Problem refreshing the index

[Anemoi 0]

Ever since I registered in this forum I have notice a problem that has been bothering me ever since then.

 

Let's say I made a post in the 'Spam-O-Rama!' section and I decided to go back to the index to find another section to post in. While scrolling down I happen to look at the 'Spam-O-Rama!' section and I see that my post isn't registered on the index... It doesn't show my post as the last post made in that forum. But when I get in the forum, I see very well, in the topic I posted, that it was indeed registered as the last post. So the problem being is... I post but it does not update the index correctly to show it, instead showing an old post as the latest.

 

Example being... I posted in the screenshot thread and this happens (watch the current time of my computer in both screenshots)

While in 'General Discussion' forum, hour 17:56 PM

While in forum index, hour 17:56 PM

 

Another thing which happens is that it shows the latest post correctly, but sometimes with the incorrect hour. One time it says 6 PM, and when I reload 30 minutes later, it shows the same post was made at 7 PM.

 

I don't know if it's my browser (which I BEG to God it isn't), the cookies, or whatever may be. I'm not 100% sure it's my browser since all other forums work well (be it IPB, MyBB, SMF, etc.) Tested on Safari and I really don't think it's a browser problem, see? This thread was created at 6:03 (18:03) PM, the current time at that screenshot was 18:06 PM and it still doesn't show it on the index.

 

Any help or enlightening on this issue I have would be helpful.

 

(After 30 minutes it finally refreshed... But it's still an issue D:)

[Polraudio 122]

Thats odd. Did you set your time zone correctly in My Controls?

[Anemoi 0]

As a matter of fact, yes.

 

(GMT - 4:00 hours) Atlantic Time (Canada), Caracas, La Paz

 

But it's still weird (both errors, seem to happen on random occasions).

[Polraudio 122]

Try firefox and see if its any different

http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/upgrade.html

[Anemoi 0]

That's the browser I use: Firefox. And I have Safari, too (tested on that one also), but still the same problem.

[Polraudio 122]

That's the browser I use: Firefox. And I have Safari, too (tested on that one also), but still the same problem.

Wow. That is very very odd. Dont know what to tell ya.

[Marked 197]

Pol, I can't believe you don't know about this issue.

 

Since about late last year the forum has developed a sort of lag in things such as post and updating the last post. It happens in most things that add an entry to the database, such as adding a post or even if i were to create a new forum. If I were to refresh the page, it wouldn't show. Refresh it again, there it is. And it will disappear and reappear again. A couple of hours later it will show permanently.

 

As to the solution I have no idea. The website which is on the same database experiences no lag, but that doesn't tell me too much. My guess would be there's something in the database, and to go about fixing the problem would mean taking the forum and site offline while I clear all unessential data, and hopefully that would fix the problem. Since the site works fine on the same database, I'm thinking that could work. The forums database has been running without modification since November 2007, which is quite some time.

[Anemoi 0]

Ah, I see... that explains a lot. Thanks Marked: I didn't knew that part of the history of Unlimited so yeah, thanks for clearing that up. I guess I'll get myself used to this then.

[Marked 197]

I think I may have found what is causing the problem.

 

The earliest reported sign of this happening was December 14th, in Leons topic: http://www.rmxpunlimited.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=2141

 

At the bottom is says:

One last thing unnerving me: This site's way of updating the last post. It doesn't work.

 

Okay and before that there was the topic about the points system: http://www.rmxpunlimited.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=2044

 

I think it is the points mod that is causing the lag. The problem is that when i try to remove it it causes all sorts of errors. I doubt turning it off will help.

 

I'll try remove the mod and see if I cant fix this for you Anemoi.

[Anemoi 0]

If the points system is important then don't remove it just because of me. I'm starting to get acquainted with this 'issue'. But if it will help to remove it to allow us members to improve our forum experience... then by all means.

 

So, thanks.

[Joey 9]

Oh, thought I was the only other one who posted something about this. Ah well...I don't really use this point system so you can leave it up if ya want. It's not that big of a deal anyways.