Why are the forums down EVERY SINGLE DAY at 2AM like clockwork?!

SwankPeRFection · 03-15-2024, 09:13 PM

Do you really need to do that much maintenance or do you just take them down for some silly pre-2010 like security measures? 🙄🤣

nerdogray · 03-15-2024, 09:19 PM

This version of vBulletin is so old it had to be patched for Y2K.

SwankPeRFection · 04-10-2024, 08:21 AM

Seriously, happened again last night. Why the f does this forum go down at 2AM each night?

ramparts · 04-10-2024, 08:58 AM

it's the time they do the daily maintainence backups.

It's more irritating in the UK, as it's as 7am, the time I like to do my browsing with my coffee + breakfast before work !

ttaidapos · 04-10-2024, 08:59 AM

Probably scheduled automated maintenance related to the database is my guess or refresh the webserver to prevent it from melting down because it's so old.

SwankPeRFection · 04-18-2024, 12:13 AM

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Originally Posted by ramparts

it's the time they do the daily maintainence backups.

It's more irritating in the UK, as it's as 7am, the time I like to do my browsing with my coffee + breakfast before work !

Is it 1999 or some shit? Why do you have to bring down the forum engine to do a flat file backup? Pretty sure options exist now to be able to do live backups without taking everything down. Is this place run out of a basement or something?

noemon · 04-18-2024, 03:11 AM

Daily backups with massive database forums strain the server and send the domain in maintenance mode. It happens in all major phpbb forums with large databases.

It only lasts for a few minutes anyway so like with all good things life, one just needs to be patient.

Oldgixxer · 04-18-2024, 04:47 AM

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Originally Posted by SwankPeRFection

Is it 1999 or some shit? Why do you have to bring down the forum engine to do a flat file backup? Pretty sure options exist now to be able to do live backups without taking everything down. Is this place run out of a basement or something?

It's not like you're paying to be a forum member,it's a mild inconvenience why you so mad

ramparts · 04-18-2024, 12:58 PM

Don’t blame me I’m just the messenger !

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ramparts Colonel 1174 Rep 2,269 Posts Drives: M40i Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: UK iTrader: (0)	it's the time they do the daily maintainence backups. It's more irritating in the UK, as it's as 7am, the time I like to do my browsing with my coffee + breakfast before work !
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ttaidapos Private First Class 168 Rep 197 Posts Drives: '23 X5 M50i, '24 M2 Join Date: Sep 2023 Location: USA iTrader: (0)	Probably scheduled automated maintenance related to the database is my guess or refresh the webserver to prevent it from melting down because it's so old.
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noemon Private First Class 211 Rep 167 Posts Drives: BMW F80 M3 Join Date: Mar 2019 Location: Cambridge iTrader: (0)	Daily backups with massive database forums strain the server and send the domain in maintenance mode. It happens in all major phpbb forums with large databases. It only lasts for a few minutes anyway so like with all good things life, one just needs to be patient.
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