# Is anyone else still getting data base errors? **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [February 3, 2009, 4:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-anyone-else-still-getting-data-base-errors/484215 "2009-02-03T04:20:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Qwisp](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qwisp/32/397_2.png) [@Qwisp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qwisp)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2009, 4:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-anyone-else-still-getting-data-base-errors/484215/1 "2009-02-03T04:20:58Z")
I have been getting intermittent errors all day. Is it just me? I haven’t seen anything else about it. ---
**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:** [February 3, 2009, 4:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-anyone-else-still-getting-data-base-errors/484215/2 "2009-02-03T04:30:37Z")
Off and on since yesterday. Still getting them. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2009, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-anyone-else-still-getting-data-base-errors/484215/3 "2009-02-03T15:33:04Z")
I’ve gotten three so far this morning. ---
**Author:** ![Jake](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f475e1/32.png) [@Jake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jake)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2009, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-anyone-else-still-getting-data-base-errors/484215/4 "2009-02-03T18:32:41Z")
My scroll wheel won’t scroll the page. It works every place else, but not the 'Dope pages. Hm. ---
**Author:** ![Musicat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/musicat/32/20189_2.png) [@Musicat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Musicat)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2009, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-anyone-else-still-getting-data-base-errors/484215/5 "2009-02-03T18:47:04Z")
> [@Jake](#): > > My scroll wheel won’t scroll the page. It works every place else, but not the 'Dope pages. Hm. Make sure the Dope page is _selected._ If not, no scroll wheel will work. And make sure the page is larger than a screen and has scroll bars at the right. You can’t scroll something that doesn’t. I had one timeout this AM where a post I submitted had to be done twice. ---
**Author:** ![3acresandatruck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/3/e79b87/32.png) [@3acresandatruck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/3acresandatruck)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2009, 1:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-anyone-else-still-getting-data-base-errors/484215/6 "2009-02-04T13:26:15Z")
I’m still getting them this morning. Three so far. ---
**Author:** ![AHunter3](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ahunter3/32/368_2.png) [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2009, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-anyone-else-still-getting-data-base-errors/484215/7 "2009-02-04T13:55:10Z")
Search is hosed. Database errors each time. Manual nav works OK. If this doesn’t go through, add “posting is messed up” to the list. (And by the way, this email is to let everyone know that the email server is down until further notice…) ---
**Author:** ![BJMoose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/5fc32e/32.png) [@BJMoose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BJMoose)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2009, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-anyone-else-still-getting-data-base-errors/484215/8 "2009-02-04T15:34:46Z")
I’ve been getting the occasional database error for a few weeks now. But hitting Refresh has always worked, so the hamsters are just being inattentive, not taking two-hour coffee breaks. It’s not clear if Jerry’s recent announcement relates to this problem or not. ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2009, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-anyone-else-still-getting-data-base-errors/484215/9 "2009-02-04T15:37:08Z")
Yeah, I’ve been getting them on and off since yesterday. ---
**Author:** ![Freudian\_Slit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5daacb/32.png) [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2009, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-anyone-else-still-getting-data-base-errors/484215/10 "2009-02-04T15:37:40Z")
Also on and off yesterday. It’s been a bit slower today, but I haven’t gotten an error message today yet. ---
**Author:** ![Cervaise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cervaise/32/16693_2.png) [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2009, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-anyone-else-still-getting-data-base-errors/484215/11 "2009-02-04T15:45:21Z")
Intermittent for me as well. ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2009, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-anyone-else-still-getting-data-base-errors/484215/12 "2009-02-04T16:00:26Z")
Sometimes after getting one I’ll have to close that window and open another before it’ll work. ---
**Author:** ![Cunctator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/43a26b/32.png) [@Cunctator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cunctator)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2009, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-anyone-else-still-getting-data-base-errors/484215/13 "2009-02-04T21:25:40Z")
Reasonably frequently, yes. I’ve just got another one trying to search. And of course I now have to wait another five minutes. ---
**Author:** ![Elyanna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/b5ac83/32.png) [@Elyanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elyanna)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2009, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-anyone-else-still-getting-data-base-errors/484215/14 "2009-02-04T21:42:06Z")
A couple today, yes. ---
**Author:** ![Duckster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/duckster/32/1244_2.png) [@Duckster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duckster)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2009, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-anyone-else-still-getting-data-base-errors/484215/15 "2009-02-04T22:18:56Z")
Perhaps its due to [one of the hamsters being arrested](http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,23739,25007289-5013016,00.html) as a murder suspect. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Exapno\_Mapcase](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/exapno_mapcase/32/1051_2.png) [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2009, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-anyone-else-still-getting-data-base-errors/484215/16 "2009-02-04T22:24:18Z")
I just got one trying to post to another thread. ---
**Author:** ![born\_too\_late](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ba9def/32.png) [@born\_too\_late](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/born_too_late)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2009, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-anyone-else-still-getting-data-base-errors/484215/17 "2009-02-06T20:33:40Z")
I just got one trying to get the Pit index ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2009, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-anyone-else-still-getting-data-base-errors/484215/18 "2009-02-06T21:12:30Z")
> [@](#): > > I’ve been getting the occasional database error for a few weeks now. But hitting Refresh has always worked, so the hamsters are just being inattentive, not taking two-hour coffee breaks. > > It’s not clear if Jerry’s recent announcement relates to this problem or not. Same here. I’m still getting them sporadically, but a refresh fixes it immediately with no drama, so it’s not really a big deal. ---
**Author:** ![Muffin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muffin/32/4341_2.png) [@Muffin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Muffin)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2009, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-anyone-else-still-getting-data-base-errors/484215/19 "2009-02-06T21:44:25Z")
Fatal error: Allowed memory size of 134217728 bytes exhausted (tried to allocate 9 bytes) in /home/straightdope/boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/search.php on line 1007 Been happening since the upgrade. Depends on the words being searched for. ---
**Author:** ![Jragon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e19b73/32.png) [@Jragon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jragon)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2009, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-anyone-else-still-getting-data-base-errors/484215/20 "2009-02-07T00:22:44Z")
Uh oh, I think the board just broke again, I just got a databse error a bit ago, and then recently when I posted the thread didn’t float, update its post count, or show new post information on the index. Edit: Okay, it just did, but it took a minute. And yes, I’m certain I didn’t hit back instead of navigating to it. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-anyone-else-still-getting-data-base-errors/484215.md?page=2)