Hey guys and gals! :mrgreen:
Quick note about my websites (OSG, Glo Bakery, Our Crazy Bengal, and GMM)- as you may have noticed some or all of them have been SLOW as molasses lately. Or down. Or just plain old annoying to try and navigate. :(
This is due to my host not accommodating the traffic that the websites are getting (OSG hit 925,000 page views in January 2010). Blue Host has been spanking my websites on the bum by ‘CPU throttling’ them during busy times (see below).
What is CPU Throttling?
“When your website is using more CPU resources (execution time and load) than allowed, the CPU will freeze, or get a lower frequency so it does not disturb other website hosted on the same server (this is about shared hostings). At this time the website may not respond or may load very, very slowly.”
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This is a snap shot of the past 24 hours on OSG:
Not cool.
Eric is helping me around the clock to find a dedicated server to host the websites on! Thankfully Eric rocks at this kind of thing and I know the websites are in great hands!
The good news is once this is done, they will be running at mock speed. :mrgreen: The bad news is that there may be a few hiccups along the way, down time, and generally times when you want to pull out your hair (us included!). A dedicated server will also be costly, but it is all for a good cause of course. :)
We really appreciate your patience as we hopefully roll out a much more sophisticated and snazzy operating system in the near future! I am quite pumped and hopefully the transition is a quick and painless one.
I hope this helps explain what is going on for the time being. I will be back to my regular posting tomorrow AM.
Have a good one! :mrgreen: Now it’s time to buckle down for the snow storm!!!!
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I’m not a big fan of bluehost. A move to a dedicated server is the right decision.
oh man, what a bummer! i’ll be stickin’ with y’all though :)
Aw man! That stinks. I HATE web hosting problems. Good luck getting everything transitioned over!
xoxo
That’s an insaaaane amount of hits! You’re becoming famous ;) Good luck with all the web hosting technicalities!
P.S- I’ve always wondered, do you speak French?
oui oui madame!
That’s awesome! I wish I spoke a second language. That has to be one of the benefits of living in a bilingual country.
Computers/networks can be so annoying! Especially when your business depends on the web for orders.
This may actually be the one and only time I’ve read a post on your site and have not been instantaneously hungry. So thank you for that! ha ha
Have a good night :)
yea i had an email from a customer today saying he couldnt place an order…i was like…awww HEEEEELL no! lol
geekstorage.com! they’re great :-D
So sorry that you are running into this problem but how amazing are your page view numbers? That is great news for you!!
Bummer about the sites running low… but on the upside, there could be worse problems to have… having an insane amount of page views is awesome!!
wow ! 925,000 page views in January 2010???!! You might have to change your URL to “Oh She Glows Red Hot” – congrats..this is a wonderful problem to have actually!
I hope someday I can try some Globars! – here is to hoping that maybe someday they will be sold in Whole Foods Stores!
An amazing number of hits Ang, wow! OSG is just getting better and bigger!
Sorry about the website issues but awesome news about your traffic! Hope you get things sorted out super fast!
aww, sorry about the site issues (but yay for tons of peeps!!)
As already mentioned…considering the number that OSG hit in January, that is incredible! You just need to find a home where your lovely site can grow up! :)
Good luck, I hope you find answers with ease!
I can’t believe I’ve been reading your blog since it was maybe getting 1/20th of that traffic!! You’re amazing! I love DreamHost most of the time… they’re pretty reasonable too!
Well, although it may be a bit of a bummer that there may be some hiccups, it is awesome that you are reaching such great numbers. That deserves a CONGRATS! :)
No worries – we will be patient :-)
You guys might want to try something like Google App Engine– it’s much cheaper than a dedicated server and it’s what I run my websites on.
PS I’m also a happy reader of OSG– just had to make my first comment on techie stuff :)
You get the traffic you want and then….oh, how frustrating! I do wish I had that problem though :) As for the snow storm, I’m in Windsor and I think we have about 4 inches right now (we had zero this morning) and it’s still coming down… the morning commute will be a blast ;)
yikes, might be because i check your website at least 5x/day ;)
I hear what you are saying about wanting to pull your hair out! I’m currently on blogger (which is fine, because like 8 people read my blog….2 of whom, I am related to. sadness) and I am wanting to switch to a self-hosted website. PS: Your cat may just be the prettiest cat ever!