New GFY Search Server next week
 

The GFY search saga continues. The issue is that allowing searches of 5 million posts on a live database basically kills the performance of the board. So we created a replication server to do it on, but the search table keeps getting corrupted.

Anyway, we're putting new hardware and software for it in next week. Let's hope this fixes the search issues.

awesome, i cant wait

YES! :thumbsup

this could make a lot of people happy. :)

guess someone does care :thumbsup

same URL?

fucking nice. cant wait.

Sweet!

cool

that is gonna be great, we are all very anxious! :thumbsup

at last :) let's hope you hired a few good people to solve this stuff...

You think? :Graucho

Is it wrong that I rubbed one out to this announcement?

Limit access to people with more than 17,000 posts, or whose screennames begin with the letters A-C would probably help a lot :1orglaugh

I have a top engineer from Silicon Valley that his #1 job is to work on GFY.

Very much appreciated. My primary use for GFY is searching for resources, so this will be extremely helpful.

That's actually an awesome idea, although I would set the bar a lot lower.

Before I worked in adult my last job included being the Database Architect and Project Manager for a business system processing 1,000,000 transactions per day. I've set up a few "report" databases with replication in my day. If you need anything hit me up.

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search good

Which GFY members get the most searches Lens?

:Graucho

you need my Paypal address for sending consulting fees? . . . and yeah, maybe 10,000 posts and letters A-L

Good work lensman. Lets hope this also means a script upgrade..

Thanks for the update Lens, much appreciated.
WG

Good stuff. Hopefully this fixes the problem, because this board isn't half as good/useful without the search.

Very Kewl!! :thumbsup

This is exactly why I don't get all stupid and start bitching about things not working here when they aren't. Because usually right around the corner is Lens with a solution. Like the last time the search was offline for a few weeks, and everyone getting irritable and pissy over it..... then a thread appeared announcing there was that "newsearch"..... and all the whiners shut right up. Now again there are a bunch of whiners....

you'd think some of you people owned STOCK in GFY or something.



Baddog.... I like your idea. Lens, RAISE the bar to those with more than 18k, don't lower it. I could make a fortune paying a couple of employees $15/hr to do searches while charging $5 per search for people :D

Nerd Paradise!!!! Even better than sex.

18k works for me, I can be there before the server is installed

Lens...I hope your guys have looked at the FreeBSD and MySQL known issues....and have done the approp. steps needed for performance.

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Attaboy. Now you're talking.


Might even make 20k by th....... naw, maybe not. :evil-laug

THANK BLACK JESUS!!!!!!

Me too if it meant getting search back. I'm too lazy to dig up threads from an hour ago.

:banana :banana :banana


give us specs on the box!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I get excited when i hear server specs!!!!!!!!!!!

Fantastic news eh! Cant wait to be able to search again :) Let's hope all goes to plan.

Lets hope it will be quad AMD with Raid :)


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good stuff...being waiting to use the search for awhile :thumbsup

finally !

that will be awesome lensman :thumbsup

Rock on! :banana

finally weeeeee

Lower the bar to 1200 intelligent posts. Not 10,000 worthless posts :Graucho

Even better, give access only to Veteran 2001-2002 members :banana

I used to seach for myself every morning :1orglaugh

Yeah, it shouldn't be by number of posts. That will encourage all these newbies and trolls to post-bot their way into the seach feature. Criteria should be only if you've been registered 6 months or more.

Lens,

Simple solution that will probably get me flamed...





Charge a membership fee for upgraded GFY VIP Membership that allows Search ability and possibly other future features (private areas, marketplace). But other perks don't matter, Search does. Perhaps $15-$25 a year. This will help alleviate the cost of maintaining gfy functionality and hiring more silicon valley techies. GFY would still function normally so people who don't pay won't notice a difference. The Search feature is a vital resource we'll all use everyday so I don't mind paying to make sure it always works. Other forums successfully charge membership fees, GFY should too.

Plus all VIPs could get an exclusive sig / tagline that reads: "GFY VIP MEMBER" (obviously not important). You can give free memberships to people who have earned it (high or quality post counts) or deserve it. I'll be the first one to pay for it.

If you decide to do it, please put all signups under my affliate id. :winkwink:

Good suggestions :thumbsup

thats great news

Good idea, Taboo !

tb

Sweet! That's music to my ears :)

That sounds great!


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