[Taller Better]

Hmmmmm... I haven't been able to make it work for a couple of days. Miss it.

[SkyWatcher]

It's working now. It's been back up for a couple of days.

[Taller Better]

No it isn't, and I've not been able to get on at all. Is SSC still operating? It has
been down for the better part of a week.

[SkyWatcher]

Yes it is, been posting over there every day for the last four. You might want to empty your cache and cookies and try again. It's been running very smoothly for me.

[nick_taylor]

Ok, let me get some misconceptions out of the way here.

The size of the database, how many threads are on the forum, and how many subforums there are has absolutely NO impact on the problems we just experienced.

What did have an impact was the 4000+ users online at the same time.Actually had the number of irrelevant threads and sub-forums been deleted then there would be less incentive for such large volumes of people to be on the website. Cause > effect.

[Taller Better]

Oh no.... don't tell me that this is one of those bizarre things that is only affecting my computer. I have emptied the cache and the cookies and can access any other site, just not SSC. Last time they shut down for a week I could no longer see the banners.... this time I can no longer see SSC. :(
ps I even tried turning off the firewall.

[Swede]

^It's been working a-ok for me for several days now.

[SkyWatcher]

I had that happen once on a site for a week. Try going in not using your bookmark.

[i_am_hydrogen]

Taller Better, you could try this:

If anyone still can't get in, here's my quick and easy guide complete with pictures:



1: Find the drive that has your system files in it (my case F but most of the time it's C)

http://img170.imageshack.us/img170/2272/untitled1um8.th.jpg (http://img170.imageshack.us/my.php?image=untitled1um8.jpg)


2: Go to "windows"

http://img226.imageshack.us/img226/2157/untitled2vw3.th.jpg (http://img226.imageshack.us/my.php?image=untitled2vw3.jpg)


3: Then to "System32"

http://img226.imageshack.us/img226/2309/untitled3mn1.th.jpg (http://img226.imageshack.us/my.php?image=untitled3mn1.jpg)


4: Then click on "drivers"

http://img214.imageshack.us/img214/7660/untitled4vc8.th.jpg (http://img214.imageshack.us/my.php?image=untitled4vc8.jpg)


5: Then "etc"

http://img214.imageshack.us/img214/2164/untitled5rx0.th.jpg (http://img214.imageshack.us/my.php?image=untitled5rx0.jpg)


6: Then doubleclick on "hosts". (I had 2 of them, I actually changed them both but if you don't want to change 1 and if it works fine, if it doesn't then do the other)

http://img214.imageshack.us/img214/9195/untitled6df4.th.jpg (http://img214.imageshack.us/my.php?image=untitled6df4.jpg)


7: Open it with "notepad"

http://img221.imageshack.us/img221/7643/untitled7mv5.th.jpg (http://img221.imageshack.us/my.php?image=untitled7mv5.jpg)


8: The text file should open. Type in "66.249.139.178 www.skyscrapercity.com" where I've pointed. Make sure that the 2 words are on the same line and have at least one space between them.

http://img84.imageshack.us/img84/3920/untitled8pz2.th.jpg (http://img84.imageshack.us/my.php?image=untitled8pz2.jpg)


9: It should look something like this:

http://img183.imageshack.us/img183/2443/untitled9hk5.th.jpg (http://img183.imageshack.us/my.php?image=untitled9hk5.jpg)


10: Now just type in www.skyscrapercity.com into your browser as usual

http://img243.imageshack.us/img243/2167/untitled10ud2.th.jpg (http://img243.imageshack.us/my.php?image=untitled10ud2.jpg)


11: And Voila!!! :D

http://img81.imageshack.us/img81/6098/untitled11le7.th.jpg (http://img81.imageshack.us/my.php?image=untitled11le7.jpg)

[coth]

IPs are changed long time ago. It won't work.

