Server Load Averages Up in Past Few Days

[brownafroduck]

Generally, my server load averages haven't been above 1.5, but within the past few days they have increased dramatically. Just now:

5.85, 5.80, 5.60 21 users online (15 members & 6 guests)

I have read through just about every thread that contains the words 'server load average' on vbulletin.com and vbulletin.org, but I have yet to come to any conclusion about my own site.

Within the past few days I have been modifying my board quite a bit, and I think that one of these modifications is what has increased the load averages. However, I myself don't know enough about this to judge which might be causing the problems.

Within the past few days I have installed:
- Custom User Status by Usergroup [Final]
(I suspect this if anything would increase the load averages)
- Fan Fiction Forum
(I don't think that this is what is causing the problem)
- Change Style Drop Down
(I have the second one installed where it changes the style in your options, not just temporarily)
- Thread Titles Pop-Up Descriptions
- [ReRELEASED] Upgraded Signature Editor with Preview

In addition, I have made a new style for my board, but I don't see how that would affect the server load this much...

Any point in the right direction would be great!

[filburt1]

You may want to upgrade to vB3. Many of those hacks are built-in features.

[brownafroduck]

Originally Posted by filburt1

You may want to upgrade to vB3. Many of those hacks are built-in features.

Yeah, that's half the reason that I installed some of those hacks. I wanted the features but I (so sorry but I have to be honest) hate the way that the new vB looks. Not just the graphics (those can be changed), but the feel of it as a whole. Unless someone has templates that make vB3 look like vB2... I don't know. I hate the little menus that pop up when you click on links, I hate the little buttons that minimize things, the new breadcrumb menu looks stupid... Okay, sorry. I just don't like it at all.

Also, I have a lot of hacks on my current board that I couldn't find vB3 equivalents to, but I don't think that I have looked for about ... err a month or two, so I'll check it out again. The main thing that I am worried about is the hassle of coverting my user's points (I have two points systems) and the current 'status' system (usergroup name under their name as well as status based on post count).

Furthermore, there are all my styles that I would have to redo... All the same I will look into it again, but I really don't want to upgrade.

In the mean time, do you have any suggestions regarding my board and those hacks?

[brownafroduck]

This is my mySQL usage, but I have no idea what this all means/how to "interpret" it:

| 2343093 | acciofir_forums | localhost | acciofir_topsites | Query | 1 | S
ending data | SELECT ip_address, unq_pv FROM aftopsites_iplog WHERE ip_address =
'69.23.68.178' AND id4 = 116 |
| 2343094 | acciofir_forums | localhost | acciofir_topsites | Query | 1 | S
ending data | SELECT ip_address, unq_pv FROM aftopsites_iplog WHERE ip_address =
'82.131.147.172' AND id4 = 546 |
| 2343095 | acciofir_forums | localhost | acciofir_topsites | Query | 1 | S
ending data | SELECT ip_address, unq_pv FROM aftopsites_iplog WHERE ip_address =
'201.2.52.29' AND id4 = 402 |
| 2343096 | acciofir_forums | localhost | acciofir_topsites | Query | 1 | S
ending data | SELECT ip_address, unq_pv FROM aftopsites_iplog WHERE ip_address =
'68.5.38.167' AND id4 = 85 |
| 2343097 | acciofir_forums | localhost | acciofir_topsites | Query | 1 | S
ending data | SELECT ip_address, unq_pv FROM aftopsites_iplog WHERE ip_address =
'66.26.78.26' AND id4 = 301 |
| 2343099 | acciofir_forums | localhost | acciofir_topsites | Query | 1 | S
ending data | SELECT ip_address, unq_pv FROM aftopsites_iplog WHERE ip_address =
'212.113.164.97' AND id4 = 119 |
| 2343100 | acciofir_forums | localhost | acciofir_topsites | Query | 1 | S
ending data | SELECT ip_address, unq_pv FROM aftopsites_iplog WHERE ip_address =
'69.194.73.113' AND id4 = 198 |
| 2343103 | acciofir_forums | localhost | acciofir_topsites | Query | 0 | S
ending data | SELECT ip_address, unq_pv FROM aftopsites_iplog WHERE ip_address =
'65.64.100.151' AND id4 = 30 |
| 2343104 | acciofir_forums | localhost | acciofir_topsites | Query | 0 | S
ending data | SELECT ip_address, unq_pv FROM aftopsites_iplog WHERE ip_address =
'64.12.117.8' AND id4 = 363 |
| 2343105 | hp_topsite1 | localhost | hp_topsite1 | Query | 0 | S
ending data | SELECT ip_address, unq_pv FROM ats_iplog WHERE ip_address = '81.50
.249.116' AND id4 = 13 |
| 2343106 | root | localhost |

[Zachery]

Originally Posted by brownafroduck

This is my mySQL usage, but I have no idea what this all means/how to "interpret" it:

You should go to vBulletin.com and request a server config

[brownafroduck]

Thanks for the quick response... I have no idea what that is, but I'll do it. *eek*

[edit] Okay, everything is all good now. Thanks for your help!