Re: Freeze
This WebDNA talk-list message is from 2003
It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 47632
interpreted = N
texte = Hmmm...You may be on to something. I've been noticing my 4.5.1 server has been unbelievably slow the last couple of weeks. Seems like that's about when I upgraded to 4.5.1I wonder if another half gig or so of ram would help...?> --Will Starck NovaDerm Skincare Science http://www.novaderm.com wjs@novaderm.com On Monday, February 10, 2003, at 07:50 PM, Kenneth Grome wrote:>> On 2/10/03 4:35 PM, John Hill
wrote: >> >>> Could it be flushing large databases to disk after doing the >>> requisit number >>> of append/updates? That could tie up the machine. >> Yep good thought.... The problem is the regularity. > > I think it's the way the new version of webdna is programmed to > prevent db file corruption ... > > From my understanding (and please correct me if I'm wrong) webdna > 4.5.1 is the first version to automatically write out a temporary copy > of whatever db it's writing to -- every time it writes to a db. Then > it deletes this temporary file after it has successfully written the > appropriate changes to the 'real' db file. > > Didn't SMSI say they implemented this behavior in order to protect > against data loss in the event of a crash? > > I think they made this the default behavior in 4.5.1 because some > people had been complaining about losing data and/or getting corrupted > db files when a crash occurred at the same time that webdna was > writing to the file. Unfortunately what I do not know is if they > gave us an option to turn off this new feature, or if we have no > choice but to deal with the new problems it creates for us. > > My gut feeling is that the server may seem like it is taking a break > (apparently refusing to respond for 5-15 seconds) every time a person > accesses a page that writes something to a db file. > > Is this possibly what's going on? > > I have noticed a slow response from my remote server as well, but > until now it never occurred to me that it was a problem with the > webdna software. After all, I'm thousands of miles away from my server > and not always on a consistent or reliable connection. > > But if this has nothing to do with my connection and everything to do > with the way this version of webdna is coded, it would be very nice to > learn that there's a preference that lets us shut off this > unnecessary temporary file writing. > > Personally I've never had any problems with webdna destroying a db > file upon a crash. And it would not create a problem for me anyways, > because long ago I created a template-based system that automatically > backs up all my db files every hour or every day. > > Personally I would prefer the server to be as fast as possible, and > NEVER write or delete temporary db files upon every append or replace > or delete -- as it may be doing now ... > > > Sincerely, > Kenneth Grome > > --------------------------------------------------- > WebDNA Professional Training and Development Center > 175 J. Llorente Street +63 (32) 255-6921 > Cebu City, Cebu 6000 kengrome@webdna.net > Philippines http://www.webdna.net > --------------------------------------------------- > > ------------------------------------------------------------- > 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://webdna.smithmicro.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://webdna.smithmicro.com/
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Hmmm...You may be on to something. I've been noticing my 4.5.1 server has been unbelievably slow the last couple of weeks. Seems like that's about when I upgraded to 4.5.1I wonder if another half gig or so of ram would help...?> --Will Starck NovaDerm Skincare Science http://www.novaderm.com wjs@novaderm.com On Monday, February 10, 2003, at 07:50 PM, Kenneth Grome wrote:>> On 2/10/03 4:35 PM, John Hill wrote: >> >>> Could it be flushing large databases to disk after doing the >>> requisit number >>> of append/updates? That could tie up the machine. >> Yep good thought.... The problem is the regularity. > > I think it's the way the new version of webdna is programmed to > prevent db file corruption ... > > From my understanding (and please correct me if I'm wrong) webdna > 4.5.1 is the first version to automatically write out a temporary copy > of whatever db it's writing to -- every time it writes to a db. Then > it deletes this temporary file after it has successfully written the > appropriate changes to the 'real' db file. > > Didn't SMSI say they implemented this behavior in order to protect > against data loss in the event of a crash? > > I think they made this the default behavior in 4.5.1 because some > people had been complaining about losing data and/or getting corrupted > db files when a crash occurred at the same time that webdna was > writing to the file. Unfortunately what I do not know is if they > gave us an option to turn off this new feature, or if we have no > choice but to deal with the new problems it creates for us. > > My gut feeling is that the server may seem like it is taking a break > (apparently refusing to respond for 5-15 seconds) every time a person > accesses a page that writes something to a db file. > > Is this possibly what's going on? > > I have noticed a slow response from my remote server as well, but > until now it never occurred to me that it was a problem with the > webdna software. After all, I'm thousands of miles away from my server > and not always on a consistent or reliable connection. > > But if this has nothing to do with my connection and everything to do > with the way this version of webdna is coded, it would be very nice to > learn that there's a preference that lets us shut off this > unnecessary temporary file writing. > > Personally I've never had any problems with webdna destroying a db > file upon a crash. And it would not create a problem for me anyways, > because long ago I created a template-based system that automatically > backs up all my db files every hour or every day. > > Personally I would prefer the server to be as fast as possible, and > NEVER write or delete temporary db files upon every append or replace > or delete -- as it may be doing now ... > > > Sincerely, > Kenneth Grome > > --------------------------------------------------- > WebDNA Professional Training and Development Center > 175 J. Llorente Street +63 (32) 255-6921 > Cebu City, Cebu 6000 kengrome@webdna.net > Philippines http://www.webdna.net > --------------------------------------------------- > > ------------------------------------------------------------- > 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://webdna.smithmicro.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://webdna.smithmicro.com/
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