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GeekyDesigns 11-16-2009 10:00 PM
Suppress-o-matic - Stop database error spam
 
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What is Suppress-o-matic?
Suppress-o-matic is a change to the way vBulletin handles database error emails. It limits sending the same error email repeatedly to your inbox every time a database error is generated. On a busy site if a table is crashed or mysql itself goes down you could recieve several thousand emails. This causes the email server to bog down, and possibly the server itself if there is enough traffic generating emails.

Why do I want Suppress-o-matic?
It should be pretty clear, you still get the vital information that your vBulletin forum is offline for whichever reason, without the hassle of having to delete and manage your inbox afterwords.

Why do I have to edit the files?
If the database is down, there is no way to get to the plugins. Plugins are stored in the vBulletin database.

Isn't there a vBulletin Option for this?
There is an option to disable some emails, assuming that the settings table can be read. If it cannot then it doesn't work. It even states this on the option itself.

Can't I just remove my tech email from the config file?
This doesn't keep you up to date. What if a serious error like error 28 (no space left) crops up? This means that your server could potentially have serious issues. Not resolving these problems could cause major issues.

Are you considering adding more functionality to Suppress-o-matic?
We have plans to add a repair feature at some point in time, with an on/off switch.

What is SQlite?
SQLite is a tiny database engine that is found in PHP. It is very lite, and requires only that php have the extension. There is no other dedicated server for it. You can find more information here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SQLite


Whats required?
PHP5
SQLITE2 or newer (found in most php installations)
1 file edit
1 file to upload

Future versions:
Repair table feature



Project Credits:
Zachery - Project Planning, design goals, pestering.
Link14716 - Hard work.

This works for vBulletin 4.0 as well as 3.7+. vB3 thread located here.

Link14716 11-16-2009 11:44 PM
Reserved.

dacho 11-17-2009 07:19 AM
thanks you for that man, I will use it

abdobasha2004 11-17-2009 04:22 PM
thanks
needed for vb4 for sure
reserved

nomoreturn 11-17-2009 11:24 PM
installed thanks

Dekard 11-18-2009 11:36 AM
Great idea.

Zaiaku 11-22-2009 10:29 PM
I needed this so long ago, well glad to see its available now.

Dr.osamA 11-23-2009 01:06 AM
installed.
________
MOTORCYCLE TIRES

Vaupell 11-28-2009 11:58 AM
Ty needed it,, :D when playing with the db etc spam is crazy. .;)

EDIT : currently uninstalled.. didnt stop mail spam from new db errors, while site runs rc1 same with rc2.

FractalizeR 12-20-2009 07:33 AM
This is definitely a candidate for core inclusion.

Zachery 02-10-2010 08:10 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Vaupell (Post 1922015)
Ty needed it,, :D when playing with the db etc spam is crazy. .;)

EDIT : currently uninstalled.. didnt stop mail spam from new db errors, while site runs rc1 same with rc2.
You sure? we've tested this and it was working for us. IF the errors are different, you'll get multiple emails sitll.

CvP 04-10-2010 08:00 AM
Hi Zachery.
Installed on 4.0.2.
but how do I test it? :confused:

FractalizeR 04-11-2010 08:49 AM
Stop your SQL server ;)

CvP 04-12-2010 12:07 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by FractalizeR (Post 2019344)
Stop your SQL server ;)
lol..yeah..that'd work :eek:

x1421 06-28-2010 06:39 AM
Hi,
it is not working for me.

I get this error:
Quote:
Fatal error: Class 'SQLiteDatabase' not found in /var/www/...../includes/class_core.php on line 1103
sqlitedberrors.sqlite is uploaded to my base vBulletin directory (domain.com/sqlitedberrors.sqlite) and its given 666 permission.

What is wrong?
(i have vb 4.0.4)

Regards,
x1421

Zachery 06-29-2010 05:49 PM
You don't have SQLite support in your php installation.

