Re: Help, sudenly the number of users increase to 190 users +, and it kills my website
I might be speaking to soon, but iI think I have found the source of the problem.
I unanalyzed my raw access files, and found that I had rss feeds from two trackers that each had more than 5000 requests per day.
I had made some RSS modules that refreshed every 1 min. I turned all my RSS modules to refresh every 120 min. +, and now the problem has disappeared.
Chibaguy, you had me worried for a little while there saying my situation was 'normal', cause if it was I would have had to redo my site with some other tool. Thanks for pointing me in the direction of analyzing my access files.
lesson: if number of online users gets so high it kills your site, and you know they are not there, check the refresh rate of RSS modules, and check your raw access files.
Kai