Cep, the slowness of the site to load seems to be getting worse and worse. I went on tonight when I got home and it timed out - then loaded ok. I'm finding when I do a post, it takes up to a minute for the post to to through to a confirmation (or at least the error page I normally get) This seems to happen in all browsers I try - Firefox, Chrome and IE. I noticed somebody else mentioned slowness as well in the maintenance announcement thread. It's a bit of a worry

I've noticed that the site has been slower for some time. It seems that it's twofold: first, when I click on something, it takes awhile for the site to respond and begin transmitting the data. Secondly, when I'm in an image-intensive thread, such as the episode reviews, the pages take longer to load up than they used to (say, a couple of months ago). I'm not having these problems on other sites. Other people have also mentioned to me that this site is slower than it used to be. This morning it seems to be better, though.

Is anyone else experiencing problems? I personally have had no speed issues and unfortunately its difficult to say whether it is the site or each persons connection to it.

I am having problems as well Cep! As I pointed out in the announcement thread. It is occurring in both Safari and Firefox and on all different servers I try: Work, the Public Library or other public locals, and from home. Same thing as TJ mentioned I first noticed it about a month ago. I wondered if it was because you were doing work on the site.

Oddly, it has become faster for me This used to be the slowest site that I regularly visit, but now the speed has become comparable with other sites.

I do know that a major tier 1 network failed in Europe not so long ago and caused a large number of sites (especially banks and shops) to crawl. I will take a look and see what the cause may be in the meantime.

I've had it slow on and off over the past few months. It comes and go, no real pattern that I can tell.

I noticed an improvement on my netbook since the overhaul. All too often, I would click on something and get the 'Internet Explorer cannot display the webpage' message, and have to hit the 'back' button and try again (or reload the page). Last night, nothing of the sort. Haven't been paying attention to it on the laptop, so it must be normal(ish) for me.

Originally posted by Cep Is anyone else experiencing problems? I personally have had no speed issues and unfortunately its difficult to say whether it is the site or each persons connection to it.

It's quite some time now that I too am finding the site as being a bit slow but, as you're saying I'm not sure whether it's a problem concerning the site itself or a problem of connection since we're also experiencing this last one, lately!

Cep, I've been having a lot more problems than usual with the site lately. This is happening in different locations (meaning home and work and other places) and on different browsers (Chrome, Explorer, Firefox, Safari). The pages themselves generate quickly, but the 'connection' time (the time it takes my computer to reach the server hosting Gatchamania) is incredibly long. I've had to wait 2-5 minutes for one page to load. The minimum time is 30 seconds, and that doesn't happen very often. It's usually about a minute. For. Every. Single. Page. It's been like this for a couple of weeks at least. I keep waiting for it to clear up, presuming it's some kind of maintenance issue, but it doesn't. Can you check with the company hosting the site and see if there's anything they can suggest to speed up connection time? Thanks so much!

I've been noticing it too, though sometimes it's worse than at other times. It took 76 seconds, just now, for this thread to open for me. Any ideas what's causing this, Cep?

Originally posted by Cep Is anyone else experiencing problems? I personally have had no speed issues and unfortunately its difficult to say whether it is the site or each persons connection to it.

I use firefox. For about a month it would just drag. Then it seemed to fix it self for a day or two. For the last two weeks, now, it depends on the day. Some days I can't get on, others days it loads right up. Most days it is slow, I click my bookmark and walk away and the site is up when I return, but it is frustrating having to do that with every page change or post. I've not noticed this on other sites, either. Just this one.

It's extremely slow for me, too...I've been browsing other sites on another tab while waiting to look at threads...

I have been doing the same thing as Springie ... click on a thread, head off to my second browser to look at another site and return to read the thread I was waiting to read. When I want to go to a new thread I then return to my second browser and check out another site. It makes it very disjointed when trying to "flow" through this site.

Yes, same here. Very very slow to load (timeout a couple of times). It seems to be getting worse. Could it be the database needs checking perhaps?

I haven't had that many problems. But I've been chatting with friends, and they'll tell me they're posting something, but the site is slow for them. I can then open/refresh the page in question two or three times before their post actually shows. So something's flaky. (I only count the times when I'm the only person in the house who's online. When someone is on the other computer accessing the net, I expect things to slow down because of the extra load on the modem.)

