application_top problem -- problem on hosting server

[barco57]

My client(wife) wanted me to turn of the phpBB linkage. So I went to configuration>my store>enable phpBB linkage and set it to false.

When returning to the store I was presented with this:

Fatal error: Call to undefined function: preg_match() in /home/staband/public_html/includes/application_top.php on line 66

It doesn't always do it. refresh sometimes makes it go away.

Turned the phpBB linkage back on didn't fix it.
It would also do it when in the admin, with a similar error but on line 128 of application_top.php.

What is it and how do I fix? Yes Linda it appears that I've broken it yet again.

[barco57]

Sometimes when the main store page fails I would check the Admin login page and if that failed to I would then check the forum as it is running in the same DB. I would sometimes get the following:

PHP Fatal error: Call to undefined function: mysql_connect() in /home/staband/public_html/forum/db/mysql4.php on line 48

line 48 looks like this:

$this->db_connect_id = ($this->persistency) ? mysql_pconnect($this->server, $this->user, $this->password) : mysql_connect($this->server, $this->user, $this->password);

I have read somewhere that the two issues are a problem with the php on the server. I just don't understand why its intermitent, if there was a problem with php shouldn't it just stop working?

We have also had a fairly heavy usage today on the site because we have been added to a couple of top100 sites and they are generating lots of traffic (good), but could the heavy traffic be the problem (bad)? I hope not

[barco57]

I think you're ignoring me.........Oooops I think I just bumped my own thread...... Here comes Kim rrruuuunnnnnn........(high steps it outta the room)

[barco57]

It appears that the phpbb linkage thing was just a coincidence. My host worked on this problem and found that somebody else on the server was putting a serious load on the server. After contacting the offending party and being ignored they shut them off for a short period of time to get the message across and all things have been good since then.

As I would say to the host......Close ticket.

[dioniss]

barco57, I'm glad all appears to be O'K for you finally.