problems with simple messenger!

hi i got this from my host today >>

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Hi,

your Dolphin script is indeed overloading the server with POST requests to adultsutopia.com/modules/?r=simple_messenger/get_operation/new_messages&_r

Here is the apache status with these POST requests, and there are quite a lot of them all the time:

adultsutopia.com GET /flash/XML.php?module=im&action=updateInvite&recipient=158& 70-38 - 0/0/124 . 37.68 36614 349 0.0 0.00 0.06 90.217.13.228 adultsutopia.com POST /modules/?r=simple_messenger/get_operation/new_messages&_r

adultsutopia.com POST /modules/?r=simple_messenger/get_operation/new_messages&_r

adultsutopia.com POST /modules/?r=simple_messenger/get_operation/new_messages&_r 39-47 17732 80/81/5999 W 24.13 0 0 13.4 0.02 2.55 82.47.67.143 adultsutopia.com POST /modules/?r=simple_messenger/get_operation/new_messages&_r

adultsutopia.com POST /modules/?r=simple_messenger/get_operation/new_messages&_r

adultsutopia.com POST /modules/?r=simple_messenger/get_operation/new_messages&_r

Above ones are just a part of the apache webserver status output, basically there are constantly a lot of these. And this could mean that someone is either abusing simple messenger module of your dolphin script, or it has some issues within the code of the same.

They say there is a big problem with the simple messenger, but i dont know how to fix the issue, i kno the easiest thing would be to just dissable the mod, but i dont want to as my members use it.

I need you'll need increase update time in simple messenger admin! Make it 5000 - 5 sec.

is that all the issue is then? thanks

ok i have changed it to 5000 now :) and asked the host to check the server to see if its any better. thanks

Ok i contacted HFW and this is what they said

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Hello charlie,

Charlie, frienkly, I dont think it can be resolved, it basically due to busy and heavy website. Anyway, just checked it, no changes.

All these procs running: 27131 adultsut 17 0 95824 39m 33m R 32.2 0.2 0:00.20 /usr/bin/php /home/adultsut/public_html/modules/index.php 27132 adultsut 17 0 95848 27m 21m R 30.6 0.2 0:00.19 /usr/bin/php /home/adultsut/public_html/flash/XML.php 27133 adultsut 17 0 111m 21m 8204 R 22.5 0.1 0:00.14 /usr/bin/php /home/adultsut/public_html/flash/XML.php 27134 adultsut 17 0 102m 15m 7276 R 9.7 0.1 0:00.06 /usr/bin/php /home/adultsut/public_html/modules/index.php

top - 09:37:25 up 30 days, 19:33, 3 users, load average: 3.00, 2.70, 2.44

Load is still busy on dual xeon server

Then after i asked what was making the site too heavy they sent this

Hello charlie,

Charlie, actually, its exactly what causing the load: 27131 adultsut 17 0 95824 39m 33m R 32.2 0.2 0:00.20 /usr/bin/php /home/adultsut/public_html/modules/index.php 27132 adultsut 17 0 95848 27m 21m R 30.6 0.2 0:00.19 /usr/bin/php /home/adultsut/public_html/flash/XML.php 27133 adultsut 17 0 111m 21m 8204 R 22.5 0.1 0:00.14 /usr/bin/php /home/adultsut/public_html/flash/XML.php 27134 adultsut 17 0 102m 15m 7276 R 9.7 0.1 0:00.06 /usr/bin/php /home/adultsut/public_html/modules/index.php

these scripts are making 90% of your load.

What can i do, they are saying that even on a vps server it will be too heavy! are they trying to con money out of me? if not then what can i do to resolve the issues? as i cant afford to upgrade to $50.00 a month as im running a free site at the moment..

Thanks

Anyone please??

Hello, now you have trouble with IM (INSTANT messenger not the simple messenger). Try to find update time for IM and increase that!

 Sorry where do i find the settings for the instant messenger? thanks