SunshineGuy
07-18-2007, 10:25 AM
I am talking to our hosting company about our current configuration. It seems last night there was an abnormal amount of traffic. still hard to say whether it was a coordianated denial of service or not though things seem to point that way. :computer:
First - all your referral banners that show your earnings will check the server load before they try to calculate it. If the server seems too busy, a default "$$$" will appear in your banner. The banner will still work when clicked, i just skip the calculation if the server is busy. If the server is way over busy, the banner images will automatically turn themselves off (and back on when they can). This should help offload some calculation processing and keep the site a little more responsive.
Second - I am going to try to work out a better solution for these banners (either put the banners on another server or maybe just calculate the earnings a couple times a day rather than try to do it in real time). Right now, banner earnings are calculated in real time which can make things a little busy.
THought I would let you know if you see the banners acting differently.
I am also working with the hosting company to and lean on them to tune things a little better.
First - all your referral banners that show your earnings will check the server load before they try to calculate it. If the server seems too busy, a default "$$$" will appear in your banner. The banner will still work when clicked, i just skip the calculation if the server is busy. If the server is way over busy, the banner images will automatically turn themselves off (and back on when they can). This should help offload some calculation processing and keep the site a little more responsive.
Second - I am going to try to work out a better solution for these banners (either put the banners on another server or maybe just calculate the earnings a couple times a day rather than try to do it in real time). Right now, banner earnings are calculated in real time which can make things a little busy.
THought I would let you know if you see the banners acting differently.
I am also working with the hosting company to and lean on them to tune things a little better.