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  • American Adventurist
    New Member
    • Mar 2013
    • 8
    • 4.2.X

    [Forum] New Forum Owner, Need Help

    Just paid $250 for my vB license and installed vB 4.2 and my forum is slow and getting database errors.

    Called the hosting company (inMotion) who I have "unlimited" bandwidth through and the 10+ users online shouldnt slow it even one second. It's not a server issue.

    Went to GTmetrix.com, typed in my site info ([URL="http://americanadventurist.com/Forum/forum.php?"]http://americanadventurist.com/Forum/forum.php?[/URL="http://americanadventurist.com/Forum/forum.php?"]) and I get an F for page speed and a C for YSlow...

    The forum is VERY basic with no plug ins, widgets etc installed just the basic new vB software... What to do???

    Also, as a new license owner is there a tech support number I can call to get this software up and running before my core constituancy gets fed up and leaves? Thanks!
  • Mark.B
    vBulletin Support
    • Feb 2004
    • 24286
    • 6.0.X

    #2
    Hi

    Your site at http://americanadventurist.com/Forum/forum.php seems to be loading pretty speedily for me.
    MARK.B
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    • American Adventurist
      New Member
      • Mar 2013
      • 8
      • 4.2.X

      #3
      I have had several database errors since launching the site 1.5 hours ago, here they are as an example:

      Database error in vBulletin :

      mysql_connect() [<a href='function.mysql-connect'>function.mysql-connect</a>]: Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket '/var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock' (11)
      /home/ameri340/public_html/Forum/includes/class_core.php on line 317

      Database error in vBulletin :

      mysql_connect() [<a href='function.mysql-connect'>function.mysql-connect</a>]: Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket '/var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock' (11)
      /home/ameri340/public_html/Forum/includes/class_core.php on line 317

      MySQL Error :
      Error Number :
      Request Date : Sunday, March 10th 2013 @ 12:49:02 PM
      Error Date : Sunday, March 10th 2013 @ 12:49:02 PM
      Script : [URL="http://americanadventurist.com/Forum/forum.php?styleid=6"]http://americanadventurist.com/Forum/forum.php?styleid=6[/URL="http://americanadventurist.com/Forum/forum.php?styleid=6"]
      Referrer : [URL="http://www.expeditionportal.com/forum/threads/97521-2013-DESERT-RENDEZVOUS-FINAL-INSTRUCTIONS"]http://www.expeditionportal.com/forum/threads/97521-2013-DESERT-RENDEZVOUS-FINAL-INSTRUCTIONS[/URL="http://www.expeditionportal.com/forum/threads/97521-2013-DESERT-RENDEZVOUS-FINAL-INSTRUCTIONS"]!
      IP Address : 108.0.210.70
      Username :
      Classname : vB_Database

      Database error in vBulletin :

      mysql_connect() [<a href='function.mysql-connect'>function.mysql-connect</a>]: Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket '/var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock' (11)
      /home/ameri340/public_html/Forum/includes/class_core.php on line 317

      MySQL Error :
      Error Number :
      Request Date : Sunday, March 10th 2013 @ 01:23:53 PM
      Error Date : Sunday, March 10th 2013 @ 01:23:53 PM
      Script : [URL="http://americanadventurist.com/Forum/ajax.php?do=autosave"]http://americanadventurist.com/Forum/ajax.php?do=autosave[/URL="http://americanadventurist.com/Forum/ajax.php?do=autosave"]
      Referrer : [URL="http://americanadventurist.com/Forum/showthread.php?11-NEW-MEMBERS-INTRODUCE-YOURSELF-HERE"]http://americanadventurist.com/Forum/showthread.php?11-NEW-MEMBERS-INTRODUCE-YOURSELF-HERE[/URL="http://americanadventurist.com/Forum/showthread.php?11-NEW-MEMBERS-INTRODUCE-YOURSELF-HERE"]!
      IP Address : 74.214.39.171
      Username :
      Classname : vB_Database
      MySQL Version :
      MySQL Version :

      MySQL Error :
      Error Number :
      Request Date : Sunday, March 10th 2013 @ 12:38:06 PM
      Error Date : Sunday, March 10th 2013 @ 12:38:06 PM
      Script : [URL="http://americanadventurist.com/Forum/register.php?do=addmember"]http://americanadventurist.com/Forum/register.php?do=addmember[/URL="http://americanadventurist.com/Forum/register.php?do=addmember"]
      Referrer :
      IP Address : 74.214.39.171
      Username :
      Classname : vB_Database
      MySQL Version

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      • Mark.B
        vBulletin Support
        • Feb 2004
        • 24286
        • 6.0.X

        #4
        Can't connect to local MySQL server

        This is a server error, you would need to speak to your host about this.
        It basically means the MySQL server is unreachable.
        MARK.B
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        • The Crow
          Member
          • Jan 2009
          • 89
          • 4.2.X

          #5
          The problem doesn't seem to be vBulletin, but either MySQL isn't properly configured to run vBulletin or your database is crashing for some reason (unlikely that vBulletin is causing a crash, considering it's a brand new forum, but it's still possible).

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          • American Adventurist
            New Member
            • Mar 2013
            • 8
            • 4.2.X

            #6
            Also, the GTmetrix report tells me I am failing in the following areas, please advise!

            specify image dimensions - F, 0
            combine images using CSS sprites - F, 0
            leverage browser caching - F, 12
            enable gzip compression - F, 18
            minify CSS - F, 35
            inline small CSS - D, 67
            remove unused CSS - F, 49
            use efficient CSS selectors - F, 0
            optimize images - C, 77

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            • Mark.B
              vBulletin Support
              • Feb 2004
              • 24286
              • 6.0.X

              #7
              The software isn't written to pass every available online test. Many of these are subjective at best. We can't rewrite the code for you to achieve such results.
              MARK.B
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              • borbole
                Senior Member
                • Feb 2010
                • 3074
                • 4.0.0

                #8
                Are you on a shared hosting plan or do you have your own vps/dedicated box?

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                • American Adventurist
                  New Member
                  • Mar 2013
                  • 8
                  • 4.2.X

                  #9
                  Called hosting... feel like I'm getting bounced back and forth. They say that MYSQL looks fine except for those issues earlier but is good now... ugh

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                  • Mark.B
                    vBulletin Support
                    • Feb 2004
                    • 24286
                    • 6.0.X

                    #10
                    Whatever a host may tell you, "Can't connect to local MySQL server" means what it says. Don't let them fob you off.
                    MARK.B
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                    • American Adventurist
                      New Member
                      • Mar 2013
                      • 8
                      • 4.2.X

                      #11
                      Originally posted by Mark.B
                      Whatever a host may tell you, "Can't connect to local MySQL server" means what it says. Don't let them fob you off.
                      Agreed. Just sent them an email... I am a total noob at all this but catch on quick.

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