Forum Error

[Neil]

I have been trying to load a post with a couple of photo attachments and keep getting this error

Database Error: MySQL server has gone away
File: /home/3716/srgc/www.srgc.org.uk/public_html/forum/Sources/Subs-Post.php
Line: 1781Database Error: MySQL server has gone away
File: /home/3716/srgc/www.srgc.org.uk/public_html/forum/Sources/Load.php
Line: 2032

[Maggi Young]

Try switching your browser and your router off for a moment or two.. maybe that will clear it. Sometimes works for me when I have that problem... though I confess I don't know what the real reason forthe error is.  


Test picture .....

[Neil]

I have restarted the PC and it still does not work although I have managed to load a post with one photo

[Maggi Young]

Neil, try the router restart, not the pc.

[Neil]

Maggi in the meantime I have now got both pictures up. So not to worry

[Palustris]

Happens to me every time I try to post a picture. I find I have to go off the site and return and then it allows me to post. Using Firefox.

[ronm]

Seems to be country wide problem. Starting yesterday evening and continuing through today. Many people who have nothing to do with this forum have been telling me they have internet problems last 24 hrs. Nothing in the media though to my knowledge?

[johnw]

I'm using Safari on a Mac.  Yesterday I posted and it loaded quickly but I forgot to add two pix. Went to modify and added the two pix and pressed post. I would not post so I aborted the attempt, went to another thread to post another note and a few pix - no go. When I went back into the forum my original post was there with the 2 pix.

However the last post after several attempts finally did load but it took 15-20 minutes to finally accept the pix.

johnw

[mark smyth]

It happens to me for nearly every post. I either get a timed out message or the message above

Just happened agian with this post
Your session timed out while posting. Please try to re-submit your message.
No subject was filled in.
The message body was left empty.

[Lina Hesseling]

I have the same problem. The computer tells me, downloading the pictures failed.
And then they are in the post.

Strange,

Lina.

[mark smyth]

It could be the volume of people on the forum

[Lina Hesseling]

Guilty! 

Lina.

[Lina Hesseling]

I have the same problem in the NARGSforum and in the VRVforum.

But in all the 3 it is not like this all the time.

Lina.

[David Nicholson]

I think it is just "overload" at times on the SMF(our Web Host) server, I've had the same problem on the NARGS Forum.

[Maggi Young]

You may be right, David.
I have noticed that I  tend to have the problem at times when the USA/ North America is likely to be coming online and making everything "busy".
I suppose one would liken it to the drop in electricity experienced at  mealtimes in the UK, or times when  a popular TV programme takes a break!