SPARKS

waterloosunset · Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2025 2:29 pm Post subject: About the Forum itself

Hi All,
Does anyone else ever have difficulty getting into the Forum. This is the message that I got over and over this morning:

phpBB : Critical Error

Could not query config information

DEBUG MODE

SQL Error : 1226 User 'allspa' has exceeded the 'max_questions' resource (current value: 300000)

SELECT * FROM phpbb_config

Line : 215
File : common.php

Just now I refreshed the page, and there was the Forum. Any thoughts from some of you people who are WAY more computer literate than I am?
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Alex Robertson · Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2025 2:35 pm Post subject:

Yep I’ve been having the same problem, sometimes it happens after I’ve posted something and other times it’s the same as you- ie:- getting into the site!

Crabby · Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2025 3:58 pm Post subject:

Yes,lve been having this trouble on and off for ages but l thought it was to do with my laptop!
If you google phpBB critical error there are some explanations but l don't really understand them!
But many thanks waterloosunset for highlighting this, at least now l know it's not just me!

waterloosunset · Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2025 4:42 pm Post subject:

A Sparks fan on the former Twitter sent this to me:

"what I‘m reading from this is, that the site‘s been possibly crawled by bots and to prevent them from spamming the forum, the server has temporarily blocked access for everyone.

At any rate, this is not a problem specific to your user."

Good to know.
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Crabby · Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2025 5:35 pm Post subject:

Thanks for the info waterloosunset......
Oh that phrase.. "crawled by bots"...... conjures up horrible images!!

Kermit! · Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2025 6:39 pm Post subject:

I was getting it as well earlier today when i was posting a message but it went to this page & I lost my message completely.
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Crabby · Posted: Tue Mar 18, 2025 2:40 am Post subject:

It's definitely happening more often..... I almost expect it now when l try to check into the forum.

miss sparks · Posted: Tue Mar 18, 2025 3:40 am Post subject:

I started a topic on open tech support about this issue. There are many problems with this forum, now i read other comments i now know why.

aussie · Posted: Tue Mar 18, 2025 3:57 pm Post subject:

I was in DEBUG MODE this morning it happens all the time
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Toughest Girl In Town · Sparks Guru Joined: 15 Feb 2022 Posts: 5120

Yup, same here.
Not working great these days... Maybe a massive website update who knows... (US tour dates for example)!

Crabby · Posted: Wed Mar 19, 2025 8:35 am Post subject:

It's getting much worse for me too..... I'm absenting myself for a while because my nerves won't take it!!😂

Alex Robertson · Posted: Wed Mar 19, 2025 10:26 am Post subject:

Crabby · Posted: Wed Mar 19, 2025 11:30 am Post subject:

That's a good idea.... See? You tempted me back for this post..... 😂

Brightonian · Posted: Wed Mar 19, 2025 1:02 pm Post subject:

Kermit! · Posted: Thu Mar 20, 2025 1:40 pm Post subject:

I do find it a bit strange that the post waterloosunset sent to Official Announcements is still shown as the last message posted but if you click in to see it, the last message shown is one about The Albert Hall years ago. It seems the bug has even erased messages about itself sent to the Officials!
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Alex Robertson · Posted: Thu Mar 20, 2025 3:30 pm Post subject:

Waterloosunset’s post is there but it’s because the other posts (marked Announcements ) are pinned…what we used to call “stickies” in older more innocent times😜
If this old technophobe can work it out there’s no hope for you my dear😂😂😂

waterloosunset · Posted: Fri Mar 21, 2025 11:29 am Post subject:

Alex Robertson · Posted: Fri Mar 21, 2025 11:59 am Post subject:

The post is definitely there….its about 60 posts down pst all the Announcements and Stickies

Crabby · Posted: Fri Mar 21, 2025 2:50 pm Post subject:

Phew!! I finally made it through the undergrowth to the Sparks forum..... and now that l've made it, l need to ask a very stupid question regarding the Announcements thread....... Why are there so many pinned posts? Do they just stay there forever whether they're relevant or not?

I'm heading back to the outside world now, l may be gone for some time as this critical error thing is still haunting me...... Maybe it's a ploy to make us all MAD before May 23rd......(it's working.. 😡)

aussie · Posted: Fri Mar 21, 2025 3:30 pm Post subject:

is this DEBUG some sort of virus
most days I cannot get onto the forum, Dam the DEBUG
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