The search page is now back, although due to the large database, combined with the way Snitz Forums does search code, it'll only search in the subject field - unfortunately my tests on searching the entire message always seemed to fail. One for further research...
Our ISP has now also put us in a 'dedicated pool' on the server, and I've been re-indexing the database today. I'm also going through older parts of the site (where my really old code was fudged together in the early days), and cleaning things up. There is a big hairy ambitious goal to re-write the whole thing at some stage, and some recent conversations with a new data provider make that worth serious consideration. But in the short term, I'm going to shore up what we have. Part of the problem of the sluggish response in the morning (UK time) is probably due to that being when the backups are running in the wee hours over on the east coast. For those that don't know, V-Flyer lives on a server in Florida - so if you're having problems getting to US sites, we'll be affected too.
Apologies for the slow-downs - I'm aware of the problem and just as frustrated when they happen as everyone else.
Pete
Our ISP has now also put us in a 'dedicated pool' on the server, and I've been re-indexing the database today. I'm also going through older parts of the site (where my really old code was fudged together in the early days), and cleaning things up. There is a big hairy ambitious goal to re-write the whole thing at some stage, and some recent conversations with a new data provider make that worth serious consideration. But in the short term, I'm going to shore up what we have. Part of the problem of the sluggish response in the morning (UK time) is probably due to that being when the backups are running in the wee hours over on the east coast. For those that don't know, V-Flyer lives on a server in Florida - so if you're having problems getting to US sites, we'll be affected too.
Apologies for the slow-downs - I'm aware of the problem and just as frustrated when they happen as everyone else.
Pete