Webbstre 08-02-2010 06:44 AM
Thank you for this... I'll have to wait until something else breaks, but hopefully this will take care of my mass e-mail problem when errors happen :P

Leo777 02-10-2011 08:29 PM
This wasn't working for me, the sqlitedberrors file wasn't writeable despite having the correct permissions. Maybe this was due to some obscure setting on our hardened-security server. Fortunately I found the solution by following the advice of another person with the same problem, they posted the solution on the VB3 version of this mod : https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost....9&postcount=47

Using that post's advice, I moved the sqlitedberrors file to a subdirectory and adjusted the path in the code, the problem was immediately solved.

ps. earlier in this thread someone asked about how to test this mod and a suggestion was to stop the SQL server. That would work but for most people it's probably easier to just edit the /includes/config.php and change the database settings to give an incorrect username. Then visit your forum homepage 5 times, if you get more than 1 email then this mod isn't working.

Thanks for the great mod, I'm using it with 4.0.8 and can't believe this STILL hasn't been included in core.

Zachery 02-10-2011 11:29 PM
That does sound like a server security issue. Not sure why it shouldn't work right Glad you found out why.

This was on someones todo list in the early vB3 days (at my suggestion), but never got included.

cravendale 02-20-2011 01:03 AM
Hi,

So do I get any emails at all once this is installed and working?
If not how exactly do I gain the information I need to problem solve potential vital errors?

thanks

Zachery 02-20-2011 02:24 AM
No, you get one per error per 30 min by default. So if you only get one, and 30 min later you dont get another the error has resolved itself. If you continue to get them, you know there is a problem.

So if you got an error about a crashed table, and error 28, you'd get two emails. Instead of 2000 per min for all of your users trying to refresh.

cravendale 02-20-2011 10:43 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Zachery (Post 2164491)
No, you get one per error per 30 min by default. So if you only get one, and 30 min later you dont get another the error has resolved itself. If you continue to get them, you know there is a problem.

So if you got an error about a crashed table, and error 28, you'd get two emails. Instead of 2000 per min for all of your users trying to refresh.
I have vB 4.0.6 and I ended up having to remove it.

I put the sqlitedberrors.sqlite in the sqlite folder and CHMODD both file and folder to 666 and I got this...

Fatal error: Call to a member function show_chatbox() on a non-object in /home/private/public_html/keptprivate.com/forum/includes/class_bootstrap.php(394) : eval()'d code on line 33


Any ideas?

Zachery 02-20-2011 09:05 PM
That is an issue with annother third party addon. Not sure how our edits c ause a problem with your chatbox, but they shouldn't have. Also, you are likely required to edit the file to 777 so it is writeable.

Romamo 05-17-2011 01:54 AM
I have a more simple decision: http://tracker.vbulletin.com/browse/VBIV-12105
Patch limits email sending to 1 per minute.

Phaedrus 05-21-2011 12:24 AM
So you'd have 60 e-mails if the same error repeated for an hour? I'd prefer two. I'm going to tag this for later use.

Danke.

screenmates 08-06-2011 06:18 PM
There is no reason for not including this in the core - this is less than 15 lines of code. vB can use a config flag set to default false so admins can turn it on if sqlite is supported in the hosting.

Zachery 08-06-2011 08:10 PM
I actually suggested this feature as far back as vB3.0 :) they were always plans, but it never happened.

Joe Siegler 08-18-2011 08:38 PM
I installed this, and have two issues. At the top of my forums, I'm now seeing this text:



It's at the top of every page. This wasn't there until I installed this plugin. Additionally, none of my users' avatars are showing.

I backed the mod out, and the weird characters went away, but some of my users avatars are still not showing.

Using vB 4.15. Any ideas?

Leo777 08-19-2011 06:33 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Joe Siegler (Post 2235071)
I backed the mod out, and the weird characters went away, but some of my users avatars are still not showing.
It seems extremely unlikely that this mod 'Stop database error spam' is the cause of the problem, as it requires only 1 very small edit and couldn't affect avatars. I am guessing either it was another mod that you recently installed, or another change that you made to your forum (file edit, or template edit), or possibly a virus. But definitely not this mod. IMHO :)

karel1985 04-26-2012 05:04 PM
thanks, installed

John Lester 03-18-2014 05:57 AM
Downloaded but not installed yet. Hectic around here :D

AusPhotography 03-18-2014 10:26 PM
If you need a clean database for this mod this can be used:
(It said mine was corrupt)
Edit the path and run it with "php -f createdb.php" from the command line.

PHP Code:
<?php
// createdb.php 
// Run once module to create an empty SQLite database for this mod
// (c) Kym Farnik 2014 - permission given to use/modify as needed.

