So I decided to look through my posts. When I tried to do so, I got this error:
"Sorry but you cannot use search at this time. The server has high load. Please try again later."
To check if it wasn't an issue with browser cache, I tried incognito mode. Same issue. I tried looking at someone else's profile to check that it wasn't an issue with my profile. Same issue.
Can a moderator of this forum remove the error message or at least discuss the issue with the domain provider? This error message, along with the "We are currently experiencing high traffic" one, is incredibly annoying. I honestly don't care if the server really is experiencing high traffic, this error message is annoying.
"Sorry but you cannot use search at this time. The server has high load. Please try again later."
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https://github.com/CodeExecution/Ubuntu-ARM64-RPi
https://github.com/CodeExecution/Ubuntu-ARM64-RPi
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Re: "Sorry but you cannot use search at this time. The server has high load. Please try again later."
Look like something has been trying to DDoS the forum again. When that happens the mitigation is to disable search until the DDoS is discovered and disabled.
Expect an improved service tomorrow. Expect it to be broken again on Tuesday & Wednesday.
Expect an improved service tomorrow. Expect it to be broken again on Tuesday & Wednesday.
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Re: "Sorry but you cannot use search at this time. The server has high load. Please try again later."
The alternative is a blank page or complete non responsiveness. Which is worse.code_exec wrote: ↑Sun Dec 23, 2018 8:49 amSo I decided to look through my posts. When I tried to do so, I got this error:
"Sorry but you cannot use search at this time. The server has high load. Please try again later."
To check if it wasn't an issue with browser cache, I tried incognito mode. Same issue. I tried looking at someone else's profile to check that it wasn't an issue with my profile. Same issue.
Can a moderator of this forum remove the error message or at least discuss the issue with the domain provider? This error message, along with the "We are currently experiencing high traffic" one, is incredibly annoying. I honestly don't care if the server really is experiencing high traffic, this error message is annoying.
Moderators do not have the ability to change the way the forum works, that job is down to the webteam, and currently everyone is on holiday.
The new server is, I believe, ready to go, but I am not sure when it will be moved online. That should help, but there is clearly some sort of DDoS going on as well, perhaps scrappers of the site overloading the database
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I've been saying "Mucho" to my Spanish friend a lot more lately. It means a lot to him.
Re: "Sorry but you cannot use search at this time. The server has high load. Please try again later."
Let's hope RPF get some new forum kit for Xmas 

Re: "Sorry but you cannot use search at this time. The server has high load. Please try again later."
I assure you, nobody wants to see that message, but perhaps you should read it. Maybe then you would care enough to know why it has appeared and why your post is very rude.
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Re: "Sorry but you cannot use search at this time. The server has high load. Please try again later."
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS desktop images for the Raspberry Pi 3.
https://github.com/CodeExecution/Ubuntu-ARM64-RPi
https://github.com/CodeExecution/Ubuntu-ARM64-RPi
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Re: "Sorry but you cannot use search at this time. The server has high load. Please try again later."
Happy Christmas!
Was, 8vCPus at 2Ghz, 16GB RAM, 100GB HDD (RAID10 with caching controller)
now
16 hyperthreaded CPUs at 2.1Ghz, turbo-boost to 3Ghz, 128GB RAM, 256GB mirrored SSD and 4TB HDD
all for the forums.
Was, 8vCPus at 2Ghz, 16GB RAM, 100GB HDD (RAID10 with caching controller)
now
16 hyperthreaded CPUs at 2.1Ghz, turbo-boost to 3Ghz, 128GB RAM, 256GB mirrored SSD and 4TB HDD
all for the forums.
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Re: "Sorry but you cannot use search at this time. The server has high load. Please try again later."
Thanks Pete. I knew you and your excellent tech team had done something to fix it. Mythic Beasts are an incredible ISP/hosted service/etc. and if I needed your type of service you'd be the first port of call.
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Fake doctors - are all on my foes list.
Any requirement to use a crystal ball or mind reading will result in me ignoring your question.
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Fake doctors - are all on my foes list.
Any requirement to use a crystal ball or mind reading will result in me ignoring your question.
Re: "Sorry but you cannot use search at this time. The server has high load. Please try again later."
I though things were sorted as I'd accessed the forum without issues after 3 days, but just accessed the forum again and selecting Quick links/Unread posts...
And up pops "Sorry but you cannot use search at this time. The server has high load. Please try again later." again
Oh well, just have wait and see how things go.
And up pops "Sorry but you cannot use search at this time. The server has high load. Please try again later." again
Oh well, just have wait and see how things go.
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Re: "Sorry but you cannot use search at this time. The server has high load. Please try again later."
FYI: I haven't been able to use the forum "Your posts" and "New posts" for a couple of days now.
I am not keen enough to manually look through the forums (except to post this, lucky it was in the first forum and towards the top)
I assume it won't be fixed until after the holidays, hope I remember to come back...
I am not keen enough to manually look through the forums (except to post this, lucky it was in the first forum and towards the top)
I assume it won't be fixed until after the holidays, hope I remember to come back...

