good thing it came back up; either Whip or Maxx rebooted it or it fixed itself.

I figured its a MySQL/phpBBS software issue, but its not my system or setup, and even if I was Mod'ing it, would not know where to begin other that pressing that big ole red [RESET] button. I would have to know the system inside and out before I dare to fudge with it.

Whip-lash · Posted: Thu May 13, 2004 12:45 pm Post subject:

My apologies for the delay of my response to this issue.

The downtime the Planetfurry BBS experienced was due to a backup process being run on the system. Part of that process takes the MySQL server temporarily offline for a cold backup. Unfortunately it took a little longer than usual to run that process.

Just as a note, I was trying to get a good, recent backup of the system and all sites due to the condition the server is in. I'm not expecting the system to last much longer. The drive that's been causing problems has already died twice this week, but I was able to bring it back up for the time being. I'm still working on building a new server, but since I am limited by the amount of available hardware it is taking a little bit of time.

Gabriel · Posted: Sun May 16, 2004 11:09 am Post subject:

Lurch · Posted: Sun Jul 25, 2004 4:22 pm Post subject:

So, I got this message Sat night (mabye 1:30amPST):

phpBB : Critical Error

Could not connect to the database

Does this just usually mean backups or other repair is happening? Also immediately before this message showed up, page access was really slow.

BTW, thanks for doing all that you do to keep PF up. I can't imagine it is easy or inexpensive.

Whip-lash · Posted: Sun Jul 25, 2004 4:43 pm Post subject:

Cateagle · Posted: Mon Jul 26, 2004 12:09 am Post subject: