what does this mean difflock?

Alex90 · Posted: Fri Mar 18, 2011 1:08 pm Post subject: what does this mean difflock?

sometimes i get this message when i try to look on the forum section. any ideas why?

phpBB : Critical Error

Could not connect to the database

it doesnt matter if im logged in or not it still comes up sometimes. really annoying especially if you just finish writing a reply and this message comes up when you click send Evil or Very Mad

Oshodisa · Posted: Fri Mar 18, 2011 1:23 pm Post subject:

Hi Alex,

This has been discussed before - basically it means something like there are too many people trying to access the site for the amount to bandwidth availble, then it drops everyone off.

It's something that Anton et al are working on in the background to try and sort out - just have to live with it for a while longer.

Twiss · Posted: Fri Mar 18, 2011 1:34 pm Post subject:

Oshodisa has hit the nail on the head!

If you hit your browser's back button, it should go back to the posting page and have kept all of your text! Then you can try to submit it again in a few moments.

If it doesn't keep the text, I would suggest trying a different browser
(not just for difflock, if it doesn't have that capability it's probably a rubbish browser anyway Wink

)

mudplugga · Posted: Fri Mar 18, 2011 3:30 pm Post subject:

It's getting worse, time to throw another chair leg in the boiler !

parrotveasey81 · Posted: Fri Mar 18, 2011 3:46 pm Post subject:

difflock must not like you lot or you are on here at the wrong times as i have only had it 3 or 4 times in the last month but thats been around 3pm when its happen'd

Twiss · Posted: Fri Mar 18, 2011 4:16 pm Post subject:

I haven't had it today - except for around 3pm as you say parrot

Is the database or server doing a backup at 3pm?

Alex90 · Posted: Fri Mar 18, 2011 11:12 pm Post subject:

thanks for the info. i didnt know it had been covered before. thought i might have to take my computer outside and 'repair it' with a hammer unimog style if it was a fault at my end.

Scrooge, E. · Guest

That happens in the early hours of the morning too, even those there's only 27 of me browsing the forum....

Twiss · Posted: Sat Mar 19, 2011 11:58 am Post subject:

Alex, you can't use a hammer on electrical problems!!!
Just everything else Wink

and Gray/Guest you should get a doctor to have a look at you.
27 different personalities has got to be a bit of a challenge in life!

I guess if it's happening in the middle of the night it may be a backup.

Scrooge, E. · Guest

One day Twiss, one day.... Rolling Eyes

jeepmadmike · Posted: Sun Mar 20, 2011 5:36 pm Post subject:

I have found it to be much more a software / browser issue I find if I can't get on to differs with AOL or safari google will work, also I rarely have the issue on my iphone

Alex90 · Posted: Tue Mar 22, 2011 1:00 am Post subject: