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SQL Error : 1226 User 'lupiniau_irt' has exceeded the 'max_questions' resource (current value: 50000)<br><br>Being fairly unfamiliar with SQL, I've no idea if this is a proper error or just something due to age/use of the I Read This forums.

It's been doing that on and off for the past several days. It will come back at some point.

It sounds like a Dos (Dinal of Service) attack to me, or it could be the age thing, but from what I gather its that its using more then 5,000 quiries at any one time?

It might also be that the place is just too popular. Then again, I really can't tell without somebody going through the access logs.

<!--QuoteBegin-baloki+Mar 1 2006, 12:56 AM--> <table border='0' align='center' width='95%' ><tr><td class='quotetop'><b>Quote:</b> (baloki @ Mar 1 2006, 12:56 AM)</td></tr><tr><td class='quotebody'> It sounds like a Dos (Dinal of Service) attack to me, or it could be the age thing, but from what I gather its that its using more then 5,000 quiries at any one time? <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table> <!--QuoteEEnd--><br> Nono, I think the max questions thing is a running total that's reset every x hours. There was an entry in the LJ about it when it first occured.<br><br><!--QuoteBegin-"Myself"+--> <table border='0' align='center' width='95%' ><tr><td class='quotetop'><b>Quote:</b> ("Myself")</td></tr><tr><td class='quotebody'> When I try to view the index page, I'm getting the following error<br><br>phpBB : Critical Error<br><br>Could not query config information<br><br>DEBUG MODE<br><br>SQL Error : 1226 User 'lupiniau_irt' has exceeded the 'max_questions' resource (current value: 50000)<br><br>SELECT * FROM phpbb_config<br><br>Line : 213<br>File : common.php<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table> <!--QuoteEEnd--><br><br><!--QuoteBegin-"RKNiner"+--> <table border='0' align='center' width='95%' ><tr><td class='quotetop'><b>Quote:</b> ("RKNiner")</td></tr><tr><td class='quotebody'> You know, I was just about to make a similar post here, after running across that while waiting for my pasta to boil. It looks like either we managed to become popular enough that we reached our limit in terms of SQL server load, or somebody was trying a DoS attack with similar outcome.<br><br>Either way, there's nothing I can do, except wait for either Felix (assuming he can) to increase max_questions, or for the counter to reset.<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table> <!--QuoteEEnd--><br><br>(which is where I'm infering what I just said from)<br><br>Since those two it's just been 'up again' 'down again' comments on that entry.

Unfortunately, I don't have direct access to fix it, but I contacted my hosting provider, and it should be taken care of soon. Sorry for the inconvenience, I didn't even notice it until yesterday (or was it the day before?).<br><br>If anyone has any further issues regarding any forums hosted on my server, please send an email to forum-admin@lupinia.us.<br><br>EDIT: IRT has an LJ community? o.o

<!--QuoteBegin-FelixSoftpaw+Mar 1 2006, 07:22 AM--> <table border='0' align='center' width='95%' ><tr><td class='quotetop'><b>Quote:</b> (FelixSoftpaw @ Mar 1 2006, 07:22 AM)</td></tr><tr><td class='quotebody'> EDIT: IRT has an LJ community? o.o <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table> <!--QuoteEEnd--><br> Mmhm.<br><br>To save time for anyone else who doesn't know about it, and you time if you haven't looked at someone who's in it's profile page yet, it's at <a href='http://community.livejournal.com/ireadthis/' target='_blank'>http://community.livejournal.com/ireadthis/</a>