Server high load message occurs too frequently lately

[vevy]

Sorry but you cannot use search at this time. The server has high load. Please try again later.

When trying to access Active topics.

[Andrew Lee]

Sorry but you cannot use search at this time. The server has high load. Please try again later.

When trying to access Active topics.

Yes, I noticed that as well and have been trying to make some tweaks since a couple of days back.

I have made another tweak. Please let me know if it has gotten better. Thanks!

[Midas]

Noticed that sporadically, too -- just thought it was due to high user presence, which has also been above average. (600+ against the more usual ~150...)

[Andrew Lee]

No, I suspect it is due to some recent update to mariadb, but haven't really nailed down anything yet. I have implemented some workarounds, and am monitoring the situation to see if I can find out more.

[joby_toss]

This problem becomes increasingly annoying for me too, as I am often not able to use any of the forum's "Quick links", especially "Unread posts".

[Andrew Lee]

It was OK for a couple of days, but seemed to have gone downhill again

Basically, the symptom is that mariadb is exhibiting extremely high load (>150% CPU) for reasons unknown to me.

Please be patient! I am trying my best to troubleshoot this, but it is turning out to be a very difficult problem. If you guys have any ideas or leads, do let me know.