[Taller Better]

Thanks for the hints guys, but I simply cannot make it work. Tried closing firewall, entering the url as a safe site, lowered security levels, emptied cache of temporary files... absolutely everything but no result. Very depressing. :(
ps So, should I try that thing above, or will it no longer work because of the changed IP addresses? Thanks for the help!

[NanoBison]

Ok, let me get some misconceptions out of the way here.

The size of the database, how many threads are on the forum, and how many subforums there are has absolutely NO impact on the problems we just experienced.

What did have an impact was the 4000+ users online at the same time.

We tried to add another server, and it overloaded the power circuits (I have all kinds of unkind things to say about the datacenter, but I'll keep them to myself right now). They added a new circuit, and I just finished getting the 4th webserver online about 15 minutes ago. The site is running very snappy with 3500 users online, and the loads on the servers are quite acceptable. This should suffice until we hit around 6000 users online, at which point we'll need to think about more hardware. Hopefully we have 6 months before that happens.

Now, I see plenty of armchair server admins in this forum, and not a single one of them has any clue as to how the cluster is set up, and what kind of incompetent fools I have to work with at the datacenter. I'd move the site, but that would give us probably close to 3-5 days of downtime while the servers are packed up and shipped elsewhere.

Now, for those who are whining about what's being done, grow your own forum and see if you can handle it.

I'm working on creating a website such as SSC and SSP, and would be interested in what kind of hardware is required to smoothly handle it, and yes I understand the load balancing and distributed database design. Just wondering what the specs on the servers were so I can plan on what is needed to be spent on hardware to handle a board of either size.

:)

[i_am_hydrogen]

Thanks for the hints guys, but I simply cannot make it work. Tried closing firewall, entering the url as a safe site, lowered security levels, emptied cache of temporary files... absolutely everything but no result. Very depressing. :(
ps So, should I try that thing above, or will it no longer work because of the changed IP addresses? Thanks for the help!

Do you know your IP? What page shows up when you try to load SSC? I'm a mod over at SSC, so I can try to help you get back in.

[Overground]

So TB can you get back in yet?

This has happened to me before but I can't remember how it got fixed. I'll try to rack my brain and see if I come up with anything.

Hey, try using an anonymous proxy server like this http://anonymouse.org/anonwww.html

If that works then perhaps through some deductive reasoning it can be figured out.

[Taller Better]

So TB can you get back in yet?

This has happened to me before but I can't remember how it got fixed. I'll try to rack my brain and see if I come up with anything.

Hey, try using an anonymous proxy server like this http://anonymouse.org/anonwww.html

If that works then perhaps through some deductive reasoning it can be figured out.

OMG! I can't believe it but you have solved my problem! (except now I get the Anonymouse ads every time I download a page! Do you have any idea what might have been causing the problem? I'd love to solve the problem so I don't have to use an anonymous proxy server. Overground, thank you very much!
Cheers!:cheers:

[Balth]

OMG! I can't believe it but you have solved my problem! (except now I get the Anonymouse ads every time I download a page! Do you have any idea what might have been causing the problem? I'd love to solve the problem so I don't have to use an anonymous proxy server. Overground, thank you very much!
Cheers!:cheers:

I have the exact same problem as you. After the last time I couldn't see the banners either, and now everything is gone. I have no idea what so ever what might be causing the problem.

It seems to work with the anonymous proxy server, though. Atleast temporarily. Thanks!

[Taller Better]

Thanks everyone for the help, but " I am Hydrogen" has provided a permanent solution! I now get SSC perfectly, including the banners! Follow the steps in the above fix by malec, and instead of entering www.skyscrapercity.com, enter
www1.skyscrapercity.com or www2.skyscrapercity.com, or www3.skyscrapercity.com.
I entered the first, and voila! All was repaired! A big thanks to I am Hydrogen and Overground for helping me! :)

[i_am_hydrogen]

Thanks everyone for the help, but " I am Hydrogen" has provided a permanent solution! I now get SSC perfectly, including the banners! Follow the steps in the above fix by malec, and instead of entering www.skyscrapercity.com, enter
www1.skyscrapercity.com or www2.skyscrapercity.com, or www3.skyscrapercity.com.
I entered the first, and voila! All was repaired! A big thanks to I am Hydrogen and Overground for helping me! :)

:party:

[Balth]

I forgot to mention that. I used www1.skyscrapercity.com after the last time SSC went down, and it worked fine. Not anymore though. www2 and www3 don't work either.