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Re: "Sorry but you cannot use search at this time. The server has high load. Please try again later."
Just dropped one of the performance tweaks back in. These are all working for me - are you still having issues?
Re: "Sorry but you cannot use search at this time. The server has high load. Please try again later."
I'm able to use Quick links/Unread posts again.
Thanks.
MrEngman
Thanks.
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Re: "Sorry but you cannot use search at this time. The server has high load. Please try again later."
code_exec wrote: ↑Sun Dec 23, 2018 8:49 amSo I decided to look through my posts. When I tried to do so, I got this error:
"Sorry but you cannot use search at this time. The server has high load. Please try again later."
To check if it wasn't an issue with browser cache, I tried incognito mode. Same issue. I tried looking at someone else's profile to check that it wasn't an issue with my profile. Same issue.
Can a moderator of this forum remove the error message or at least discuss the issue with the domain provider? This error message, along with the "We are currently experiencing high traffic" one, is incredibly annoying. I honestly don't care if the server really is experiencing high traffic, this error message is annoying.
Thanks for posting this which has already been discussed and answered twice in December !
The information is out there....you just have to let it in.
Re: "Sorry but you cannot use search at this time. The server has high load. Please try again later."
Seems to all working well for me at the moment, so unless anyone has anything specific to report, lets keep it civil, shall we?
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Contrary to popular belief, humorous signatures are allowed.
I've been saying "Mucho" to my Spanish friend a lot more lately. It means a lot to him.
Contrary to popular belief, humorous signatures are allowed.
I've been saying "Mucho" to my Spanish friend a lot more lately. It means a lot to him.
Re: "Sorry but you cannot use search at this time. The server has high load. Please try again later."
Works fine for me too.
A big thanks to whoever implemented this instead of doing their christmas shopping!
A big thanks to whoever implemented this instead of doing their christmas shopping!
Re: "Sorry but you cannot use search at this time. The server has high load. Please try again later."
Pete at Mythic Beasts moved the forum data over last night from the VM which was running it to its own dedicated server - lots more power. Needed small tweak on some settings, and hey presto, all up and running. We should now have over twice the capacity as before. Going to cost a few more quid a month to run, but easier than trying to fix PHPBB which is a bit of a dogs dinner! Anyways, Xmas thanks go to Pete and the staff at Mythic Beasts.
Principal Software Engineer at Raspberry Pi (Trading) Ltd.
Contrary to popular belief, humorous signatures are allowed.
I've been saying "Mucho" to my Spanish friend a lot more lately. It means a lot to him.
Contrary to popular belief, humorous signatures are allowed.
I've been saying "Mucho" to my Spanish friend a lot more lately. It means a lot to him.
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Re: "Sorry but you cannot use search at this time. The server has high load. Please try again later."
So now we know what RPi 4C+++ looks likePete_Stevens wrote: ↑Sun Dec 23, 2018 7:37 pm16 hyperthreaded CPUs at 2.1Ghz, turbo-boost to 3Ghz, 128GB RAM, ...
Happy Christmas to everyone, at Cambridge & on the forum!
Re: "Sorry but you cannot use search at this time. The server has high load. Please try again later."
I must just be unlucky then, as I've had several of these screens.
Fortunately, RSS is working ok.
Fortunately, RSS is working ok.
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Re: "Sorry but you cannot use search at this time. The server has high load. Please try again later."
Thanks guys. Working OK for mejamesh wrote: ↑Mon Dec 24, 2018 11:02 amPete at Mythic Beasts moved the forum data over last night from the VM which was running it to its own dedicated server - lots more power. Needed small tweak on some settings, and hey presto, all up and running. We should now have over twice the capacity as before. Going to cost a few more quid a month to run, but easier than trying to fix PHPBB which is a bit of a dogs dinner! Anyways, Xmas thanks go to Pete and the staff at Mythic Beasts.

Re: "Sorry but you cannot use search at this time. The server has high load. Please try again later."
Odd, all seems to be working fine here. What particular function are you trying to do?
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Contrary to popular belief, humorous signatures are allowed.
I've been saying "Mucho" to my Spanish friend a lot more lately. It means a lot to him.
Contrary to popular belief, humorous signatures are allowed.
I've been saying "Mucho" to my Spanish friend a lot more lately. It means a lot to him.
Re: "Sorry but you cannot use search at this time. The server has high load. Please try again later."
Just as you see in the picture I posted - go to that url.
To save you typing that lot in:
viewtopic.php?t=229642&p=1407621#p1407621
In fact I've just received that same screen.
Reloading a few seconds later & it comes up with the actual post.
To save you typing that lot in:
viewtopic.php?t=229642&p=1407621#p1407621
In fact I've just received that same screen.
Reloading a few seconds later & it comes up with the actual post.
Re: "Sorry but you cannot use search at this time. The server has high load. Please try again later."
Issue apears to have been fixed. Thanks Mythic Beasts.
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS desktop images for the Raspberry Pi 3.
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https://github.com/CodeExecution/Ubuntu-ARM64-RPi
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Re: "Sorry but you cannot use search at this time. The server has high load. Please try again later."
What makes you think the issue has been fixed?
This issue has been going on almost everyday for weeks at random times during the day.
When the issue happens none of the quick links work forcing the use of the cumbersome Board index instead.
Unless specified otherwise my response is based on the latest and fully updated RPiOS Buster w/ Desktop OS.
Re: "Sorry but you cannot use search at this time. The server has high load. Please try again later."
Read the earlier posts.