Fixed Timeout when using Spam Cleaner

[Vilandra]

I get the following error when I try to use the spam cleaner:

The server did not respond in time. Please try again.

Looks like some others might be experiencing the same problem that suggest it's the IP check:

http://xenforo.com/community/threads/cleaning-up-spam.2297/page-9

Right now I'm running RC1.

Is there anything that can be done?

 

[Jake Bunce]

Maybe try adding this line to the library/config.php file to increase the PHP timeout:

ini_set('max_execution_time', 500);

(that's 500 seconds)

 

[HannahP]

You're not going to be able to change that execution time on most shared hosts, even with a custom php.ini or ini_set. I think you'll find most of the big hosts cap that at 30, and for good reason when hundreds (or thousands) of sites run on one server.

I think the question is really why is that function taking more than 30 seconds to execute?

I just tried it (IP check only) on a shared HostGator account (where max_execution_time = 30) and it times out as well.

 

[twollert]

I get the following error when I try to use the spam cleaner

+1

 

[Andy.N]

+1 and we are on a vps with 1GB ram

 

[Mike]

I believe this should be fixed now. I have sped up the IP lookup significantly. MySQL has some absolutely ridiculous sub-query performance issues, so ultimately it's actually a lot faster to rewrite it as 2 separate queries.