Anyone?

[Taller Better]

I'm so surprised to hear someone else has the same problem I did! I thought I was alone! I am so happy to have SSC back...

[Grumpy]

well of course, registered users have an account and can search, and post. unregistered users don't.

Please explain this: when I am not logged at SSC it goes much faster! :shrug:

Its weekend again : 500 - Internal Server Error ... :koko:

[DaiTengu]

Taller Better, you could try this:

Actually, your best bet is to, if you have anything that says www.skyscrapercity.com (or anything similar), DELETE IT.

People who have this in their hosts fill will probably not be able to reach SSC around the end of March.

[Grumpy]

Got this while surfing at SSC:

Warning: Memcache::connect() [function.Memcache-connect]: Can't connect to 66.249.128.86:11211, Connection timed out (110) in /includes/class_datastore.php on line 285

Fatal error: Unable to connect to memcache server in /includes/class_datastore.php on line 287

:shrug:

[wjfox2004]

useless

[Grumpy]

useless

Having the same problem ?
Why is there always something going on with the connection ??

[Swede]

I haven't had any problems for a long time now. Except a bit slow at times, but I can live with that.

[wjfox2004]

Jan is getting another server, apparently.

[Taller Better]

I think it is still down.. nope! Just got on! but soooooooooooooooooooooooo slow.

[tbite]

I've finally got onto the site, after emtying my local host lists at C drive>windows>system32>drivers>etc>hosts

I knew it was just my computer when I could go onto the site just fine elsewhere, but not on my computer:)

[ont]

OMG, What happened to servers on SSC? (BTW I'm OnurT)

Well, I can't tell it to others on Skyscraperlife because I brigged til Sunday.

[GENIUS LOCI]

Is it just me?
I can't open SSC

HTTP 500 - Internal Server Error

[northstar]

same here..

[wjfox2004]

The world's most unreliable website...

[GENIUS LOCI]

Forum offline to do some database optimizations. Be back in about 30 minutes!

[MadGerald]

I got up this morning to look at my favourite skyscraper/ urban architecture site and it's gone .:breakcomp:

[Stephan23]

Nothing works!! :(:(:(:(

[PhilippeMtl]

SSC is down here, same situation for you??

[Stephan23]

What's this??

Fatal error: Memcache is not installed in /includes/class_datastore.php on line 270

[Zedferret]

What's this??

Fatal error: Memcache is not installed in /includes/class_datastore.php on line 270

It mean SSC not workum.:hell:

[FREKI]

So it's not working for all... good, I thought my workplace had banned it :)

[Swede]

^hahaha! that happened to me. first SSP then SSC :(

[kapo]

mine is not working...

[wjfox2004]

The level of BlackSun's incompetence is simply staggering.

[london lad06]

The level of BlackSun's incompetence is simply staggering.

Why dont they just change over to another server provider that isn't so shit?

[Sinjin]

Ouch! :(

[LT4f]

It's been a long time since the last time SSC was down, but apparently their servers BlackSun are unreliable.
But from what I understand they're the same company that manage myspace or youtube, so I guess they can't be that bad

[Lost Island]

......and no diagrams over HERE! Just not getting my overseas fix tonight.

[FREKI]

So... what the heck do I do now...

With all respect for SSP theres just a lot more activity going on on SSC - plus the European section is luckily a tad larger than a single section!

Hmm... maybe I can stratch that mole away...

[CHapp]

Well, Black Sun obviously has its priorities. Its own website ("http://www.blacksun.net) is still working, and so of course is Youtube. :notacrook: Don't know about myspace.

