The bad news, which many of you have noticed, is that the server is not performing so well these days Games lock up during the nightly backup and at random times. Our population has grown since September and the extra usage seems to be pushing the server to it's limits. Here's my action plan:
- I very recently changed some settings on the database sever and hopefully that will improve performance.
- Now that AJAX is zippy and an AJAX-compatible "BOB" script exists, I plan to remove the temporary setting to disable AJAX in the next 24 hours. Moving everyone on to AJAX will further reduce stress on the server and should improve the situation for all of us.
- Following that, I'll be running CC's code through a perfomance analysis tool. Hopefully that will reveal the bottlenecks and lead to some code optimizations within the next few days.
- If problems still persist, I'll make any hardware upgrades that are neccesary.
As a member of the Conquer Club, you deserve a high-quality casual-world-domination experience, and it's my top priority to ensure the website performs well for you.