ASF Site Performance

[bellenuit]

Same here though only today have I experienced subnormal loading.

Same here. More pronounced today, but I think I experienced it yesterday.

 

[Joe Blow]

I've been finding this site very slow the last couple of days. Up to 7 or 8 seconds for the screen to change.
Absolutely no similar problem on any other site.

Same here though only today have I experienced subnormal loading.

Same here. More pronounced today, but I think I experienced it yesterday.

I have informed the host about the reports of slow page loading times and they have told me to let them know if the problem persists. Please let me know how everything goes today. If it is still as slow as yesterday let me know by posting in this thread, and I will get the host to investigate further.

My apologies for any inconvenience caused.

 

[Joe Blow]

Frequently, of late, when I visit this site and I click on the "new posts" search the resulting page tells me that there are no new posts since my last visit when in fact there are. I don't know if this is a cookie problem, but I cleared all my browser cookies and this problem persists. I'm almost always still logged in when I make a new visit.

This is a little more unusual, and more concerning. Have you been experiencing issues with the "New Posts" feature for long? Can you remember when the problem started?

Is anyone else experiencing any issues with the "New Posts" feature? If so, please let me know as soon as possible by posting in this thread. The "New Posts" feature is cookie based, and should only reset after manually logging out or by timing out after 30 minutes of inactivity.

 

[pixel]

This is a little more unusual, and more concerning. Have you been experiencing issues with the "New Posts" feature for long? Can you remember when the problem started?

Is anyone else experiencing any issues with the "New Posts" feature? If so, please let me know as soon as possible by posting in this thread. The "New Posts" feature is cookie based, and should only reset after manually logging out or by timing out after 30 minutes of inactivity.

I have seen that message a few times too, but hadn't considered it "an issue". From memory, it started about two weeks ago, maybe a little longer, and I took it to mean just that.
When I return a while later, "New Posts" will usually show a small number of new posts, so I always thought that was OK and due to the time of year when people buy Easter eggs or fish for Lent, rather than argue about Finances

 

[pixel]

I have informed the host about the reports of slow page loading times and they have told me to let them know if the problem persists. Please let me know how everything goes today. If it is still as slow as yesterday let me know by posting in this thread, and I will get the host to investigate further.

My apologies for any inconvenience caused.

Yesterday's "sluggishness" was only sporadic on my system. Sometimes a new request would be filled almost instantly - as is the case normally, including this morning; but on occasions, it might take 30 seconds or more.
In Firefox, the browser tab shows whether a page is loading or has been filled; therefore, I simply flick over to another tab and do something else until the ASF tab shows success.
Yesterday's "issue" wasn't limited to ASF either; it affected several other of my sites. Therefore, I thought it might have been a general Internet problem, caused by traffic bursts either at my ISP or segments of the wider infrastructure. On one occasion, I even lost connection to one of my data suppliers; the server response timed out, causing the client to terminate the connection, requiring a modem restart. A rare occurrence, but the probability of it happening is not zero.

 

[Joe Blow]

Thank you for the detailed feedback Pixel.

I am hoping that page loading times are better this morning. However, if any of the issues mentioned are persisting for anyone, please let me know by posting in this thread.

Thanks!

 

[Wysiwyg]

Thank you buddy. Loading speed is back to normal.

 

[CanOz]

Here i thought it was just me...

much better

 

[tinhat]

This is a little more unusual, and more concerning. Have you been experiencing issues with the "New Posts" feature for long? Can you remember when the problem started?

Is anyone else experiencing any issues with the "New Posts" feature? If so, please let me know as soon as possible by posting in this thread. The "New Posts" feature is cookie based, and should only reset after manually logging out or by timing out after 30 minutes of inactivity.

It's hard to say, because as CanOz says, at first I believed the message so didn't take much notice. I'd say at least a week maybe two.

I've had a look at the cookies set by www.aussiestockforums.com in Chrome and there is one called bb_lastvisit which has the following value 1388693715 and which was set on Friday, 3 January 2014 at 07:15:16. If I assume that value is a Unix timestamp that translates to Thu, 02 Jan 2014 20:15:15 GMT which matches the local time stamp on my pc of when the cookie was set.

I'll delete that cookie and I'll keep an eye on the cookies set and report back if i find anything of use.

