danyfp, I solved it by moving to another host. I was not able to fix it on the previous host and they were unable to help find the cause.

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Yes but I'm going to update the ticket. They had suggested I try some other things which didn't help. I want them to focus on the database server now...

The only other security is CPHulk.

No to the search log issue. I was able to rule that out quite a while ago.

No to memcached....

Actually, it's happening quite frequently this evening for me and for others, so I guess the answer is no - disabling mod_security didn't help.

I have requested feedback from forum members too and some reports are coming in. It will take a day or two maybe to see if this makes a difference.

I'm not certain yet. A big problem in tracking this down is that it's intermittent. Loading forum pages isn't uniformly slow but intermittently trying...

Yes understood. cPanel basically tells you that - okay to disable to debug problems on a site but then remember to enable it again.

Thank you. You are the first person who has suggested disabling mod_security.

I just turned it off for the forum domain (subdomain). I'll...

Ok. I am having a similar issue on vB4.2.5. Wondered if it would help.

Thanks.

Trying to track down a vexing intermittent problem where posting will hang, lond enough to sometimes double post when it eventually completes.
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