I wonder if anyone can explain this?
Each time I've posted a thread today it's taken ages to update, then the web page goes blank apart from this message:
Couldn't get mail server response codesDatabase Error: MySQL server has gone away
File: /home/arillas/public_html/forum/Sources/Load.php
Line: 2035
When I retrieve the page, my post has actually appeared on the page.
Has anyone else had this problem? Or is it just me?
Janis x
but would you believe it - this post went through perfectly!!!
Sod's law I suppose ?
Yes Janis. I often get that message when my computer is on a go slow.....but always when I go back to check, it has actually been posted.
It's not you Janis. I just got the same message, but my reply is showing.
Sara....x
Can't sleep after tonight's "excitement." So anorak is back.
It is to do with the server, but as you might guess, I have found a workaround. If your post seems to take a long time, preview it. The preview display appears above your post, so scroll up to see it. You will be warned that someone else has posted, but if you scroll down, it is you. Your post was already saved. Just don't hit Post again or you will post twice. Just go to Unread Posts or whatever you do next.
Phil
Phil, so does that mean it only does this when someone else has posted at the same time? Useful to know because I have lost messages like that many a time......
Janice, sit down and make yourself comfortable as I want to tell you a story.
In 1984 I was in the office at work and this lovely IBM PC came in and I was smitten. I immediately new then that a computer was female. I couldn't get enough of her and I would often dream about having one at home. Over the next few years many more PC's came to work and they seemed to get even more beautiful. The drawing office had one that had two of the most amazing big screens you have ever seen and all the engineers would stare at them all day. You would have a problem if you became too adventurous and the PC would beep very loudly and tell you that input was inhibited.
I eventually got one at home and I was on it day and night. She was a lovely machine and even had a sound card that made the most amazing noises. But these did become monotonous after a while. I did try many more PC,s over the passing years and some were very fruity, Apricots, Apples and Blackberries and when you touched them their skins were micro soft.
But, I found I couldn't do without one and they became an obsession. There was one big problem though due to their requirement for monthly updates. If one was missed panic would set in. Some friends of ours missed an update and they ended up with a little netbook.
So Janice your problems are down to your PC being female. You will find more evidence here .....
• They can multi-task, but .............
• No one but their creator understands their internal logic.
• They hear what you say, but not what you mean.
• Beauty is only shell deep.
• When you ask what's wrong, they say "nothing".
• Can produce incorrect results with alarming speed.
• Always turning simple statements into big productions.
• Smalltalk is important.
• You do the same thing for years, and suddenly it's wrong.
• They make you take the rubbish out to the recycling bin.
• The native language they use to communicate with other computers is incomprehensible to anyone else.
• Even your smallest mistakes are stored in long-term memory for later retrieval.
• As soon as you make a commitment to one, you find yourself spending half your paycheck on accessories for it.
• The message "bad command or file name" is about as informative as "If you don't know what is wrong, then I'm not going to tell you."
• The computer needs the EXACT words from you
• You're spending 70% of your time trying to understand how it works.
• Anyway... you have to admit the fact once you've had one you wouldn't like to live without.
Oh, Terry - I'm still laughing at that - thank you ever so much! I particular like the quote
QuoteThe message "bad command or file name" is about as informative as "If you don't know what is wrong, then I'm not going to tell you."
(not sure if I've inserted properly there - it's the first time I've used the quote icon)
Absolutely fantastic explanation, though
Janis x
Yup - the quote thingy worked! I'll try that again...
Sandy, I don't think so. It is true sometimes - you hit post and miss the red warning so go back to unread etc. You will definitely lose it then unless you hit post again before moving on. On my screen the red warning is often out of sight and if I rush and forget to check by scrolling up, I have lost posts.
This other situation described by Janis is after you hit post, when the whole thing seems to sit and wait for ages then "times out" with the error message MySQL server has gone away. Before that happens you can force it to post by previewing, but you then get the red warning message, except it is your own post that has just gone through. If you hit post again in this situation, you wil post twice.
Hope it helps
love
Phil
Terry, you rascal. Justloved it.
Phil
When I've hit Post and got the red warning, I haven't found that I need to go back to Unread at all - the new post the warning refers to has now appeared directly under the message you have just typed. Try it :)
Loved your explanation, Terry! :D
lynn xx
Yes Terrys explanation says it all :) :)
At least it never asks if its bum looks big in this!! :D
Neither does my computer, Lynn - it's very "pc" (groan) !!!
Janis x
Terry, just wondering how many computers you now have at home, bet your as bad or worse then Pete, he only has 5 at the moment as we have had a clear out. me im a good girl and only have one desktop and my note pad. lol. Is Mary always telling you to get rid of a few as I have to with Pete. Viv
I keep all my old laptops and some PC's, even back to the first Amstrad portable and an old Dragon 64 from the early 80's. One day they may be collectable.
I currently have three good laptops plus my samsing netbook, but I can also get the internet on my HTC Android and on the Wii. I also have my grandsons PC waiting for repair, and two other work laptops that need sorting out. Helen is not a happy person at times :-(
I think the laptop in the kitchen gets her annoyed the most, but I have my breakfast in there and always log straight into work at about 6:30 am every workday to check everything is OK.
Oh - did I mention the one in the WC PC :-)
(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n179/terrylwarner/toiletpc.jpg)
Ive just remembers the few in the attic going back to the vidio genie, dont know how many up there but Pete didn't mention them when we had the clear out and seeing there not in the way i might just forget there up there again. lol. Love the picture. Viv
By the way Terry, Pete thinks he got the genie in 70 or 71 and I remember playing tennis on it. Makes me feel older then I am. Viv
Love the loo photo, Terry! (it looks very comfortable, lol)