Re: WebCat 4 crashes WebStar
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texte = All webcat plugins since 3.0.7 have memory conflicts with all versions of webstar 4.x.Give webstar LOTS more RAM than you think it needs, and pray for the best ... or use the WebCat CGI until SMSI fixes the buggy plugin. >I recently upgraded from WebCat 2.xx to the latest Webcat 4.0.2rc1 a >couple of weeks ago. It's been crashing WebStar (Type 2 error) >several times a day since. Fortunately I work right next to the >server, and also run PageSentry. (My immediate task was to get >authorize.net in place, so only now am I ready to address this >problem.) > >Along the way, I reinstalled WebCat, and I upgraded WebStar from 4.1 >to 4.4. Still crashing. I give WebStar 190MB of RAM, and it only >uses a fraction of that. > >My code throughout the site is fairly straightforward, and I haven't >written any new codes that are new to ver 3 or 4. The only thing I >am a little suspicious of are the Shownext links at the bottom of my >pages... they caused problems with the first release of ver. 3, but >were evidently ironed out early on (that's why I hung onto ver 2 for >so long. Ironically, now that I've gotten authorize.net in place, >there doesn't seem to be any reason to have upgraded... it was just >the usual WebDNA.) I can't just disable my links and see if it works >all day... my site is a picture database, and links for the >thumbnails are essential. > >Any insight on where I might start looking? I can't tell which page >or what activity causes the crash. The couple of crashes that 'felt' >like they were my doing were not on the same page, or doing the same >thing, and one of those was while in the WebCat admin pages. I used >the debugger for a while, but I'm not sure what to look for. How is >it any different from a WebStar log? > >I had so hoped retiring WebMerchant, or the WebCat reinstall, or the >WebStar upgrade would fix this, but they have not, so I'm appealing >to you guys to steer me. > >Terry >terry@terryfic.com > >------------------------------------------------------------- >This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to > the mailing list
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All webcat plugins since 3.0.7 have memory conflicts with all versions of webstar 4.x.Give webstar LOTS more RAM than you think it needs, and pray for the best ... or use the WebCat CGI until SMSI fixes the buggy plugin. >I recently upgraded from WebCat 2.xx to the latest Webcat 4.0.2rc1 a >couple of weeks ago. It's been crashing WebStar (Type 2 error) >several times a day since. Fortunately I work right next to the >server, and also run PageSentry. (My immediate task was to get >authorize.net in place, so only now am I ready to address this >problem.) > >Along the way, I reinstalled WebCat, and I upgraded WebStar from 4.1 >to 4.4. Still crashing. I give WebStar 190MB of RAM, and it only >uses a fraction of that. > >My code throughout the site is fairly straightforward, and I haven't >written any new codes that are new to ver 3 or 4. The only thing I >am a little suspicious of are the Shownext links at the bottom of my >pages... they caused problems with the first release of ver. 3, but >were evidently ironed out early on (that's why I hung onto ver 2 for >so long. Ironically, now that I've gotten authorize.net in place, >there doesn't seem to be any reason to have upgraded... it was just >the usual WebDNA.) I can't just disable my links and see if it works >all day... my site is a picture database, and links for the >thumbnails are essential. > >Any insight on where I might start looking? I can't tell which page >or what activity causes the crash. The couple of crashes that 'felt' >like they were my doing were not on the same page, or doing the same >thing, and one of those was while in the WebCat admin pages. I used >the debugger for a while, but I'm not sure what to look for. How is >it any different from a WebStar log? > >I had so hoped retiring WebMerchant, or the WebCat reinstall, or the >WebStar upgrade would fix this, but they have not, so I'm appealing >to you guys to steer me. > >Terry >terry@terryfic.com > >------------------------------------------------------------- >This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to > the mailing list . >To unsubscribe, E-mail to: >To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to > >Web Archive of this list is at: http://search.smithmicro.com/ ================================================= Kenneth Grome WebDNA Consultant telephone number: 011 63 32 486-9077 telephone number: 011 63 919 749-0060 business web site: http://webdna.net personal web site: http://kengrome.com =================================================------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Web Archive of this list is at: http://search.smithmicro.com/
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