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You can still submit donations. That has not changed. The problem is people are leeching content from the main site and it's dragging down the entire site. That's why the server has been going down.

We've had issues with the MySQL server lately and when it goes down the Forums throw a more friendly error. The main site does not. That's what you're seeing.

As with every member controlled voting system on a forum of this size, people abuse systems like that and they end up providing little to negative value. That's why we turned off the "karma" system built into SMF and why we won't be doing anything similar anytime soon.

Just because we're here to help people and we're a programming board doesn't mean we never have server problems from time to time. These instances are VERY few. They would be less if we didn't have people trying to leach all of our content.

Yeah, but we try to avoid modding this board to death to avoid issues when upgrading.

Why is this in this board???

See the new sticky. I'm sick of answering this question.

It would be wise not to share all your connection details.

It depends on what board you're posting in as well. I don't have time to run the numbers, but I think most posts in PHP Help get answered often within MINUTES. I'd suggest that if you're not getting responses quickly enough, the problem is either over complicated or you're posting too much code. Maybe it's not our response time but you're inability to ask questions properly that is the problem here.

DOH! Thanks

All, Please keep in mind that this is NOT a self promotion area. This is about hosts you use or have used and their quality. Further self-promotion will result in action against your account, up to and including banning.

Thanks. Anyone else?

BTW, I have this script: function microtime_diff($a, $b) { list($a_dec, $a_sec) = explode(" ", $a); list($b_dec, $b_sec) = explode(" ", $b); return $b_sec - $a_sec + $b_dec - $a_dec; } function test_speed($test_size) { flush(); $start_time = microtime(); $comment = "<!--O-->"; $len = strlen($comment); for($i = 0; $i < $test_size; $i += $len) { echo $comment; } flush(); $duration = microtime_diff($start_time, microtime()); if($duration != 0) { return $test_size / $duration / 1024; } else { return log(0); } } $speed = test_speed(1024); if($speed > 50) { // a fast connection, send more byte for more accuracy $speed = test_speed(10240); if($speed > 500) { // a really fast connection, send even more byte for more accuracy $speed = test_speed(102400); } } echo sprintf("Download speed is %0.3f kb/s", $speed); But I don't know if it's accurate on a dial-up connection. If any of you have a dialup connection, can you test it for me and post the results? (www.whproductions.com/speed.php)

Is there a way with PHP (headers, buffers, etc) to detect (in general) the user's connection type? I want to send the user to a specific page depending on their connection speed and I need it to be a quick test that won't delay page loading too much. I'm even considering loading the main content area with AJAX to avoid major time delays on getting something to the user. So if anyone has a sure-fire way to detect dial-up vs. anything else, I'd appreciate it.

I don't know if you're stating opinion or what here, but I know VERY few people that pronounce it as sequel. It's also probably just me, but I usually discredit those people to a degree because it has a very different connotation for me.

The minimum is 10.

I'm using them. Great host, fantastic support. Looks like they increased their main package again.

Wildteen is correct, but I think the answer to the real question is how do these people get put into their positions. It's all about recognition of talent and accountability. Meet those high standards and you'll be recognized and promoted.

1) "SQL" is a language, not a database. Maybe they meant MS SQL Server? 2) You should be storing the files outside of the database so it doesn't really matter what database you use. MySQL should do fine. 3) $15,000 is off the charts. I'd probably charge you between $1500 and $2000 for something like that. 4) Running a forum with web pages inserted doesn't make any sense. Forums are for conversations. Web pages are for displaying content. They're not meant to be combined. Sounds like you need to redesign your idea and then find a decent contractor that won't rape you.

All depends on the area and how the market goes. At least in the US, you'll probably find 10 to 1 more .NET or Java jobs as opposed to PHP jobs. PHP is the freelancer's baby. Salary is again an "area" based question. My current job (Systems Analyst) in the right market/company would pay me twice as much. Go figure.

http://www.phpfreaks.com/forums/index.php/topic,79168.0.html Look under tools.

I might have been wiped out. I'd suggest looking through the tutorials on our site instead of relying on that link... other sites don't always keep links up to date.

Scary stuff... the news broke in the middle of a show I was watching last night. I haven't heard/read death tolls yet... at the time it was only 1 person found dead. EDIT: apparently the CNN article says 7.

I'll back akitchin up on this. Please try to understand the board structure.

Can you add resources to your current package cheaply? I'd try that route first. Any Java based writer is going to eat memory, so I'd look for 1GB +.