/. killed my server! The link posted by Bluesnews and HardOCP stressed the server to the max as it was. When/. posted a link it was all over. Time to move to a dedicated server instead of a shared one. I needed to do it a few months ago but was holding off. The site should be back up tomorrow afternoon.
I'm webmaster for PimpRig.com and you are correct. The HardOCP and Bluesnews links stressed the server to it's limit. I certainly didn't expect an onslaught of traffic from/. As a result I was forced to finally move to a dedicated server instead of a shared one. I needed to do it 3 months ago but this was the overflow of traffic that broke the camel's back...
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My site (PimpRig.com) is currently down. The /. flood killed my current hosting solution and the site is migrating to a dedicated server.
/. killed my server! The link posted by Bluesnews and HardOCP stressed the server to the max as it was. When /. posted a link it was all over. Time to move to a dedicated server instead of a shared one. I needed to do it a few months ago but was holding off. The site should be back up tomorrow afternoon.
I'm webmaster for PimpRig.com and you are correct. The HardOCP and Bluesnews links stressed the server to it's limit. I certainly didn't expect an onslaught of traffic from /. As a result I was forced to finally move to a dedicated server instead of a shared one. I needed to do it 3 months ago but this was the overflow of traffic that broke the camel's back...