Very slow... HELP!

[vonedaddy]

I have vb3, vbadvanced cmps, and vbadvanced links directory installed on a shared unix server. I only have 70 users and it is not a very active bunch. I have noticed that after the install of cmps and links directory everything slowed down to a crawl especially the logins. Anyone have ANY ideas of why? My old site was also on a shared server with the same things installed and it was fast as hell. And on the old site I had 300 users. Any idea or help would be GREATLY appreciated.

[Brian]

Seems to be loading fine for me. Is it all of your pages (CMPS, links, and forums), or just the homepage that seems to be loading slowly for you?

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[Polo]

sometimes it can be your server... try it at different times of the day maybe it was just the server being slow exactly when you were looking at your site...

just a suggestion...

have a great day :)

[vonedaddy]

It is all the pages... Especially when you log in or out. I have my hosting company look at the server and they say there is no unusual load it must be the software. They even told me they don't suggest I upgrade to a dedicated server. That is what made me beleive them.

Also even after the page is displayed the browser looks like it is loading something... any ideas?

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[Brian]

It has to be some type of network issue as the pages are loading fine for me. If you install the microstats hack or just put your forum in debug mode you'll see the page generation times, which wouldn't show an effect of a network issue so you could see that the pages are loading quickly (or at least should be).

[vonedaddy]

Did you try the whos online link? Or try click on a member to see their profile. Them pages seem to take the longest. How do I put it in debug mode and if I do where would I check the generation times?

[Brian]

For the most part the user profile pages seemed to load fine. About every 2nd to 3rd time I would look at one though it would hang up for a few seconds.
To put your forum in debug mode, you would just add this code in your config.php file:

if ($_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR'] == 'X.XXX.XXXX.XX') { $debug = 1; }

(Replace the X's in there with the IP address that you're browsing from.)

You could just add $debug = 1; instead, but I would recommend just turning it on for your IP address since it could be a security risk otherwise.
Also, if you'd like to submit a support ticket via the Members' Area here I'll be glad to take a look and see what's causing the slow down on those pages.