Comments on: Now on Slicehost: Me! http://dougal.gunters.org/blog/2008/04/21/now-on-slicehost/ WordPress, web development, and world domination. Sat, 11 Feb 2012 03:21:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4-alpha-19719 By: Dougal http://dougal.gunters.org/blog/2008/04/21/now-on-slicehost/#comment-172645 Dougal Mon, 29 Nov 2010 17:19:24 +0000 http://dougal.gunters.org/?p=903#comment-172645 I am currently with <a href="http://prgmr.com/xen/" rel="nofollow">prgmr.com</a>. The prices are hard to beat. I've got three 512MB servers and one 1024MB server for just over $50/month. I am currently with prgmr.com. The prices are hard to beat. I’ve got three 512MB servers and one 1024MB server for just over $50/month.

]]> By: Dan Milward http://dougal.gunters.org/blog/2008/04/21/now-on-slicehost/#comment-172629 Dan Milward Wed, 24 Nov 2010 20:07:08 +0000 http://dougal.gunters.org/?p=903#comment-172629 Hows things mate?Just wondering if you're still with slicehost? There are a few more options now and I'm noticing that my slice is slowing down after all these years :PCiao,Dan Hows things mate?Just wondering if you’re still with slicehost? There are a few more options now and I’m noticing that my slice is slowing down after all these years :P Ciao,Dan

]]> By: Kelso http://dougal.gunters.org/blog/2008/04/21/now-on-slicehost/#comment-171939 Kelso Thu, 12 Aug 2010 09:14:22 +0000 http://dougal.gunters.org/?p=903#comment-171939 Congrats.. I was checking them out I heard they are a rackspace company.. Congrats.. I was checking them out I heard they are a rackspace company..

]]> By: Emo http://dougal.gunters.org/blog/2008/04/21/now-on-slicehost/#comment-165706 Emo Tue, 30 Dec 2008 08:18:34 +0000 http://dougal.gunters.org/?p=903#comment-165706 I wish to change the hosting. Yet I do not know what to choose. Tell not much about your hosting and advise what to choose. Thank you very much. I wish to change the hosting. Yet I do not know what to choose.
Tell not much about your hosting and advise what to choose.
Thank you very much.

]]> By: Whither Spam? :: geek ramblings http://dougal.gunters.org/blog/2008/04/21/now-on-slicehost/#comment-161733 Whither Spam? :: geek ramblings Sun, 15 Jun 2008 02:38:23 +0000 http://dougal.gunters.org/?p=903#comment-161733 [...] I switched to my new Slicehost server, I spent a while trying to decide what I wanted to do about email for my domains. I contemplated [...] [...] I switched to my new Slicehost server, I spent a while trying to decide what I wanted to do about email for my domains. I contemplated [...]

]]> By: Web Hosting http://dougal.gunters.org/blog/2008/04/21/now-on-slicehost/#comment-161703 Web Hosting Thu, 12 Jun 2008 19:53:19 +0000 http://dougal.gunters.org/?p=903#comment-161703 Is this a VPS? I think this site is definitely a candidate for a vps or maybe even a dedicated depending on how many sites like this you have in your network Is this a VPS? I think this site is definitely a candidate for a vps or maybe even a dedicated depending on how many sites like this you have in your network

]]> By: Syndactyly forums up and running again :: geek ramblings http://dougal.gunters.org/blog/2008/04/21/now-on-slicehost/#comment-161605 Syndactyly forums up and running again :: geek ramblings Sat, 07 Jun 2008 15:12:40 +0000 http://dougal.gunters.org/?p=903#comment-161605 [...] I switched to my new host, I was in a rush to get all my domains up and running, and I somehow managed to forget to [...] [...] I switched to my new host, I was in a rush to get all my domains up and running, and I somehow managed to forget to [...]

]]> By: fak3r http://dougal.gunters.org/blog/2008/04/21/now-on-slicehost/#comment-161499 fak3r Wed, 28 May 2008 18:34:52 +0000 http://dougal.gunters.org/?p=903#comment-161499 I can't say enough about Varnish, the reverse-proxy caching app that is a huge step up from Squid. It's dead simple to use too, install it, have it run on port 80 and point requests to your webserver (I recommend nginx) running on a diff port like 82. After that, learn what you can do with the config of the vcl file that determines how/what gets cached - done. http://varnish.projects.linpro.no/ I can’t say enough about Varnish, the reverse-proxy caching app that is a huge step up from Squid. It’s dead simple to use too, install it, have it run on port 80 and point requests to your webserver (I recommend nginx) running on a diff port like 82. After that, learn what you can do with the config of the vcl file that determines how/what gets cached – done.

http://varnish.projects.linpro.no/

]]> By: Dan Milward http://dougal.gunters.org/blog/2008/04/21/now-on-slicehost/#comment-161457 Dan Milward Sat, 24 May 2008 05:21:45 +0000 http://dougal.gunters.org/?p=903#comment-161457 Hi Dougal. Thanks for the reply, I appreciate the time. I'm pretty certain that there was a memory leak in CentOS. Anyway it was too hard to fix so we have rebuilt the server using Debian (we heard that it is what wp.com use) and we will be testing it on Monday - after which I'll be able to confirm whether we were correct regarding the leak. Some other things that we're going to do to ensure this projects runs smooth: - explore the use of nginx - host images & files on S3 - explore using FastCGI Ciao,... Dan Hi Dougal. Thanks for the reply, I appreciate the time. I’m pretty certain that there was a memory leak in CentOS. Anyway it was too hard to fix so we have rebuilt the server using Debian (we heard that it is what wp.com use) and we will be testing it on Monday – after which I’ll be able to confirm whether we were correct regarding the leak.

Some other things that we’re going to do to ensure this projects runs smooth:
- explore the use of nginx
- host images & files on S3
- explore using FastCGI

Ciao,… Dan

]]> By: Dougal http://dougal.gunters.org/blog/2008/04/21/now-on-slicehost/#comment-161453 Dougal Fri, 23 May 2008 18:19:35 +0000 http://dougal.gunters.org/?p=903#comment-161453 Dan: I got a similar notice at one point. In my case, I think I had somehow ended up with two separate sets of Apache processes running (probably by using <code>/etc/init.d/apache2</code> to start one time, and using <code>apache2ctl</code> to start another time). Once I got all the apache processes killed and restarted it fresh, everything seemed to settle down. I also ended up installing <a href="http://xcache.lighttpd.net/">XCache</a> for PHP opcode and var caching, along with the <a href="http://neosmart.net/dl.php?id=12">XCache Backend for WP</a>. The high memory usage of mod_php apps like WordPress is a common problem. If you can't work around it by other means, you might consider researching how to switch to FastCGI for your Apache/PHP config. I haven't gone that far yet, but it's worth consideration for sites with high usage requirements. Dan: I got a similar notice at one point. In my case, I think I had somehow ended up with two separate sets of Apache processes running (probably by using /etc/init.d/apache2 to start one time, and using apache2ctl to start another time). Once I got all the apache processes killed and restarted it fresh, everything seemed to settle down. I also ended up installing XCache for PHP opcode and var caching, along with the XCache Backend for WP.

The high memory usage of mod_php apps like WordPress is a common problem. If you can’t work around it by other means, you might consider researching how to switch to FastCGI for your Apache/PHP config. I haven’t gone that far yet, but it’s worth consideration for sites with high usage requirements.

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