ANNOUNCEMENT: The Future of VF - Page 6

kat_b · 03-05-24, 07:14 AM

I'm just going to post updates here for now. I got into the back end Feb 27 so I can't speak to the issues that happened before then, but a 503 is usually a signal of server error so it could have been an issue with the host. Here is a link to a page to see if the host has issues or if maintenance is going on: https://status.liquidweb.com/ (bookmark if you are so inclined).

We got a few 500 errors yesterday. We're occasionally maxing our CPU (90%+ usage) and I'm not sure what is causing that. It's possibly bots crawling the site. AI is wreaking havoc and the forums are public.

I think the site is steady otherwise and the group's next step is to upgrade vB.

toaster · 03-05-24, 08:14 AM

Kat, thanks so much for the update and for all of your efforts!!!

amoodygirl · 03-05-24, 05:10 PM

Thank you, Kat!!!!!

moonbeam31 · 03-05-24, 06:01 PM

Yes, AMAZING job Kat! Thank you so very much!

txhsmom · 03-05-24, 07:48 PM

Thank you Kat and those behind the scenes who are working on this! We appreciate you!

Carol

kat_b · 03-07-24, 08:59 AM

To move to the latest iteration of vBulletin we first need to upgrade this version to a minimum of 3.8.11 (we're at 3.8.3 right now), so if you see things looking weird in the next week or so it's because I turned off some customizations to do that, and do intend to add them back afterward.

I owe an apology to a few of you. To resolve CPU/500 errors I rushed to block IP addresses to protect us from being crawled (one bot alone has scraped over 2.5GBs of data the past few months

) and from brute attacks and caught a few of our more loyal visitors in that. It should be resolved now.

toaster · 03-07-24, 09:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kat_b

I owe an apology to a few of you. To resolve CPU/500 errors I rushed to block IP addresses to protect us from being crawled (one bot alone has scraped over 2.5GBs of data the past few months

) and from brute attacks and caught a few of our more loyal visitors in that. It should be resolved now.

Kat, I think we all understand that this isn't going to be an easy process and that you are doing the best you can.

donnamp · 03-07-24, 10:09 AM

Thank you, Kat and everyone else working behind the scenes to salvage our beloved VF!!!

Question - I have been hesitating on renewing my VF Support - is everything good to go with that - in other words, will my VF Support pledge get to the right people and the right place?

Thanks for all you are doing!!!

Donna

kat_b · 03-07-24, 10:19 AM

Thank you for thinking of it, but please hold off on for now (I’m not even sure it would process). We need to get to the newer version of VB so we can properly hook up to pay walls and I do want to work out cert issues and from what I understand right now renewing a user after payment is a manual process.

sbh · 03-07-24, 12:15 PM

What about the 1319 "guests"? Surely these are not non members surfing the site.

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03-05-24, 07:14 AM
kat_b Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Somewhere between here and there, VA	I'm just going to post updates here for now. I got into the back end Feb 27 so I can't speak to the issues that happened before then, but a 503 is usually a signal of server error so it could have been an issue with the host. Here is a link to a page to see if the host has issues or if maintenance is going on: https://status.liquidweb.com/ (bookmark if you are so inclined). We got a few 500 errors yesterday. We're occasionally maxing our CPU (90%+ usage) and I'm not sure what is causing that. It's possibly bots crawling the site. AI is wreaking havoc and the forums are public. I think the site is steady otherwise and the group's next step is to upgrade vB.

03-05-24, 08:14 AM
toaster Exchange Moderator Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Western NY	Kat, thanks so much for the update and for all of your efforts!!! __________________ Beth aka Toaster (she/her) *Follow me @YogiBethC* YouTube\|Instagram\|Facebook And yes, I am Reviewer Dr. Beth on Amazon.

03-05-24, 05:10 PM
amoodygirl Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: NY	Thank you, Kat!!!!! __________________ "When ignorance screams, intelligence moves on.” ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Never have I been a blue calm sea I have always been a storm Fleetwood Mac (Stevie Nicks) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Diane

03-05-24, 06:01 PM
moonbeam31 Join Date: Jan 2005	Yes, AMAZING job Kat! Thank you so very much!

03-05-24, 07:48 PM
txhsmom VF Supporter Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Texas	Thank you Kat and those behind the scenes who are working on this! We appreciate you! Carol

03-07-24, 08:59 AM
kat_b Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Somewhere between here and there, VA	To move to the latest iteration of vBulletin we first need to upgrade this version to a minimum of 3.8.11 (we're at 3.8.3 right now), so if you see things looking weird in the next week or so it's because I turned off some customizations to do that, and do intend to add them back afterward. I owe an apology to a few of you. To resolve CPU/500 errors I rushed to block IP addresses to protect us from being crawled (one bot alone has scraped over 2.5GBs of data the past few months ) and from brute attacks and caught a few of our more loyal visitors in that. It should be resolved now.

03-07-24, 10:09 AM
donnamp Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Maryland, USA	Thank you, Kat and everyone else working behind the scenes to salvage our beloved VF!!! Question - I have been hesitating on renewing my VF Support - is everything good to go with that - in other words, will my VF Support pledge get to the right people and the right place? Thanks for all you are doing!!! Donna

03-07-24, 10:19 AM
kat_b Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Somewhere between here and there, VA	Thank you for thinking of it, but please hold off on for now (I’m not even sure it would process). We need to get to the newer version of VB so we can properly hook up to pay walls and I do want to work out cert issues and from what I understand right now renewing a user after payment is a manual process.

03-07-24, 12:15 PM
sbh Join Date: Feb 2006	What about the 1319 "guests"? Surely these are not non members surfing the site.