vb 5.2.4 forum running currently on a Hostgator shared server (baby plan).
I'm getting gangs of database errors (MySQL server has gone away),
and also at least the messenger on my forum is very slow:
my forum runs okay usually.
vbulletin finally analyzed and came back with: "Looking at the error_log in your forums directory, the errors just appear to be a resource limitation is being hit. I've created a JIRA to handle this better. We cannot eliminate the resource limitations. It doesn't even have to be your site causing these database errors. If another site on the shared server uses the resources on MySQL, you have to wait and it can result in these errors. There could be 500, 800, 1000 sites on a single shared server."
I was looking into cloud at hostgator. Or VPS. But hostgator tech support said:
"Switching to a Cloud package would generally not assist as these are still shared hosting accounts which are shared with other users. The only way to truly ensure that other users will not have any effect on your website is to get a dedicated server as VPS are not protected from these issues either as you are still on a server with more then one customer on it. Please let us know if you have any other questions or concerns."
That's quite a jump though - from a shared server costing a few bucks a month to a dedicated. At hostgator the cheapest dedicated ends up at 179 per month after the introductory price. I suppose I can find a dedicated elsewhere that lands after introductory price at around 79 per month, maybe 69. I just find it hard to believe that I need to go from shared all the way to dedicated and that neither cloud nor VPS will solve the issue.
As noted, the main thing I find, other than the database errors, is that my messaging system is very slow.
I'm asking for input/suggestions from other vbulletin users as to whether cloud or VPS is working for them, with decent traffic. I'm currently reaching 10,000 per month unique visitors and I suppose I'll be going up from there. I have anywhere from 30 - 150 visitors logged on at a time it seems, and I assume some of those are just search engine bots. Those levels don't seem all that high to me.
I'm getting gangs of database errors (MySQL server has gone away),
and also at least the messenger on my forum is very slow:
my forum runs okay usually.
vbulletin finally analyzed and came back with: "Looking at the error_log in your forums directory, the errors just appear to be a resource limitation is being hit. I've created a JIRA to handle this better. We cannot eliminate the resource limitations. It doesn't even have to be your site causing these database errors. If another site on the shared server uses the resources on MySQL, you have to wait and it can result in these errors. There could be 500, 800, 1000 sites on a single shared server."
I was looking into cloud at hostgator. Or VPS. But hostgator tech support said:
"Switching to a Cloud package would generally not assist as these are still shared hosting accounts which are shared with other users. The only way to truly ensure that other users will not have any effect on your website is to get a dedicated server as VPS are not protected from these issues either as you are still on a server with more then one customer on it. Please let us know if you have any other questions or concerns."
That's quite a jump though - from a shared server costing a few bucks a month to a dedicated. At hostgator the cheapest dedicated ends up at 179 per month after the introductory price. I suppose I can find a dedicated elsewhere that lands after introductory price at around 79 per month, maybe 69. I just find it hard to believe that I need to go from shared all the way to dedicated and that neither cloud nor VPS will solve the issue.
As noted, the main thing I find, other than the database errors, is that my messaging system is very slow.
I'm asking for input/suggestions from other vbulletin users as to whether cloud or VPS is working for them, with decent traffic. I'm currently reaching 10,000 per month unique visitors and I suppose I'll be going up from there. I have anywhere from 30 - 150 visitors logged on at a time it seems, and I assume some of those are just search engine bots. Those levels don't seem all that high to me.
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