 

[Julia]

Page loading back to normal for me too. However, a moment ago when clicking on Submit Reply up came a screen telling me site is off line. Will try again now.

5 secs later: obviously it was some brief glitch.

 

[Joe Blow]

Well I am very happy to hear that page loading times seem to be better today.

Please keep me posted on any other issues, including the one related to the "New Posts" feature.

 

[Julia]

Joe, I know nothing about the New Posts, but always use "Today's Posts" from the drop down box. Have never had a problem with this.

 

[pixel]

Well I am very happy to hear that page loading times seem to be better today.

Please keep me posted on any other issues, including the one related to the "New Posts" feature.

Hi Joe,
this morning, response has become irregular again:
up to 30 seconds on some occasions, near-instantaneous on others.
And it's not only "New Posts" (once, after viewing UNS), but also when requesting a thread.
Sorry, I can't find rhyme or reason what makes it fast or when it "takes ages"; but this morning, ASF has been - so far - the only Forum for which I've made that observation.

PS: Submitting this note has also taken longer than usual; however, since then, responses have generally been within one to three seconds. Makes it hard to catch, if there is anything to "catch". I'd simply accept it as "one of those things"...
(and the entire screen went grey and locked up for probably 15 seconds while I was waiting for the list of smileys to be displayed, from which I picked the above.)



PPS: The above is a screen shot taken about 5 minutes after I'd hit the "Save" button. I ended up closing the tab (in Firefox) and requesting the thread - where it appeared straight away, and including the first amendment. Let's see how the second update goes.

 

[Joe Blow]

Pixel, many thanks for letting me know. Like you, I'm finding that page loading times seem to fluctuate. A little sluggish one moment, then fast again the next.

I'll continue to investigate and see if I can figure out what the problem is.

 

[pixel]

Pixel, many thanks for letting me know. Like you, I'm finding that page loading times seem to fluctuate. A little sluggish one moment, then fast again the next.

I'll continue to investigate and see if I can figure out what the problem is.

it seems to be getting worse: I even received a "connection timed out" message. And uploading another screenshot gif has been hanging for a few minutes.
Hopefully, your tech staff can find a cure.

 

[Joe Blow]

it seems to be getting worse: I even received a "connection timed out" message. And uploading another screenshot gif has been hanging for a few minutes.
Hopefully, your tech staff can find a cure.

I'm just making a few adjustments to some settings in the hope I can improve page loading times. There may be some issues in the short term as a result. Please bear with me.

 

[tinhat]

The no new posts since your last visit search result happened to me again just now. At the top of the page it says my last visit was today and gives the time of the current session; that is, it says my last visit is now which might be why I'm not getting any search results in the new posts search. A few weeks ago I disabled third party cookies in my browser (chrome). I don't know if this is what is causing this intermittent problem.

 

[Joe Blow]

A few weeks ago I disabled third party cookies in my browser (chrome). I don't know if this is what is causing this intermittent problem.

This could well be the cause of the problem. To test it you could re-enable cookies for a short period to check if you encounter the same problem.

If you do, please let me know how it goes.

 

[pixel]

This could well be the cause of the problem. To test it you could re-enable cookies for a short period to check if you encounter the same problem.

If you do, please let me know how it goes.

I'm positive that it would be the cause.
I did the same in Firefox: Disabled all cookies, and - not unexpectedly - found that most websites would misbehave in one way or another. I don't know about Chrome, but Firefox has the option to selectively "Allow" trusted websites to use them.





No problems since then - and as I mentioned before, when I receive a "Nothing New", it's correct.

 

[pixel]

This could well be the cause of the problem. To test it you could re-enable cookies for a short period to check if you encounter the same problem.

If you do, please let me know how it goes.

Hello Joe,

I've just noticed an oddity that is most likely related to shortened lists:
Usually, I logon early in the morning and leave the ASF tab active all day. Works well - but - there seems to be a problem with your program's interpretation of "visiting". At shortly after 2pm local time, I find this text in the top notification row: "Welcome, pixel. You last visited: Today at 12:43 PM."
Not surprisingly, only "New posts" added to after 12:43 show in the list.

If I may hazard a guess, your program might have a timer that runs down for - guessing only - 30 minutes after my last keyboard or mouse action on its browser tab, then considers my "visit" ended. If that were the case, increasing the timer to 3 or 4 hours would help all those of us who feel we don't see enough posts.