$sqliteerror='';
define('DIR','/home/XXXXXX/public_html/forum'); // Edit path to YOUR forum folder

unlink(DIR .'/sqlitedberrors.sqlite'); // delete existing DB

// Create a new Db and create the table and index
if ($sqlitedb = new SQLiteDatabase(DIR .'/sqlitedberrors.sqlite', 0666, $sqliteerror)) 
{
    $sqlitedb->unbufferedQuery("CREATE TABLE dberrors (
time TIME PRIMARY KEY,
error TEXT,
errorcode INT(10),
ipaddress VARCHAR(39) ,
script VARCHAR(255)
);");
    $sqlitedb->unbufferedQuery("CREATE INDEX dberrors_time ON dberrors(time);");
}    
    
?>

Zachery 04-02-2014 09:51 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by AusPhotography (Post 2488199)
If you need a clean database for this mod this can be used:
(It said mine was corrupt)
Edit the path and run it with "php -f createdb.php" from the command line.

PHP Code:
<?php
// createdb.php 
// Run once module to create an empty SQLite database for this mod
// (c) Kym Farnik 2014 - permission given to use/modify as needed.
 
$sqliteerror='';
define('DIR','/home/XXXXXX/public_html/forum'); // Edit path to YOUR forum folder
 
unlink(DIR .'/sqlitedberrors.sqlite'); // delete existing DB
 
// Create a new Db and create the table and index
if ($sqlitedb = new SQLiteDatabase(DIR .'/sqlitedberrors.sqlite', 0666, $sqliteerror)) 
{
    $sqlitedb->unbufferedQuery("CREATE TABLE dberrors (
time TIME PRIMARY KEY,
error TEXT,
errorcode INT(10),
ipaddress VARCHAR(39) ,
script VARCHAR(255)
);");
    $sqlitedb->unbufferedQuery("CREATE INDEX dberrors_time ON dberrors(time);");
}    
 
?>
I assume you could also reupload a clean version of the file we provided, right?

AusPhotography 04-02-2014 11:59 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Zachery (Post 2491108)
I assume you could also reupload a clean version of the file we provided, right?
No, the file in the main product fails on our site. :(
Which is why I created a fresh one via the script.
[Also, Yes, I uploaded in binary mode. :) ]

Zachery 04-03-2014 01:13 AM
That is pretty odd, what are the permissions on the file, when you upload it, vs creating it?

AusPhotography 04-03-2014 03:15 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Zachery (Post 2491127)
That is pretty odd, what are the permissions on the file, when you upload it, vs creating it?
0666 as normal, we are on our own VM, so I have 100% control.

Zachery 04-03-2014 03:28 AM
That is weird, thanks for posting a work around.

AusPhotography 04-11-2014 07:17 AM
A cheap DB dump fragment...

PHP Code:
<?php
// dumpdb.php 
// Run module to dump SQLite database for this mod
// (c) Kym Farnik 2014 - permission given to use/modify as needed.

header('Content-type: text/csv');
header('Content-disposition: attachment;filename=dumpdb.csv');

$sqliteerror='';
define('DIR','/home/XXXXXX/public_html/forum'); // Edit path to YOUR forum folder

// Open the database
if ($sqlitedb = new SQLiteDatabase(DIR .'/sqlitedberrors.sqlite', 0666, $sqliteerror)) 
{
    $sqlitequery = $sqlitedb->unbufferedQuery("SELECT * FROM dberrors ORDER BY time DESC");
    while ($sqliteresult = $sqlitequery->fetch(SQLITE_ASSOC)) 
    {
        echo '"'.date("Y-m-d H:i:s",$sqliteresult['time']).'",'.
             '"'.$sqliteresult['error'].'",'.
                 $sqliteresult['errorcode'].','.
             '"'.$sqliteresult['ipaddress'].'",'.
             '"'.$sqliteresult['script'].'"'."\n";
    }
}    
else die ($sqliteerror); // the SQLite failed -- yuck
    
?>

Mecho 04-26-2014 07:47 PM
installed - stopped MySQL to check but lots db errors.

vb 4.2.2
SQLITE3 enabled
sqlitedberrors.sqlite CHMOD is 0666

Thanks in advance

Zachery 04-26-2014 09:30 PM
Are you saying you were getting db errors after installing it? What errors?


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