XF 2.0 How long to install?

[Joe Kuhn]

How long does a fresh installation take? My db site is different from my xf site. My install has been running for hours, so I'm thinking of stopping it and getting a db on the same host drive. What I have is probably too slow for a forum anyway. I'm learning alot this first pass, I'll tell you that. Can't be afraid to jump in.

 

[Paul B]

It should take a couple of minutes.

The database should be on the same server.

 

[Ozzy47]

A clean installments does not take much time at all, but it all depends on server specs.

 

[Joe Kuhn]

Can i just close the page and start over after resolving my db location issue?

 

[Paul B]

Yes, just start over.

 

[Joe Kuhn]

Manager says they are on the same server, so I started it up again. It got to the part about loading Phrases in 10 minutes whereas this morning it took 2.5 hours to get there. Shrug. Phrase loading is slow. I looked after stopping the first time and the xf_phrases table had only 3500+ records. Not many.

 

[Joe Kuhn]

Phrase loading is taking a long time. Since my last note (1 hr 25 mins ago) it has progressed from .8% to 16.5%.

Management says the forum software and the db for it are on the same DreamHost server and provides this as proof.



Thoughts?

 

[Paul B]

You may want to consider a new host.

XF should only take minutes to install, even on a basic shared hosting plan.

 

[Ozzy47]

Agreed. That is a ridiculous amount of time to install a forum script.

 

[Bryan]

Thoughts?

If it's definitely on the same server then scrap the mysql.feedkindness.com hostname and try localhost as unix sockets are much faster than tcp/ip

 

[Joe Kuhn]

If it's definitely on the same server then scrap the mysql.feedkindness.com hostname and try localhost as unix sockets are much faster than tcp/ip

Tried localhost and got: No such file or directory

 

[Bryan]

In that case I agree with the twin signatures above, might be time to consider another host.

 

[Joe Kuhn]

You may want to consider a new host.

XF should only take minutes to install, even on a basic shared hosting plan.

Asking management to try it for themselves and see if they come to same conclusion. Here's hoping.

Thanks guys.

 

[Joe Kuhn]

Found another slow install at DreamHost where they author says, "Welp, problem has been solved. Turned out the installation was just too intensive for the little shared hosting plan. Upgraded to a managed VPS and everything worked fine ". That post is here:

https://xenforo.com/community/threads/xenforo-installation-problem-error-500.23914/#post-297962

In the DreamHost Panel I found this:



So an upgrade may be a solution. I've opened a ticket with them regarding this.


I also found that the mySql databases, one for the forum and one for the domain, are at a data center in the state of VA while the domain itself, where XF is to be installed, is at a data center in the state of OR. Could this be an issue?

The DreamHost Knowledge Base shows nothing at all about XenForo.

 

[Ozzy47]

Best solution is to get another host

 

[ŽivaAkcija]

so this is your host https://www.siteground.com/ if so, they are joke a fake

 

[Joe Kuhn]

so this is your host https://www.siteground.com/ if so, they are joke a fake

Our host is DreamHost, not SiteGround.

 

[Ozzy47]

Our host is DreamHost, not SiteGround.

Pretty sure you said that.

In the DreamHost Panel I found this:

 

[Joe Kuhn]

Best solution is to get another host

Why do you say that? It's a sincere question as this is my first task in the web world after a career of programming in t-sql. Thanks.

 

[Ozzy47]

Because the simple fact that you can not install XF on the server in less than a few minutes, it is most likely to small or overloaded.