Re: FN-FORUM: Dedicated linux hosting query

date posted 20th August 2003 21:13

Bill Martin [EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:

> Today is the last day on last years contract, tomorrow is the new one
> which I have yet to pay, and today I received an email from the compan=
y,
> saying that I have reached the upper limit of their current package an=
d
> lately,

That's lovely of them, giving you plenty of time to ponder alternative
options eh?

> it has begun to use more than its allocated number of
> connections; at times it has used over 100 simultaneous connections bl=
ah
> blah. I should reduce the connections or consider a dedicated server.=


I guess they're talking about simultaneous database connections. I can
kind of see their point (but not their technique of encouraging an upgrad=
e),
if you're on a shared server and using quite a lot of shared resource.

Although, I'm sure MySQL and PostgreSQL should go up to 500 simultaneous
connections or more if suitably configured (maybe they are running with
defaults - I tuned ours to start off with a maximum of 250).

> Their dedicated server starts at a scary =A32250 / year which is a huge=
leap
> in cost, which I'm not best pleased about. However I knew that the tim=
e
> to upgrade was inevitable. My current bandwidth is about 10Gig a mont=
h.
> The limit of the dedicated server is about 40Gig a month.

> So, to the point at last... *Does this seem like a reasonable upgrade =
or
> is it massive overkill? I don't like the cost, but I've had a quick l=
ook
> round and it doesn't seem to bad, but I need to have a more extensive
> look, I could have done with more notice from them!

With 100 simultaneous database connections I wouldn't say it's overkill t=
o
move it to a dedicated server. Overkill depends on what spec server you'=
re
getting for the above price and how much bandwidth, you should be able to=
get
a dedicated server for half that price that can handle that kind of load =
easily.

I could sort you out with a (UK hosted - not US) server for half that pri=
ce. :)

We're planning on launching our low spec budget 500 quid/year servers in =
a few
weeks. :)

> *Also there was a website which was basically a forum about web hosting=

> (in the UK?) I seem to remember, any ideas?

http://www.webhostchat.co.uk/

-Paul-

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Paul Civati www.xensia.net
Xensia, London UK - Quality UK Hosting Services