Originally posted by condorcandiWhen someone is on the other computer accessing the net, I expect things to slow down because of the extra load on the modem.

Unless you have an outdated modem, or are doing a lot of downloading, that shouldn't be an issue. I've run as many as four devices (one wired, three wireless) off of mine without an issue. We've had two or three wireless devices streaming without a problem (well, except for interference from other modems near by, but most of that has been solved by changing the router channel).

The site's slow for me, too. Also bad on the netbook (I've had to his F5 several times just to connect). No other site takes so long.

Site's slow for me too... Brand new modem - as I know yours is also, Candi - and I'm with the company that has the most comprehensive and fastest coverage we get here in Oz. Is definitely something up with the site... or the server...

Hi guys, I will have a word with our host and see why the speed is bad.

Thank you, Cep.

Thank you Cep!

Thanks Cep!

Thank you Cep! I appreciate your efforts!

Thanks, Cep - we knew we could count on you! And why we're your bunch of squeally fangirls!

Thanks Cep! Everything you do for is is very much appreciated! And Green's right - we are all your squealy fangirls! BTW: we need a SQUEE smiley!

Originally posted by Cep Hi guys, I will have a word with our host and see why the speed is bad.

Thanks so much!

Yay! Thanks, Cep!!!

Ok I have been in discussions with our host who do not beleive there is a problem. Therefore I need you all to provide me with the following information and if you can also provide video or image evidence (email it to me) that will also be beneficial. I need to know: - The page your loading (URL) - The time it takes to load - Whether it is a repetitive problem or comes and goes - Your location - Your connection type and typical speed - The time of day you are trying Once I have this information I can submit it to our hosts.

I can help with some things but someone may have to help me figure out others. The page your loading (URL) - every page on Gatchamania.net including the main page. The time it takes to load - How do I figure this out? Maybe my problem is Safari does not display this or I do know know where it is displayed on the Safari browser. Whether it is a repetitive problem or comes and goes - it is a consistent, repetitive problem. Every single time I try to access any page. Your location - Canada, Ontario Your connection type and typical speed - I am connect through a DSL modem. I am not sure of my typical connect speed. Is there somewhere I can look? The time of day you are trying - any time of the day, morning, noon and evening - EST Sorry, I know you said email you, but I thought people might be able to help me answer those questions I am having trouble with or maybe clarify some of those that need it.

- The page your loading (URL) -- http://www.gatchamania.net/portal.php?sid= Is the page I go to first and usually takes the longest. - The time it takes to load -- today it has been quick with 5 to 20 seconds per page - Whether it is a repetitive problem or comes and goes -- it is a repetitive problem with this site being slower than all others, but the speed is variable. Today it has been quick, there have been days when it takes 30 seconds or longer, or just times out. - Your location -- West Coast US, specifically San Francisco Bay Area in California - Your connection type and typical speed -- Usually a wireless DSL, medium speed service. (Sorry I don't know specifics, but do know that I do not pay for the highest speed). - The time of day you are trying -- Varies from day to day, usually several times a day. I've noticed that it was slower this morning than it was this afternoon, but that could change tomorrow.

This site http://tools.pingdom.com/ will trace the load time of a web page. This page is running between 3.5 and 5 seconds for me this morning. My access to the site is nowhere near as slow as others have reported, but it is still by far the slowest site I visit. But it seems faster today than usual. Perhaps the host company have tweaked something a little bit?

My experience this morning: Loading http://www.gatchamania.net/index.php?sid= 7:26 am Pacific time - took 5 minutes Loading http://www.gatchamania.net/thread.php?sid=&postid=117567#post117567 7:32 am - took 90 seconds ETA: After that it seemed to speed up to 20-30 seconds per page. The problem is repetitive, but is worse at certain times than others (as you can see from this morning's results). Location is California (west coast of US) and connection is via high speed cable modem.

Loading http://www.gatchamania.net/index.php?sid= 12:08 pm Pacific time - took 75 seconds Location is California (west coast of US) and connection is via high speed cable modem. ETA It took 2 minutes to post this reply, and over a minute to get to the editing screen.

