They met on AIM with Kristen several times, trying to solve the problem. I'd host a site with them, if I were using a different code. It just seems to be the MySQL that's stuck in their bellies. Or, I'm on crack, because i really know JACK CRAP about coding.

Somewhere
We'll find a new way of living
We'll find a way of forgiving
Somewhere
There's a place for us
A time and place for us
Hold my hand
And we're halfway there
Hold my hand
And I'll take you there
Somehow
Someday
Somewhere

Well, I think Fangeek now has enough info for us to be able to say to a host, "these are our problems, can you help us?"

I understand both Nutty's metaphor, and Allyson's, and even accept it. Here comes the but... But, I see Sean's point. What I would like to understand (and perhaps this is out there, and I already should understand it) is the following.

Does IH (that's our ISP, right?) already know the stuff that Tom Scola seems to have just discovered, and if they do, are they refuting it? Perhaps (and if this isn't possible, fine) if we contacted them with this (what seems to me to be) new information, they wouldn't feel we were so problem-childish, and would have a forehead slapping moment of, "Oh! So that's the problem. Yes, we'll just push these 5 buttons here. All set now."

Who is our host, now?

Rob, what do you make of the inability to open two mysql command line connections at once?

I think we've leaked all but one of our allowed connections and we're sharing it. The command line host keeps a connection open permanently, so while you were using it there were no more connections available to use.

That's just a guess, I have to dig down into the MySQL source code again to find out just how max_user_connections is enforced.

I think we've leaked all but one of our allowed connections and we're sharing it.

If that's the case, then they should be showing up in the SHOW PROCESSLIST query.

I think we've leaked all but one of our allowed connections and we're sharing it.

Problem is (well, okay, a bunch of problems) that 24 hours off, and the 99 connections didn't unleak.

So as bad as our code may be -- mysqld is bogarting like crazy.

If that's the case, then they should be showing up in the SHOW PROCESSLIST query.

Unless it's just a counting error, not an actual active connection.

I'm looking at the source code now so soon I won't just be guessing.

Okay. Thank you for the information, Tom. I will certainly pass that along. I don't know if it will do any good but I'll give it a shot.

Now on to less pleasant matters. I have to say that I'm a little concerned about some of your expectations. You guys pay FanGeek $20 a month. I, in turn, pay IH a shitload more than that to have the kind of package that you need.

I see people saying, "What have they done for us?" Well, first off, they didn't shut us down, with that one exception where we were suspended for an hour or two, when we were killing their server. For those people wondering what you're paying for, I'm happy to show you the 200+ emails and numerous IM transcripts I've generated on this account alone. [Please note you've only been here a few months.] While you guys might not see yourselves as a problem account, the fact of the matter is that you do present a number of challenges that 99% of the other websites out there don’t.

At any time after the initial suspension, we could have terminated your account. At any time, IH could have terminated our account. You violated our TOS and, in turn, caused us to violate theirs. Fortunately, that didn’t happen.

I feel like everyone wants this perfect hosting solution that doesn't cost too much money. I really don't know what to say to that. I’m not sure what you’re looking for actually exists. We did our best. IH did its best. Steven has felt for some time that you guys have outgrown a shared hosting solution. I can't say I disagree with him.

I’m sorry that it didn’t work out. I think that, at this point, all I can do is hope that you guys find the host you’re looking for and give you your money back.