Hey all –
We just recovered from a couple hours of downtime. It wasn’t too fun, for you or for me. The database that was holding each set’s words and definitions had been crashing for the past few days, causing daily downtime (ack!). So tonight I decided just repairing it each time wouldn’t do, so I converted some of the database architecture to a (hopefully) better and more robust state. I also temporarily disabled the “online now” icons, which were causing some problems. I’m hoping to reinstate those as soon as possible - but right now I want to make sure the site just stays up, you know? 
We’re in the process of hiring a sysadmin, so we should have a lot more expertise on this problem soon. Going down every evening is not acceptable. Sorry to everyone who couldn’t use it while the site was down.
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No problem. Thanks for all the things you do to make quizlet better. That makes up for the downtime.
P.S. I added a “Share on Facebook” link to the set page
i am fine with the downtime, thanks for doing your best.
hey,
i made a 100-term set about china, and i clicked “save.” i think this was during the downtime, however, so it didn’t save and came back citing an error. i checked the set page again, and it was only able to auto-recover 7 of those 100 terms. is there any way to salvage that set?
alina virgilyn c. brooks
thats y no ones on
i only made 1 set lol i had this for 2 days
omg for this once and this one time only i was glad it went down cuz on the napping thing it said the freerice.com thing and thats sick!
i would save multiple times just in case
No problem. Thank you for your hard work, Andrew. And good luck on fixing the server!
Please fix it!! We’re using it at school and want to do a presentation with it. We’re terrified that it will crash right in the middle or even before we get started..
No, not another down-time! Andrew, please don’t.
here we go again
Honestly I don’t think we need the online now icons. I really don’t think it matters. Anyway, we know how hard you are working andrew and we really appreciate it. Thanks!
monkeychef23-online icons are very useful, so you don’t message some dude who hasn’t been on in a year! lol. tht
(they’re back on, btw)
I should’ve read this before making my new quiz. I guess I’ll have to wait until the server’s back up before I make my quiz. :\
HELPPPPPPPP I’VE GOT AN EXAM TOMORROW AND THE SITE IS MESSED UP HELPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP
every time before i have a test it crashes
quizlet is amazing!!
i hate downtime
People please be more appreciative! Computers are horrible beasts that crash constantly and are hard to manage. Thank you Andrew for setting aside so much time for other people!
Quizlet is AMAZING and has saved my life time and time again
why cant i stick/unstick my groups threads right now?
Thank you for apoligizing and telling us what was wrong. I thought it was my PC!
I hope that never happens again:!:
Down time is something we as humans do as well…sometimes we get “unwell” and crash. This is life. My students and I appreciate the opportunity Quizlet gives us to study together in our school lab. Andrew, you are awesome. Hope Quizlet feels better soon.
thnx for trying to fix the problems. i had a test during the downtime period, but i took care of it. thnx again
Thanks for fixing the downtime problem! I just happened to go on during one of those days (thank god no test then), but it’s great that the site is working so we can study again.
Thanks for trying to make quizlet better!!!
Andrew,
THANK YOU SO MUCH!! I DON’T CARE ABOUT DOWN-TIME. MY CHILDREN LOVE QUIZLET AND THEY’RE ALL MAKING A’S AND B’S ON MY QUIZES. THANKYOU!
Mrs.Jasonson and the kids from Hupperton Middle
having trouble using the site Sometimes it works and sometimes not ( for about the last 2 weeks??
i hate how long it takes to load quizlet. takes way to long if you ask me.