problems posting pics??

[stiller fan]

was wondering if anyone else had problems since last night posting pics up on the forum...... :dunno:

was trying to add to random pics thread in the gallery..... was stopped cause of it....... tried to clear my browser's cache already.....

PM already dispatced to wards, btw......

lemme know..... thx!

- josh :wave:

[EXLNavi]

Let me try

[EXLNavi]

It did give an error a couple of times, come to think of it, but not today nor yesterday.

It looks like an intermittent problem.

[stiller fan]

hmmmmm, will try different pic then... :dunno:

[EXLNavi]

Tried uploading another and I got this error:

There seems to have been a slight problem with the Drive Accord Honda Forums database.
Please try again by pressing the refresh button in your browser.

An E-Mail has been dispatched to our Technical Staff, who you can also contact if the problem persists.

We apologise for any inconvenience.

[stiller fan]

test pic...



still didn't work, keeps timing out on me..... was working fine last night.. :( :dunno:

[stiller fan]

Tried uploading another and I got this error:

exact same one that i got....

server space full??? :dunno:

[EXLNavi]

Let me try another:

EDIT: Didn't mean to post that pic, oops. :blush:

[stiller fan]

keep trying maybe???? :(

[EXLNavi]

Here's another:

[EXLNavi]

Let's try another:

[EXLNavi]

Let me try another one

[EXLNavi]

Let's try that pic that failed again, i reduced the compression

[stiller fan]

may be bad connection on my part, not sure where to go from here.....

[EXLNavi]

The server only seems to barf at large files/high quality jpegs.

Try opening the file in photoshop, and then "save for web" and reduce the quality to about 5. If you don't have photoshop, use MS photo editor and save as a jpeg and reduce the quality to about 50 (you'll see that when you press the "more >> " button.

[stiller fan]

test

[stiller fan]

The server only seems to barf at large files/high quality jpegs.

Try opening the file in photoshop, and then "save for web" and reduce the quality to about 5. If you don't have photoshop, use MS photo editor and save as a jpeg and reduce the quality to about 50 (you'll see that when you press the "more >> " button.

i'll try doing that..... and let you know if that works..... :yes:

[EXLNavi]

exact same one that i got....

server space full??? :dunno:


Probably has to do with some limit set in the database itself that vBulletin isn't aware of... I am not sure what wards is using as a backend (mysql?) so I can't say for sure.

That's my best guess.

[EXLNavi]

test


Wow, what are the bumper stickers for???

[EXLNavi]

Some eye candy. :) :naughty:

[stiller fan]

thought that i already posted pics of the bumper sticker.... one in the middle is just a warning about tailgating me, can't remember what the other one is tho..... :rolleyes:

[stiller fan]

Some eye candy. :) :naughty:

quti teasing me.... :lmao: :nuts: :naughty: :wave:

[EXLNavi]

quti teasing me.... :lmao: :nuts: :naughty: :wave:


The bear is coming your way, don't worry.

It just doesn't come with the hottie in the pic. :nuts:

[stiller fan]

that's the whole problem.... :bawling: :lmao: ;)

[EXLNavi]

that's the whole problem.... :bawling: :lmao: ;)


Don't worry too much about it. I'll take more pics for you. :lmao:

[stiller fan]

umm , pics are pics...... but having the real thing in front of you (DA bear), is sooooo much more satisfying.... :D :nuts: ;)

[EXLNavi]

umm , pics are pics...... but having the real thing in front of you (DA bear), is sooooo much more satisfying.... :D :nuts: ;)


Anysia is sending the bear to you, so don't you worry!

[stiller fan]

ooooo, the plans that i have with that bear; being alone with it..... ;) the events will not be mentioned until after they happen..... and the bear would already be on its way to the next destination.... :yes: :naughty:

wait til i get my hands on that bear....... :lmao: :nuts: ;)

[EXLNavi]

Here's another pic from DC that I took (and no, I am not actually ON the lawn...)

[princess]

I was getting the same error for about a month....but haven't had it much lately. Sometimes If I kept trying I could get what I was posting to go on....sometimes it never would.... shrinking, renaming, changing it's format... nothing worked. :dunno: Now it's been rare.

It sure made it hard to put some info on!!!

[BenjiBoy650]

There seems to have been a slight problem with the Drive Accord Honda Forums database.
Please try again by pressing the refresh button in your browser.

An E-Mail has been dispatched to our Technical Staff, who you can also contact if the problem persists.

We apologise for any inconvenience.
I get this error all the time when I'm simply surfing the forums. It's never been a major problem. When it happens, normally it will be like that for a day or a few hours, but if I try from another comp or go out and come back, it'll work again. IMO uploading pics using the forum software isn't worth the hassle. I like using separate hosts better...I upload on the forums when I know a picture works (like the worn 6th gen steering wheel).

[EXLNavi]

The specific problem with posting pics has to do with file size. Above a certain file size, you get that error, consistently.

One possible reason could be the script timing out while uploading the pic to the database thinking that the database connection is dead.

Another reason could be a limit set in the database that the forum software doesn't know about.

It only gives that error with high quality JPEGs, even if they meet the resolution requirement (i.e. no more than 800 pixels wide or was it 640?). So the solution is to reduce the quality and hence the filesize of the jpegs you want to post.

I attach pics because it saves on my bandwidth (and right now my server is down b/c I am moving and it needs a new power supply).