Help my site is as slow as molasses!!!

[kellyandmike]

I don't have alot of members. I have pruned down to about 3500 posts.

HELP!!!

Server Type FreeBSD
Web Server Apache v1.3.33
PHP 4.4.1
PHP Max Post Size 8.00 MB
PHP Maximum Upload Size 2.00 MB
MySQL Version 4.0.18
MySQL Packet Size 2.00 MB

Hacks installed are:
IM Online Status
iTrader
iTrader Extension
Show Itrader In Profile
vbBux / vbPlaza
I also have flashchat installed

I recently uninstalled the Ptz3 and photoplog trying to speed the site up.

Is there general maintenance besides pruning that I can do to help and can someone walk me through where to begin looking for the culprit?

Pruning won't really do much with that low of a post count. Who's your host?

Install this mod:

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthrea...ght=microstats

And check what your overhead is.

[Paul M]

What are the server load figures ?

[kellyandmike]

Where would I find the server load figures. Ipowerweb. I will install the hack sometime and get you the figures. Thanks for both of your quick replies. This is sooo frustrating.

[Protoman]

IPowerweb is known to be an extremely poor host for vBulletin. I'd say they stuck you on an overloaded shared server.. (it happened to me)

in your admincp look in the right hand pane for a section listing server load, should be a similar pattern to like '23.5 35.5 40.1'

[Zachariah]

I would start to single out what hack is the problem. Disable the hook/plugins system and see if the speed is normal. If so enable 1 hack @ a time to find what all the fuss is about.

Originally Posted by Protoman

IPowerweb is known to be an extremely poor host for vBulletin.

Works for me for 3 years and still going. Never any problems
- 260-320KB download
- shared 1.0,.8,.3
- 60-100 hacks install @ the moment.
- 17 - 22 queries a page.

[kellyandmike]

Originally Posted by Zachariah

I would start to single out what hack is the problem. Disable the hook/plugins system and see if the speed is normal. If so enable 1 hack @ a time to find what all the fuss is about.

Works for me for 3 years and still going. Never any problems
- 260-320KB download
- shared 1.0,.8,.3
- 60-100 hacks install @ the moment.
- 17 - 22 queries a page.

Zachariah,
Can you tell me where to look for that information? I went to cpanel and couldn't find it. Or is the server load info on my vbulletin admincp? Or MyphpAdmin? Thanks again!!!

[peterska2]

It's in your ACP on the ACP homepage at the top of the section titled Quick Administrator Links

[kall]

Originally Posted by peterska2

It's in your ACP on the ACP homepage at the top of the section titled Quick Administrator Links

Only if your host has not locked down .. something.

I don't know what it was, but one host I was with did not allow me to see Server Load.

[sross]

when my site bogs down I get the host to purge log files on the server and it's always sweet after that..