Harnser Posted February 1, 2018 Report Share Posted February 1, 2018 Was unable to log on last night and this morning . Any body else have a problem ? harnser Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShootingEgg Posted February 1, 2018 Report Share Posted February 1, 2018 Was getting err 500 so guess it went down for a little bit.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaun4860 Posted February 1, 2018 Report Share Posted February 1, 2018 It’s ok, We have paid the bill, All should be ok now ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delwint Posted February 1, 2018 Report Share Posted February 1, 2018 Delete my post Shaun please as it’s the same topic ?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shootthepigeon Posted February 1, 2018 Report Share Posted February 1, 2018 The cleaner must have pulled the plug out in the chatroom! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7daysinaweek Posted February 1, 2018 Report Share Posted February 1, 2018 Hooray! Was beginning to froth at the mouth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mice! Posted February 1, 2018 Report Share Posted February 1, 2018 Try being on nights wondering what has happened down all night, I had to read other things, on the bright side I thought it was my phone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mel b3 Posted February 1, 2018 Report Share Posted February 1, 2018 I didn't realise how dependant I was on pw until this morning ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigbob Posted February 1, 2018 Report Share Posted February 1, 2018 I got the same at work but was told my server had banned the site as it contains weapons , they did the same with gambling but left on line bingo gambling and banned sky tv but left virgin , big brother at its best Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
la bala Posted February 1, 2018 Report Share Posted February 1, 2018 I thought ditchman had uploaded that many pics of his new tackle everything had crashed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted February 1, 2018 Report Share Posted February 1, 2018 2 minutes ago, la bala said: I thought ditchman had uploaded that many pics of his new tackle everything had crashed What a horrible thought! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
39TDS Posted February 1, 2018 Report Share Posted February 1, 2018 I thought I had been banned Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
12gauge82 Posted February 1, 2018 Report Share Posted February 1, 2018 Yep I had the same sinking feeling, thank God it's back Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agriv8 Posted February 1, 2018 Report Share Posted February 1, 2018 6 hours ago, 7daysinaweek said: Hooray! Was beginning to froth at the mouth. It was worse than that I 'nearly' had to talk to the Mrs !! ATB Agriv8 PS this will mean not to those outside computer support - But its always the NETWORK ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7daysinaweek Posted February 1, 2018 Report Share Posted February 1, 2018 1 hour ago, Agriv8 said: It was worse than that I 'nearly' had to talk to the Mrs !! ATB Agriv8 PS this will mean not to those outside computer support - But its always the NETWORK ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Holliday Posted February 2, 2018 Report Share Posted February 2, 2018 I thought maybe it had been hacked and closed by the angry vegans. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDog Posted February 2, 2018 Report Share Posted February 2, 2018 Do we have an explanation yet? In the words of Private Eye, ‘I think we should be told’. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
243deer Posted February 2, 2018 Report Share Posted February 2, 2018 Your explanation is that there was a technical problem that has now been fixed. If you want some in depth technical explanations then I am sure there are several folk on here that could provide some mind blowing technojumbo - but life is really too short isn't it? Especially for the mods. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davewh100 Posted February 2, 2018 Report Share Posted February 2, 2018 20 hours ago, ShootingEgg said: Was getting err 500 so guess it went down for a little bit.. yeah same with me yesterday morning got back on 2.30pm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDog Posted February 2, 2018 Report Share Posted February 2, 2018 6 hours ago, 243deer said: Your explanation is that there was a technical problem that has now been fixed. If you want some in depth technical explanations then I am sure there are several folk on here that could provide some mind blowing technojumbo - but life is really too short isn't it? Especially for the mods. Sorry I hadn't spotted that you were the site operator. I will come to you direct in the future. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShootingEgg Posted February 2, 2018 Report Share Posted February 2, 2018 Errr 500 Internal Server Error is a very general HTTP status code that means something has gone wrong on the website's server, but the server could not be more specific on what the exact problem is Basically who ever hosts the forum had a woopsie, nothing major and we are back so all Good. These things happen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teal Posted February 2, 2018 Report Share Posted February 2, 2018 8 hours ago, 243deer said: Your explanation is that there was a technical problem that has now been fixed. If you want some in depth technical explanations then I am sure there are several folk on here that could provide some mind blowing technojumbo - but life is really too short isn't it? Especially for the mods. +1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Posted February 2, 2018 Report Share Posted February 2, 2018 I can provide all the details. Apologies for taking time do respond to this thread. Summary From Jan 31st 21:33:59 UTC until 13:22:47 UTC, the PigeonWatch forums were unavailable. Users will have experienced a server error due to an issue with the PHP module which provides database connectivity. This occurred following the routine application of security patches to the server hosting the Pigeonwatch website, Gunwatch website and the pigeonwatch forums. Due to a mistake on my part, I verified that www.pigeonwatch.co.uk and www.gunwatch.co.uk were up but failed to check the forums. As the forums were the only site using PHP, they were the only one affected. Details For some background, hundreds of updates have been applied to the underlying server with zero impact on availability over the years as such this was seen as a routine operation, without need for prior notification. The complication arose this time, because following the recent forum upgrade, the version of PHP in use on the server changed from 5.5.x to 7.1.x. However both package versioned remained on the server - with just the 7.1.x activated. Unfortunately due to an ordering issue in how the patches were applied, the system defaulted back to the prior 5.5.x version, which was incompatible with the new forum version, hence the errors being experienced by all. The reason it took so long to remediate, is with me being NYC based, 13:22, is 8:22am for me - so whilst I saw some emails from Teal saying there was an issue a few hours before, I was unable to respond. As soon as I saw there was an issue, I reacted and was able to bring the site back up. Next steps In terms of what we can do to prevent this happening again, I have: * updated the upgrade scripts to ensure we validate the forums are working * added a step to the upgrade checklist to check for errors in application logs for the forums * removed all traces of the prior version of PHP to avoid this specific issue being able to reoccur. hope this helps! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDog Posted February 2, 2018 Report Share Posted February 2, 2018 Thank you Andy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Good shot? Posted February 2, 2018 Report Share Posted February 2, 2018 That's a relief,I can rest easy now I know it shouldn't happen again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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