Comments on: Sticking it to the CPU Exceeded Errors! http://www.longcountdown.com/2008/10/09/sticking-it-to-the-cpu-exceeded-errors/ Nick Ramsay, blogging from Japan. Tue, 17 Nov 2009 03:27:52 +0900 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Nick Ramsay http://www.longcountdown.com/2008/10/09/sticking-it-to-the-cpu-exceeded-errors/comment-page-1/#comment-7786 Nick Ramsay Wed, 22 Oct 2008 00:24:33 +0000 http://www.longcountdown.com/?p=851#comment-7786 It's been a couple of weeks now, and I'm quickly learning that most of the problems I've had are caused by my own shoddy programming. Here's what happens: Let's say you have a form with two radio buttons with values 10 and 20. You write a program with a loop, using the passed value as an upper limit. It all works fine because the value HAS to be 10 or 20, right? Wrong. If the script is called directly, bypassing the form, then no parameters are passed and the program gets stuck in a loop. I have hundreds of such scripts and am working through them now, making sure that all values have a default. What a fun learning experience! :roll: It’s been a couple of weeks now, and I’m quickly learning that most of the problems I’ve had are caused by my own shoddy programming. Here’s what happens: Let’s say you have a form with two radio buttons with values 10 and 20. You write a program with a loop, using the passed value as an upper limit. It all works fine because the value HAS to be 10 or 20, right? Wrong. If the script is called directly, bypassing the form, then no parameters are passed and the program gets stuck in a loop. I have hundreds of such scripts and am working through them now, making sure that all values have a default. What a fun learning experience! :roll:

]]> By: Tori http://www.longcountdown.com/2008/10/09/sticking-it-to-the-cpu-exceeded-errors/comment-page-1/#comment-7782 Tori Tue, 21 Oct 2008 17:39:36 +0000 http://www.longcountdown.com/?p=851#comment-7782 I was thinking separate hosts would be safer too, but probably it is just paranoia. If something is going to go wrong it will probably go wrong regardless of the option one chooses. With the one-bad-apple-spoiling situation you are probably much better off now, with the vps, than you were before. I would imagine you shouldn't have to worry (or worry as much) about some other site on the shared server eating up resources and causing downtime. Of course if one of your apples goes bad... The reason I was think separate hosts might be safer is that if a host gives you problems you only have to move the few sites you have with them instead of all of your sites. Anyway, let's hope our hosts will get it all right. :) I was thinking separate hosts would be safer too, but probably it is just paranoia. If something is going to go wrong it will probably go wrong regardless of the option one chooses.

With the one-bad-apple-spoiling situation you are probably much better off now, with the vps, than you were before. I would imagine you shouldn’t have to worry (or worry as much) about some other site on the shared server eating up resources and causing downtime.
Of course if one of your apples goes bad…

The reason I was think separate hosts might be safer is that if a host gives you problems you only have to move the few sites you have with them instead of all of your sites.

Anyway, let’s hope our hosts will get it all right. :)

]]> By: Mum http://www.longcountdown.com/2008/10/09/sticking-it-to-the-cpu-exceeded-errors/comment-page-1/#comment-7706 Mum Sun, 12 Oct 2008 12:31:06 +0000 http://www.longcountdown.com/?p=851#comment-7706 Sounds a bit expensive Nick, but you seem to know what you are doing. Sounds a bit expensive Nick, but you seem to know what you are doing.

]]> By: Nick Ramsay http://www.longcountdown.com/2008/10/09/sticking-it-to-the-cpu-exceeded-errors/comment-page-1/#comment-7704 Nick Ramsay Sun, 12 Oct 2008 00:53:19 +0000 http://www.longcountdown.com/?p=851#comment-7704 Thanks! I let my brother do most of the work, and I just guest blog once a week. Thanks! I let my brother do most of the work, and I just guest blog once a week.

]]> By: freedomwv http://www.longcountdown.com/2008/10/09/sticking-it-to-the-cpu-exceeded-errors/comment-page-1/#comment-7703 freedomwv Sat, 11 Oct 2008 22:53:34 +0000 http://www.longcountdown.com/?p=851#comment-7703 I am sure that the investment will pay off in the end. This is going to give you a whole lot more freedom with respect to what you can do with your sites. By the way virtual tripping is a very cool site! I am sure that the investment will pay off in the end. This is going to give you a whole lot more freedom with respect to what you can do with your sites. By the way virtual tripping is a very cool site!

]]> By: Nick Ramsay http://www.longcountdown.com/2008/10/09/sticking-it-to-the-cpu-exceeded-errors/comment-page-1/#comment-7694 Nick Ramsay Sat, 11 Oct 2008 01:12:44 +0000 http://www.longcountdown.com/?p=851#comment-7694 Yeah, it's easier to manage them if they're on the same host, but it's probably safer having them on different hosts so that one bad apple won't spoil the rest, or whatever the saying is. Yeah, it’s easier to manage them if they’re on the same host, but it’s probably safer having them on different hosts so that one bad apple won’t spoil the rest, or whatever the saying is.

]]> By: Tori http://www.longcountdown.com/2008/10/09/sticking-it-to-the-cpu-exceeded-errors/comment-page-1/#comment-7686 Tori Fri, 10 Oct 2008 17:12:25 +0000 http://www.longcountdown.com/?p=851#comment-7686 So you will have all of your sites with one host? I have a similar set up to your $7/mo with Anhosting (<-- found out about them on an UpstartBlogger.com post after searching for "webhosting that doesn't suck"). (multiple add-on domains under one hosting plan). I have a few sites on there, but Nipponster is with a different host. Someday I hope to have your traffic "problems" :P So you will have all of your sites with one host?

I have a similar set up to your $7/mo with Anhosting (<– found out about them on an UpstartBlogger.com post after searching for “webhosting that doesn’t suck”). (multiple add-on domains under one hosting plan). I have a few sites on there, but Nipponster is with a different host.

Someday I hope to have your traffic “problems” :P

]]> By: Mike http://www.longcountdown.com/2008/10/09/sticking-it-to-the-cpu-exceeded-errors/comment-page-1/#comment-7670 Mike Thu, 09 Oct 2008 19:15:20 +0000 http://www.longcountdown.com/?p=851#comment-7670 7 dollars a month for BlueHost? Its a steal! Oh those CPU limits, they will get your everytime! 7 dollars a month for BlueHost? Its a steal! Oh those CPU limits, they will get your everytime!

]]> By: billywest http://www.longcountdown.com/2008/10/09/sticking-it-to-the-cpu-exceeded-errors/comment-page-1/#comment-7668 billywest Thu, 09 Oct 2008 17:31:06 +0000 http://www.longcountdown.com/?p=851#comment-7668 That's quite a fee every month. However, it seems like a necessary investment. Hope everything goes smoothly. I'll be crossing my fingers for you. That’s quite a fee every month. However, it seems like a necessary investment. Hope everything goes smoothly. I’ll be crossing my fingers for you.

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