Is DP having some problems at the moment?

Running into difficulty trying to get to the site, with apparant "Database problems" flaggin up and when I do get in, tends to be very slow at times. I thought it could have been on my side, but having no problems with other forums or sites. Anyone else?

 

I also wasn't able to access the threads just few minutes ago.

 

Well, I'm having problems too and the amount of visitors is low. So probably they're suffering from some problems.

 

I had been having those same database issues all day, until about 19.00GMT ish, when it started to work again.

I am not sure, maybe a MySQL (Database) issue. Of course it may be another type of database.

But i am sure that everything is sorted now, since we can now access the website.

~ Mike

 

Yeah, I think it's smoothed itself out, before it was a horror to enter one thread.

 

This is the first time all day I've been able to open a thread.

At various times, I could log in, could see the main contents page and open folders and see the lists of threads, but just couldn't open any threads at all, with any browser.

Pleased to hear it's not just me!

 

yeah, it seemed that a "Mass Post Flood" was made with an attempt to "Destroy" the website.

Hmmm, seems a little strange. Maybe DP Staff might work out, that being tooo brutal with the Bans, Warnings and infractions has consequences.

I cannot believe it though, the person who did it, must have had some good software to make 308 spam posts within 2-3 minutes.

I see the member is banned now, but the SPAM is still there; No one has cleaned it up yet.

~ Mike

 

There's no problem you're just being redirected to the database error thread because it's so popular and you're a special member. It's a new feature. It helps if you imagine confetti falling around you and balloons flying up towards the ceiling every time you see that page.

 

Thanks everyone, couldn't see any related threads on this matter so thought I would flag it up. Does seem to be alot of strange Spam floating about.

LogicFlux: Stay of those Mushrooms fella.

 

someone or group is truly attacking dp and trying to take it down which is completely overloading the servers. This is the first time in two days its been at full speed.

 

They got better filter networks.

 

They need to upgrade there host is what the problem is, why not upgrade to vbulletin