Stupid MySQL server. Be less crash-y.

And suddenly, we’re up. Honestly, we could have probably been up earlier if I hadn’t mucked around with some things. If the site goes down again over the weekend, don’t despair. Why not see WALL-E?

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July 17, 2008 @ 11:50 am | Comments (6)
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6 Responses to “Stupid MySQL server. Be less crash-y.”

  1. Emily

    Dear John, I feel there is no reason, no reason at all, why a ballsy cinematic tastemaker such as yourself should not feel free to write the word “crashy,” without an apostrophe, and challenge the whole world to deal with it.

    We would support you.

    Emily

  2. Scott

    I’m personally fond of “crashtastic,” and also possibly “crashtacular.” Really anything which helps drag the world down to my third grade reading level is an excellent option.

  3. sandofsky

    MySQL tip #1: make sure you’re using InnoDB tables instead of the default MyISAM. MyISAM is marginally faster but a lot less stable.

    MySQL tip #2: Don’t use MySQL. (I switched to Postgresql.)

  4. Kristan

    Agreed! Everyone should go see WAAAALL-EEEEEE and EEEEVAAAAH!

  5. Pedro

    WALL-E? Isn’t anybody seeing The Dark Knight?

  6. Kevin Hou

    Yeah John what are your thoughts on The Dark Knight? By my count both WALL-E and TDK are masterpieces

 

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