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I use IPB - the same forum we use here. and I did tell them the times and how it really isn't behaving normally. This morning we had a load of 8.3 at 5:00 am EST!!!!! I'm on a semi-dedicated server, so I realize there is more than just me here, but I'm always told I have 50% of the traffic.

Hi Lisa, I did submit a ticket. He suggested I come here. I did eliminate 25% of my posts from my forum. However, there is something very sporadic about these spikes. My traffic is heavy, but it moves like the tides - very predictable. Early morning loads of over 6 suggests there is a gremlin somewhere. I was hoping to get a few suggestions to try.

I run IPB 1.2 and have been virtually trouble free for almost a year. Recently, our server loads have been abnormal. One minute we are running at a server load of 0.5 the next minute we are at 20. 5:30 am EDT we were over 6.0. This isn't right. I trimmed 25% of my posts - no improvement. I optimized and repaired my tables. My board is set to turn off at a load of 6.0. Some process just isn't behaving. Does anyone know how to track this down? Maybe some bad data in a table perhaps?