Views column stat not correct....

[Defenestration]

As can be seen in the following screenshot, the Views column statistic is not correct (ie. number of views is zero despite the fact that people have replied in some cases)

[Michael]

Not a bug, this is a feature that has been in the product since 2.0 to prevent the ibf_topics table from being locked due to having the number of topic views updated frequently. A task will run that will update these to the correct number of views every 6 hours.

[Defenestration]

Is this time between updates configurable and, if so, what's the minimum and maximum duration ?

[WoLeRiNe`]

every 6hours

[Defenestration]

I'm a bit of a noob when it comes to PHP and database stuff. I understand why the ibf_topics table could become locked, but what is the problem with this happening (eg. does it cause problems with the forum when under high load) ?

Is this feature optional ?

I know it's not a major issue by any means, but just makes the Views column look a bit odd with new posts. I did some tests in a vB based forum and it's updated immediately, so how come IPB can't also do this ?

PS. Please excuse my ignorance. I just want to understand why it was introduced and the difficulties/problems involved when updating immediately. :)

[Millar]

I posted abou this Here.

[Defenestration]

Thanks Millar. I should've used the search but was too lazy.

So from Charles' comment it would appear this feature can be turned off, if required.

[Keith J. Kacin]

Yes, this is a feature that if OFF by default, but can be turned on for larger boards. :)

[TCWT]

Where can I find this feature in 2.0.4?

[Charles]

Not sure when it was added but it is under CPU Saving.

Update Topic Views Immediately

If enabled, the topic views counter will be updated as one loads a topic. If not enabled, the topic views will be written to another table and the topic views updated every 6 hours. This will significantly reduce overhead on the topics table if you have a very busy board as it overcomes the write lock initiated when the topic counter is updated.