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Paydirt up and down - Problems with hosting

gavin		Posted : Sunday, 9 November 2014 5:20:28 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Administrators, Registered Joined: 20/02/2010(UTC) Posts: 1,326 Location: Christchurch Thanks: 736 times Was thanked: 535 time(s) in 287 post(s)		Sorry guys and gals, but the site is having issues at the moment. I'm guessing the hosting company has decided to start throttling resources on the web server, though I'm not 100% sure at present. Hopefully I'll get some answers on Monday or they resolve the issue. Very frustrating!
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Mudwiggle		Posted : Sunday, 9 November 2014 7:08:47 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered, Moderators Joined: 22/10/2013(UTC) Posts: 742 Thanks: 182 times Was thanked: 683 time(s) in 317 post(s)		Cheers Gavin - Was just about to post as it seems to come and go every few minutes.

gavin		Posted : Tuesday, 11 November 2014 9:20:23 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Administrators, Registered Joined: 20/02/2010(UTC) Posts: 1,326 Location: Christchurch Thanks: 736 times Was thanked: 535 time(s) in 287 post(s)		Sorry everyone - I'm still waiting on the hosting company (Web Drive) to get back to me from their investigations. Will follow up again Wed morning as this is getting ridiculous. I suspect they've decided to introduce some sort of throttling Sat night / Sun morning (8th / 9th Nov) which is bringing the site down after years of mostly trouble free service.
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Metal Kiwi		Posted : Wednesday, 12 November 2014 8:56:11 AM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered Joined: 19/06/2011(UTC) Posts: 1,210 Location: Auckland Thanks: 498 times Was thanked: 484 time(s) in 322 post(s)		Yeah getting the Service Unavailable notice sometimes and ok on other times. MK
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Mudwiggle		Posted : Wednesday, 12 November 2014 10:08:00 AM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered, Moderators Joined: 22/10/2013(UTC) Posts: 742 Thanks: 182 times Was thanked: 683 time(s) in 317 post(s)		Duplicate due to forum glitch Edited by user Wednesday, 12 November 2014 10:11:13 AM(UTC) \| Reason: Not specified

Mudwiggle		Posted : Wednesday, 12 November 2014 10:10:10 AM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered, Moderators Joined: 22/10/2013(UTC) Posts: 742 Thanks: 182 times Was thanked: 683 time(s) in 317 post(s)		Not just weekend - was playing merry hell for me yesterday..and today. Got the Service Unavailable while (trying to) post this! Good luck, Frustrating here and can only imagine how you feel!

gavin		Posted : Wednesday, 12 November 2014 11:44:18 AM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Administrators, Registered Joined: 20/02/2010(UTC) Posts: 1,326 Location: Christchurch Thanks: 736 times Was thanked: 535 time(s) in 287 post(s)		I'm having trouble getting through to support... I guess they might be firefighting with all the other angry customers!
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c4bb0ose		Posted : Wednesday, 12 November 2014 4:03:45 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Nugget Groups: Registered Joined: 7/09/2014(UTC) Posts: 97 Thanks: 1 times Was thanked: 32 time(s) in 29 post(s)		Originally Posted by: gavin I'm having trouble getting through to support... I guess they might be firefighting with all the other angry customers! Hmm, yeh if you can get the source code off I would recommend you switch providers, I am sure you could even cancel the contract given how long it has been down for.

gavin		Posted : Wednesday, 12 November 2014 6:32:46 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Administrators, Registered Joined: 20/02/2010(UTC) Posts: 1,326 Location: Christchurch Thanks: 736 times Was thanked: 535 time(s) in 287 post(s)		Originally Posted by: c4bb0ose Originally Posted by: gavin I'm having trouble getting through to support... I guess they might be firefighting with all the other angry customers! Hmm, yeh if you can get the source code off I would recommend you switch providers, I am sure you could even cancel the contract given how long it has been down for. I am looking at plan B's if the problem can't be resolved. Really getting very little feedback from the hosting company. Trying a few ideas myself, but I think something is amiss with the hosting rather than the website.
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