[SOLVED] Problem with modifying OXP List on the Wiki

[Tricky]

I can't edit the WIP section to update my OXP info. Well I can edit it, I just can't save it. It just goes to a blank screen after about a minute. When I hit refresh it asks if I want to re-submit the data for posting. This just takes me back to the blank screen.

All other pages seem OK. I've been able to modify my own pages without any problems.

[S-P]

I believe there was a wiki server migration, which means everything was 'read only'. Try again later.

[SandJ]

I can't edit the WIP section to update my OXP info. Well I can edit it, I just can't save it. It just goes to a blank screen after about a minute. When I hit refresh it asks if I want to re-submit the data for posting. This just takes me back to the blank screen.

Ditto. So it's not just you.

[maik]

I'll check tonight. However, I saw quite some edits taking place already. It doesn't say something about maintenance or migration just above the edit text box, does it? Because on that case your DNS cache still leads you to the old server which doesn't let you save.

[Fatleaf]

I believe there was a wiki server migration, which means everything was 'read only'. Try again later.

Welcome To The Friendliest Board This Side Of Riedquat S-P
Keep up the good advice

[SandJ]

I'll check tonight. However, I saw quite some edits taking place already. It doesn't say something about maintenance or migration just above the edit text box, does it? Because on that case your DNS cache still leads you to the old server which doesn't let you save.

Just to prove it is not Tricky going mad:
- it is specifically the OXP List;
- there is no text about "maintenance" or "migration";
- other pages can be edited and saved;
- neither the full OXP List page, nor just the WIP section can be saved;
- no it is not down to a local cache;
- 'Show changes' works;
- 'Show preview' works.

[Smivs]

Yes, just tried a little edit on the main OXP list and it got to the point when I asked to preview, nothing happened for 30 seconds then the page went blank. Refreshing did nothing.

[Tricky]

Just woke up. Was up for 36 hours or so.

Jusy tried again with preview which works as others have reported. Saving lands me back on the blank page.

FireBug gives...

POST wiki.alioth.net/index.php?title=OXP_List&action=submit
500 Internal Server Error
wiki.alioth.net
20 B
213.230.209.153:80

Is there an open lock on the page?

[SandJ]

Still no change. OXP List changes cannot be saved.

[maik]

I guess it runs into a time out.

I received the following email from Winston last night:

"If you get anyone complaining about problems tonight, the server *is* up and running fine, it just looks like we're the recipient of a (probably unintentional, it may be an overzealous web spider) DOS attack from Amazon's EC2.

Update: It's muso bot (see muso.com), which is something apparently looking for pirated music for rights holders. I've sent a message to them asking if they can make their bot less agressive (MSN and google bot et al. don't DOS the site). If they don't listen I'll see if I can block them since they do admit who they are in the user agent string."

[maik]

The issue should be solved now. From a PM from Winston:

"I actually filled out muso's "Contact us" form, and someone did contact me about lunchtime today, saying they have removed the wiki from their crawler since the site obviously has nothing to do with piracy (well, apart from the "arrrr, my shiverin' hearties" of the spacelanes type)"

Can someone confirm please?

[Smivs]

er, the Wiki seems to be down again

[SandJ]

Can someone confirm please?

As at a couple of minutes ago, no change. Go to save and get a blank screen.

Edit: still true 10:05 BST Sun 24th June

May be of interest:

• - the longest page Oolite planet list/Galaxy 4 ‎[155,694 bytes] (which is all text) can be edited, and that saves in seconds.
  - copying and pasting the entire OXP List page into a new empty page also fails to save, so it is not because of the OXP List page's edit history.
  - I created the two OXP List templates, and the entire OXP List in my SandBox area on the en.wikipedia.org site, and it saved OK (although it took about 25 seconds to save it). It looks fine on there.

[maik]

Thanks for the analysis, SandJ!

The HTTP 500 error means that there was an internal server error. I need Winston to take a look at the log file because I do not have access to it. I'll keep you posted.

[maik]

PHP runs into its default max_execution_time limit which is 30 seconds. Winston will have to change it. The only good reason I can think of is that it uses a template for every line of the table which makes it more expensive than the Galaxy 4 planet list which is longer but does not use templates at all.

We'll see how it goes after increasing the max_execution_time.