[GLLUG] Web server capacity considerations

[Robert G. Brown]

I think you'll be fine until you get several hits per second, and
that will probably max out your DSL line before other resources have
real problems.
						Good Luck!
						---> RGB <---

On Sun, 11 Jan 2004 15:38:08 -0500, "Seth Bembeneck" <sbdataspiller at sbcglobal.net> wrote:

>This web server will host personal site and one for my church. In the area
>of scripts, I have a section of the site run completely by php (it is a stat
>server for Delta Force LandWarrior). I'm also working on a web page counter
>that uses PHP.
>
>I have DSL for my internet connection, not sure what the upload speed is.
>
>The stat server uses Mysql for data storage.
>
>Guess I will move the server over and see what happens..
>
>Thanks for all the responces.
>
>Seth Bembeneck
>sbdataspiller at sbcglobal.net
>
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>-----Original Message-----
>From: linux-user-bounces at egr.msu.edu [mailto:linux-user-bounces at egr.msu.edu]
>On Behalf Of Robert G. Brown
>Sent: Sunday, January 11, 2004 3:27 PM
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>Subject: Re: [GLLUG] Web server capacity considerations
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>On Sun, 11 Jan 2004 14:47:09 -0500, "Seth Bembeneck"
><sbdataspiller at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>
>>Will a 400Mhz computer handle a web server ok?
>>What should the minimum computer speed be for a web server?
>
>You need to look at the whole picuture....
>
>1. CPU speed (400 mhz is great, I have servers that are a lot slower, like a
>   166 mHz Pentium)...
>2. Memory/Bus speed?
>3. Response time and bandwidth of the disks.
>4. Line speed (56 Kb... T1)?
>5. What sort of web site is it? (static pages, a lot of database or analytic
>   activity per request.. in practice some mix is expected).
>6. What other software is needed to operate the site? (DBMS? package? 
>   custom code?)
>7. How much traffic do you expect (now, 6 months out)?
>   If you have a static site and a good connection, things like processor 
>   speed don't become a big contraint until you are getting multiple re-
>   quests per second... 
>
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