# Database Errors on Searching Tonight **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [March 30, 2010, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/database-errors-on-searching-tonight/534296 "2010-03-30T02:59:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Una\_Persson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/una_persson/32/346_2.png) [@Una\_Persson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Una_Persson)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2010, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/database-errors-on-searching-tonight/534296/1 "2010-03-30T02:59:08Z")
Fatal error: Allowed memory size of 536870912 bytes exhausted (tried to allocate 79 bytes) in /home/straightdope/boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/includes/class\_core.php on line 3223 Followed by the insulting: “You must wait 120 seconds before searching again…” FYI ---
**Author:** ![TubaDiva](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tubadiva/32/507_2.png) [@TubaDiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TubaDiva)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2010, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/database-errors-on-searching-tonight/534296/2 "2010-03-30T13:31:15Z")
Sorry the system sneered at you. ---
**Author:** ![Ed\_Zotti](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/fbc32d/32.png) [@Ed\_Zotti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ed_Zotti)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2010, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/database-errors-on-searching-tonight/534296/3 "2010-03-31T20:54:30Z")
The entire Creative Loafing server cluster is having problems, not just us - slow loading pages on other sites, etc. I’m told a hardware fix is in the works sometime in the next few weeks. ---
**Author:** ![Doctor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e0b2c6/32.png) [@Doctor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doctor)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2010, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/database-errors-on-searching-tonight/534296/4 "2010-04-01T00:34:59Z")
Does that explain why I just got a database error when switching forums? I suppose it would. ---
**Author:** ![Una\_Persson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/una_persson/32/346_2.png) [@Una\_Persson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Una_Persson)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2010, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/database-errors-on-searching-tonight/534296/5 "2010-04-01T00:35:44Z")
FYI, I have been unable to search the SDMB for 2 days now. The curious thing is why I’m not seeing a rash of others noting the same thing. ---
**Author:** ![samclem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a9a28c/32.png) [@samclem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samclem)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2010, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/database-errors-on-searching-tonight/534296/6 "2010-04-01T00:39:18Z")
> [@Una\_Persson](#): > > FYI, I have been unable to search the SDMB for 2 days now. The curious thing is why I’m not seeing a rash of others noting the same thing. It’s been pretty noticeable for much of the last 2-3 weeks. Sporadic, but noticeable. I’m curious–this only happens when you try to search? Try again right now for something easy. ---
**Author:** ![IvoryTowerDenizen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ivorytowerdenizen/32/17937_2.png) [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2010, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/database-errors-on-searching-tonight/534296/7 "2010-04-01T00:47:43Z")
Database errors today- slow loading as well. Been pretty bad. ---
**Author:** ![Una\_Persson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/una_persson/32/346_2.png) [@Una\_Persson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Una_Persson)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2010, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/database-errors-on-searching-tonight/534296/8 "2010-04-01T03:16:02Z")
> [@samclem](#): > > It’s been pretty noticeable for much of the last 2-3 weeks. Sporadic, but noticeable. > > I’m curious–this only happens when you try to search? Try again right now for something easy. Nope, just database errors tonight as well. ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2010, 4:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/database-errors-on-searching-tonight/534296/9 "2010-04-01T04:33:14Z")
I’m getting tons of them as well. I can’t even surf the damned board. ---
**Author:** ![Daylate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9dc877/32.png) [@Daylate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Daylate)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2010, 4:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/database-errors-on-searching-tonight/534296/10 "2010-04-01T04:38:42Z")
Yep - can’t open any of the Message Boards. Very sloooow loading followed by a database error message. How can I get my S.D.M.B. fix? ---
**Author:** ![Zsofia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/7bcc69/32.png) [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2010, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/database-errors-on-searching-tonight/534296/11 "2010-04-01T15:22:18Z")
Yeah, when I try to search I get a database error and then “Sit in time out and think about what you did” until the timer runs out, at which point I try again and get a database error.