Database errors
Posted: Sat Nov 08, 2003 7:02 pm
Ok, many of you have noticed the occasional message "cannot connect to DB".
For some reason, the database server has been randomly crashing, which is of course a Bad Thing.
From what I can tell, and the database people confirm, is that it's probably a hardware problem.
I've talked to my virtual server provider, and I'll be moving everything to a different physical computer next week. That *should* stop the errors!
It will also mean that we'll have some downtime, but hopefully not more than a few hours while DNS changes propagate.
For some reason, the database server has been randomly crashing, which is of course a Bad Thing.
From what I can tell, and the database people confirm, is that it's probably a hardware problem.
I've talked to my virtual server provider, and I'll be moving everything to a different physical computer next week. That *should* stop the errors!
It will also mean that we'll have some downtime, but hopefully not more than a few hours while DNS changes propagate.