Black Sun technologies offers the best of location (Downtown Los Angeles), price, and reliability (Virtually 100% uptime).

Sure! We've all seen that time and again, and the latest downtime just reinforces everyone's trust in Black Sun, right? :jester:

Skyscrapercity seems to somehow have fallen between the cracks of their virtually 100% performane at that "premier downtown LA location." :whip:


@ Dai Tengu: how are things going? Care to give us an update? :) This is by now more than a temporary glitch.

[queetz@home]

So... what the heck do I do now...

With all respect for SSP theres just a lot more activity going on on SSC - plus the European section is luckily a tad larger than a single section!

Hmm... maybe I can stratch that mole away...

I agree!!!! I already visited all the threads in the SSP Skybar, Canada and Transportation section that I follow but not much activity in those fronts. Man! I need my SSC fix and I need it now!!!! :tantrum:

[Stephan23]

Fehlermeldung

Keine Verbindung zum Server

Die Verbindung zum Server www.skyscrapercity.com konnte nicht aufgebaut werden.
Das könnte daran liegen, dass der Server momentan nicht verfügbar ist oder der gewählte Link nicht korrekt ist.

Wenn Sie einen weiteren Versuch machen wollen, klicken Sie hier.


Boooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!

[Swede]

With all respect for SSP theres just a lot more activity going on on SSC - plus the European section is luckily a tad larger than a single section!
Well... over the years most European activity has been on SSC, thus the lack of need for more €-sections on SSP. Also means different times of day are the most active, since by far the majority of SSPers are northamericans. That's just how it is.

[fawad]

I don't SSP guys would be too happy with this thread.

but i don't even have sub forum for my country here :(.

[Swede]

^Look a bit closer, quite a few mods (from both SSP and SSC) have posted in this thread. Just a place to check in and vent a bit (all because of how much we're addicted to the forums :D).

No seperate subforum, nu, but a €-forum - so post away! :)

[fawad]

^^ I never said i was european..

oops i didnt see close enough..yes you are right,although i realized a few SSC mods at first.

[Mazepa]

I don't want to point fingers, but a couple of days before the shutdown, there was a recorded activity of users from... North Korea. Coincidence or NOT?

[g-man435]

Fehlermeldung

Keine Verbindung zum Server

Die Verbindung zum Server www.skyscrapercity.com konnte nicht aufgebaut werden.
Das könnte daran liegen, dass der Server momentan nicht verfügbar ist oder der gewählte Link nicht korrekt ist.

Wenn Sie einen weiteren Versuch machen wollen, klicken Sie hier.


Boooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!

ENGLISH PLEASE. :yes:

[g-man435]

I don't want to point figures, but a couple of days before the shutdown, there was a recorded activity of users from... North Korea. Coincidence or NOT?

:haha: They launched an ambush against SSC.

[Mazepa]

The rumor has it that SSC is not coming back. Well, it's been a good a run.

[Siberian]

The rumor has it that SSC is not coming back.
Really? :D

[g-man435]

The rumor has it that SSC is not coming back. Well, it's been a good a run.

Ok, which one of you is going to try to go to war with North Korea now? :haha:

[Mazepa]

I already wrote to several officials in NATO asking them to launch a preemptive strike on North Korea, so that their programmers would release SSC out of their claws.

[fawad]

SSC has been down many times previously so i dont think korea got to do anything with this. Dai Tengu had always said its the servers that are down or some maintenance is being performed.

[fawad]

btw, i didnt know they had programmers of forum destruction( PFD)

[g-man435]

SSC has been down many times previously so i dont think korea got to do anything with this. Dai Tengu had always said its the servers that are down or some maintenance is being performed.

