Very strange MySQL problem !

2003-08-14 Thread Keith Bussey
Hi, I am having a very weird problem with one of my database servers. Let's take the following setup: 10 load-balanced servers (I'll call them ServerA) 1 admin server (ServerB) 1 database server (DB1) Now ServerA has a function to insert a row into a table on DB1 whenever someone hits certain

Re: Very strange MySQL problem !

2003-08-14 Thread colbey
Possible? Are you sure all connection attempts fail? not just insert attempts? Server B does some updates/deletes... Chances are this causes some table locks, which makes Server A unable to perform it's inserts until Server B releases the lock. On Wed, 13 Aug 2003, Keith Bussey wrote: Hi,

Re: Very strange MySQL problem !

2003-08-14 Thread Keith Bussey
Quoting [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Are you sure all connection attempts fail? not just insert attempts? Yes, i have it write to my log if the sock is empty (mysql_connect fails)...before it gets to the insert Server B does some updates/deletes... Chances are this causes some table locks, which

Re: Very strange MySQL problem !

2003-08-14 Thread Keith Bussey
That's the problem, when the script runs, I can connect from serverA fine!...but seems the webpages can't ;/ -- Keith Bussey Wisol, Inc. Chief Technology Manager (514) 398-9994 ext.225 Quoting [EMAIL PROTECTED]: On Wed, 13 Aug 2003, Keith Bussey wrote: Are you sure all connection

Re: Very strange MySQL problem !

2003-08-14 Thread colbey
On Wed, 13 Aug 2003, Keith Bussey wrote: Are you sure all connection attempts fail? not just insert attempts? Yes, i have it write to my log if the sock is empty (mysql_connect fails)...before it gets to the insert But you mention mysql reports no connection errors... perhaps wait for an

Re: Very strange MySQL problem !

2003-08-14 Thread colbey
I'd double check this cronjob script... possible scenario.. kaibash idea if you can prove it's invalid. ServerB has a script that runs every 20 minutes, which does a very quick/simple select from DB1, then loops though the results and does updates/deletes on a different database server.