From today at 1:25 PDT: This page was generated in 63.993 seconds (0.36% PHP - 99.64% MySQL) with 89 queries. all other information is same as my post from yesterday.

e-mail sent Cep.

10/08/2011, 1:28 PDT "This page was generated in 25.475 seconds (1.63% PHP - 98.37% MySQL) with 89 queries." Everything else same as previous postings.

Earlier this morning, it took 30ish seconds to get to the most recent posts, about the same for every one of them I entered and for the posts I made to hit. Northern Virginia on AT&T Connect on he laptop.

The above post took 54 seconds to hit at 7:32 PM Eastern standard time.

I've noticed that the site seems much faster now. Have they tweaked it, Cep? It's about 2:49 pm EST on Sunday afternoon...maybe there is less traffic now to slow things down?

Now I'm getting a service unavailable error as I try to change screens. 3:34 PM Eastern standard time.

It has become slower for sure. I have a good high speed internet service yet when I logged in here today I might as well have dial up. I hope your able to find out why its slowed down CEP. The amount of users has never been an issue in the past,(just a thought) after all the numbers on here at time is nothing compared to other forums.

Cep, I was trying to time how long pages took to load this morning and it occurred to me that this problem is always the worst first thing in the morning... about 6 am to 10 am Pacific time. Later in the day the pages are only taking about 20-30 seconds to load. I'm wondering if perhaps the time of day that is morning for me is a heavy load time for the majority of the users on this server? I'm guessing that the servers are on GMT (In the UK, where you are, Cep?) and so 6am-10am here would be 2 pm-6pm there...

Home page at 12:00 PM PDT: This page was generated in 61.981 seconds (1.74% PHP - 98.26% MySQL) with 88 queries. Followed by: http://www.gatchamania.net/thread.php?threadid=3616&page=3&sid= at 12:05 This page was generated in 67.785 seconds (1.64% PHP - 98.36% MySQL) with 37 queries.

I am finding that once my computer connects to the server the pages load very quickly. It is the connecting to the server that takes ages for me. My browser will sit for ages (20 hippopotamuses or more) saying: contacting www.gatchamania.net. This time does not appear in the page generated statistics that Amethyst keeps mentioning. Those stats are usually less than 1 second for me.

Originally posted by clouddancer I am finding that once my computer connects to the server the pages load very quickly. It is the connecting to the server that takes ages for me. My browser will sit for ages (20 hippopotamuses or more) saying: contacting www.gatchamania.net. This time does not appear in the page generated statistics that Amethyst keeps mentioning. Those stats are usually less than 1 second for me.

This is exactly how it is for me as well.

I thought, and it might just be my browser, that it starts as soon as I click my bookmark and it tries to connect to the site. I've been posting those as it is a concrete statistic that I think Cep can use.

I am not trying to say you are wrong Amethyst, only what I am seeing. This page claims it was generated in .445 secs, but it took the count of 10 before it connected to the Gatchamania server. BTW Amethst, which server are you using? I have been checking both Safari and Firefox this evening, now that I am back to my DSL connection, both are reporting fast generating speeds of less than a second.

No, CD, I didn't take it that way. I just look at more information is usually helpful in situations like this. I use Firefox on Windows 7. Regardless of what the server provider says, with so many of us in so many different parts of the world with different services, browsers, and OS's having a similar problem, the problem is on their end. The trouble is finding the right information that will convince them of that and getting them to track it down and fix it.

So people how has the sites speed been lately? Better? Same? Worse?

For me, it's always been okay, except between about 5 and 7 am and 6 to 8 pm local time. Then it creeps along. For me, it seems tied to high traffic times.

I would say it's been about the same. Sometimes - like right now, for example - it's been quite fast and then others I would say it takes well over a minute to get where it's going...

I have the same as Green - but most times I actually find it very slow to load. Funnily enough - when I access the site via my iPhone using 3G, it seems to load faster. Go figure!

It's about the same. I am experiencing the same as Candi, in that in the mornigns and evenings it is much worse.

The same happens to me as Green and Maddy, but I really cannot specify the cause or the timings since our computer is loaded at the time and it slows down regularly!

This morning at 7:40 at Pacific time, it took me 5 minutes to load this thread page!