How do you know? Do you work for North Korea? :sly: :haha:

[fawad]

How do you know? Do you work for North Korea? :sly: :haha:

sshhhh...Collin powerl or condalizard rice might be on this forums.

btw, how did you know that?:notacrook:

[Sinjin]

^ Forwarded email message from Ayala (ayalamallslovemall@yahoo.com)

haha , i think a server upgrade has been borked. rumours of nuclear
attack are untrue.
cheers
james (gothicform)

[fawad]

Is anyone of the management team of SSC on this forum? perhaps they could tell us exactly when it will be up.

[Mazepa]

Yes, we would like a confirmation of whether North Korea has anything to do with this?

[fawad]

Its up...yuppy

[marty sf]

i can confirm the rumours - jans pulled the plug and it wont be coming back. :fruit:














;)

[coth]

it's back online

[DaiTengu]

Grumble
every time I try to take a day off, something goes to hell. I woke up this morning to a hundred IMs (Well, closer to 30) complaining that the site was down.

I still have no idea what caused it... no power outages, nothing in the logs, it just .. quit.

[FREKI]

We need 20cc of "pleasegetibackup-zalin" stat!

[wjfox2004]

..

[tayser]

is it up shit creek for anyone else?

been down for me all day yesterday too...

[tayser]

my ISP's DNS must be stuffed - I can only browse to the IP, not the hostname...

[Sinjin]

500 - Internal Server Error

[Skoulikimou]

server error :hell:

[queetz@home]

500 - Internal Server Error

Grrr!!!

Sinjin, once SSC goes back online, please check the Fort Palm Springs thread in the Metro Manila Projects section. I think the teasing and childish behaviour has gone too far and it has got to stop! The last thing we, as Filipino forumers, want is to shoot ourselves in the foot and help make a potentially good project fail simply because of speculation, childish behaviour and selfish business interests by some forumers... :rant:

[Boeing767]

Im am so fucking sick of these 500 internal server errors :mad: Its happening every day now

[Xelebes]

SSC is down. :(

I was about to write my first post in German too!

[queetz@home]

There seems to be a developing pattern here since SSC went down approximately the same time as yesterday.

[Swede]

^And again, I don't notice it :P /works fine for me all the time now.

[Boeing767]

yet again, yet again, yet again, we see the delightful 500 sever error


so so over it. Fix that shit up to who ever runs SSC

[Xelebes]

Error 500 again.... ho-hum.

[Boeing767]

goddamnit its more frequent than the ticking of the second hand of a clock

[Boeing767]

the obligatory 500 server error is over - for now

[FREKI]

Gotta love spending 15min creating a post just to get this when posting it...

Warning: Memcache::connect() [function.Memcache-connect]: Can't connect to 66.249.128.XX:112XX, Connection timed out (110) in /includes/class_datastore.php on line 285

Fatal error: Unable to connect to memcache server in /includes/class_datastore.php on line 287

THANKS SSC! :(

[Grumpy]

I get alot of this on my screen today : 500 - Internal Server Error :hell:

[wjfox2004]

Gotta love spending 15min creating a post just to get this when posting it...



Tip: Copy your posts into the clipboard before hitting submit. :)

[Swede]

^VERY GOOD TIP :yes:
especially long posts, with lots of links/pics.

Honestly, I haven't been getting that much trouble on SSC lately, just taking a couple minutes to load.

[Sinjin]

Database Error :)

[GENIUS LOCI]

Down...

[pricemazda]

The most unreliable website, ever...

[queetz@home]

Why oh why must it go down! Grrr!!! :mad:

[Oriolus]

I was just about to post a fresh construction update dammit!! Now its gunna go stale :(

[wjfox2004]

Utterly, utterly useless.

[Boeing767]

yep as per fucking usual it goes down again. This time its a delightful "page cannot be displayed 404 error" and its been like this for about 8 hours now.

I also love it how after 5 minutes of inactivity it logs you out :hell:

[wjfox2004]

What usually seems to happen is that some imbecile at BlackSun forgets to push a button on the server, and the entire website goes down just because of that simple action. It takes them about 24 hours to realise this mistake, even with numerous emails and phone calls sent to them. That's the level of incompetence and idiocy we're talking about here.