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The Bullpen => Site Questions and Problems => Topic started by: Daphne on November 25, 2014, 01:20:11 am



Title: Site Problems, Monday 11-24-2014
Post by: Daphne on November 25, 2014, 01:20:11 am
Sorry for the problems the site has been having this evening. Some delightful people were doing dictionary attacks against the login URL, and that was swamping the system.

For now, ONLY this URL works to log in (https://mindcontrolcomics.com/admin/login). It's the one you should be using, anyway.


Title: Re: Site Problems, Monday 11-24-2014
Post by: lion93 on November 26, 2014, 12:51:58 am
I had to go through the free sample page, through the 'buy a membership' and then hit the 'if you already are a member' button before I could get in.  Lost Weekend 3 was worth it, but I was worried!

t.


Title: Re: Site Problems, Monday 11-24-2014
Post by: darcon357 on December 25, 2014, 07:58:00 am
this URL isn't working  I get a system error code of 500


Title: Re: Site Problems, Monday 11-24-2014
Post by: Daphne on December 25, 2014, 08:42:33 am
this URL isn't working  I get a system error code of 500

Works for me.


Title: Re: Site Problems, Monday 11-24-2014
Post by: darcon357 on December 25, 2014, 10:32:31 am
just tried again   still not working same error code


Title: Re: Site Problems, Monday 11-24-2014
Post by: Daphne on December 25, 2014, 10:34:46 am
just tried again   still not working same error code


Clear our any mindcontrolcomics.com-related cookies, and try again. We're getting lots of logins, so we don't see a problem on our end.


Title: Re: Site Problems, Monday 11-24-2014
Post by: darcon357 on December 25, 2014, 10:41:01 am
Deleted cookies and history and still get the same error. I am at a loss for a solution.


Title: Re: Site Problems, Monday 11-24-2014
Post by: Daphne on December 25, 2014, 10:48:50 am
Deleted cookies and history and still get the same error. I am at a loss for a solution.

Try that cookie deletion again. It's clearly a corrupted cookie, looking at our logs.


Title: Re: Site Problems, Monday 11-24-2014
Post by: darcon357 on December 25, 2014, 02:56:23 pm
tried cookie and history deletion   still have no access.   never had this happen before.


Title: Re: Site Problems, Monday 11-24-2014
Post by: Daphne on December 25, 2014, 03:02:05 pm
tried cookie and history deletion   still have no access.   never had this happen before.

We'll keep looking at it, but we're able to successfully log in using your account information, so we're inclined to think it's something about your browser. Of course, you shouldn't get a 500 error, but we're still seeing the same bad cookie entries in the log as before.


Title: Re: Site Problems, Monday 11-24-2014
Post by: darcon357 on December 25, 2014, 03:02:21 pm
I love your web site. I just saw I was charged for the month and now this happens.   I love you Daphne but this non access sucks.


Title: Re: Site Problems, Monday 11-24-2014
Post by: Daphne on December 25, 2014, 03:03:46 pm
I love your web site. I just saw I was charged for the month and now this happens.   I love you Daphne but this non access sucks.

We're able to log into your account. We've received no reports of any other problems from any other customers. We're seeing lots of logins from other customers. We have to conclude it's something with your browser.

I just made a code change that might fix the problem, and rebuilt the CMS' database; I've also dropped a note to the vendor to see if there is a workaround that will help. But, really, you're sure you've cleared the cookies?

Since this is specific to your account, please drop us a note at orders@mindcontroltheatre.com if you continue to have problems.


Title: Re: Site Problems, Monday 11-24-2014
Post by: darcon357 on December 25, 2014, 03:40:06 pm
That fixed it.  Thank you so much.  Daphne I would gladly bear your children.


Title: Re: Site Problems, Monday 11-24-2014
Post by: Daphne on December 25, 2014, 03:42:37 pm
That fixed it.  Thank you so much.  Daphne I would gladly bear your children.

Yay! Nothing I like more than a quick monkey-patch to someone else's horrible PHP code on Christmas. :)


Title: Re: Site Problems, Monday 11-24-2014
Post by: darcon357 on December 25, 2014, 03:44:47 pm
Still Thank you. Merry Christmas to you.


Title: Re: Site Problems, Monday 11-24-2014
Post by: Daphne on December 25, 2014, 03:45:12 pm
Still Thank you. Merry Christmas to you.


I'm just glad that fixed it! It was kind of a stab in the dark. :)


Title: Re: Site Problems, Monday 11-24-2014
Post by: Geo on December 26, 2014, 04:06:07 pm
Hey, better than the time Shaw Cable sent MCC requests from Western Canada to a bit bucket in Calgary.