Comments on: Server Reconfig http://dougal.gunters.org/blog/2009/11/13/server-reconfig?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss WordPress, web development, and world domination. Wed, 17 Mar 2010 16:26:06 -0400 hourly 1 By: pshah http://dougal.gunters.org/blog/2009/11/13/server-reconfig/comment-page-1#comment-169238 pshah Tue, 17 Nov 2009 02:06:11 +0000 http://dougal.gunters.org/?p=1865#comment-169238 Not sure if it helps someone, but I recently signed up for a cheap VPS here http://fsckvps.com/ They start at $9.95/month for 512MB, pretty darn cheap and I've read good reviews about them. I'm personally really happy with http://rackspacecloud.com and have my website hosted with them. Not sure if it helps someone, but I recently signed up for a cheap VPS here http://fsckvps.com/
They start at $9.95/month for 512MB, pretty darn cheap and I’ve read good reviews about them. I’m personally really happy with http://rackspacecloud.com and have my website hosted with them.

]]> By: Michael Hampton http://dougal.gunters.org/blog/2009/11/13/server-reconfig/comment-page-1#comment-169237 Michael Hampton Tue, 17 Nov 2009 02:01:24 +0000 http://dougal.gunters.org/?p=1865#comment-169237 <a href="http://linux.ioerror.us/2008/07/migrating-from-apache-to-nginx/" rel="nofollow">I moved to nginx over a year ago</a>, and it's absolutely without doubt the best move I ever made. Apache has become a total dog, and I'm continuously surprised that anyone continues to use it if they have a choice. Read it and weep: <code>F UID PID PPID PRI NI VSZ RSS WCHAN STAT TTY TIME COMMAND 0 101 2541 1 15 0 152780 5280 wait Ss ? 0:00 /usr/bin/php-cgi 1 101 9656 2541 15 0 179032 30520 stext S ? 0:45 /usr/bin/php-cgi 1 101 9818 2541 15 0 179460 30964 stext S ? 0:39 /usr/bin/php-cgi 1 101 9990 2541 15 0 185612 36532 stext S ? 0:38 /usr/bin/php-cgi 1 101 10255 2541 15 0 179528 31020 stext S ? 0:25 /usr/bin/php-cgi 1 101 10968 2541 15 0 178884 30264 stext S ? 0:06 /usr/bin/php-cgi 5 0 2565 1 18 0 59540 3500 rt_sig Ss ? 0:00 nginx: master process /usr/sbin/nginx -c /etc/nginx/nginx.conf 5 101 2566 2565 15 0 59540 5264 stext S ? 0:38 nginx: worker process 5 101 2567 2565 15 0 59540 5364 stext S ? 0:38 nginx: worker process 5 101 2568 2565 15 0 59540 5440 stext S ? 0:44 nginx: worker process 5 101 2570 2565 15 0 59540 5312 stext S ? 0:43 nginx: worker process</code> I moved to nginx over a year ago, and it’s absolutely without doubt the best move I ever made. Apache has become a total dog, and I’m continuously surprised that anyone continues to use it if they have a choice. Read it and weep:

F UID PID PPID PRI NI VSZ RSS WCHAN STAT TTY TIME COMMAND
0 101 2541 1 15 0 152780 5280 wait Ss ? 0:00 /usr/bin/php-cgi
1 101 9656 2541 15 0 179032 30520 stext S ? 0:45 /usr/bin/php-cgi
1 101 9818 2541 15 0 179460 30964 stext S ? 0:39 /usr/bin/php-cgi
1 101 9990 2541 15 0 185612 36532 stext S ? 0:38 /usr/bin/php-cgi
1 101 10255 2541 15 0 179528 31020 stext S ? 0:25 /usr/bin/php-cgi
1 101 10968 2541 15 0 178884 30264 stext S ? 0:06 /usr/bin/php-cgi
5 0 2565 1 18 0 59540 3500 rt_sig Ss ? 0:00 nginx: master process /usr/sbin/nginx -c /etc/nginx/nginx.conf
5 101 2566 2565 15 0 59540 5264 stext S ? 0:38 nginx: worker process
5 101 2567 2565 15 0 59540 5364 stext S ? 0:38 nginx: worker process
5 101 2568 2565 15 0 59540 5440 stext S ? 0:44 nginx: worker process
5 101 2570 2565 15 0 59540 5312 stext S ? 0:43 nginx: worker process

]]> By: Nerd http://dougal.gunters.org/blog/2009/11/13/server-reconfig/comment-page-1#comment-169235 Nerd Mon, 16 Nov 2009 17:21:05 +0000 http://dougal.gunters.org/?p=1865#comment-169235 Before you jump into splitting your site into 4 separate servers let me help you configure what you currently have. You only need one server. I'll explain when we chat. Perhaps through Google Talk, or email, whichever you prefer. I have one blog that withstood 35 million hits in a month on one server. I use your object-cache file to store database objects in Xcache, and I really appreciate your work, so I don't mind giving you a hand to leverage your own work to save you a lot of time, and a big server management headache. Before you jump into splitting your site into 4 separate servers let me help you configure what you currently have. You only need one server. I’ll explain when we chat. Perhaps through Google Talk, or email, whichever you prefer. I have one blog that withstood 35 million hits in a month on one server.

I use your object-cache file to store database objects in Xcache, and I really appreciate your work, so I don’t mind giving you a hand to leverage your own work to save you a lot of time, and a big server management headache.

]]> By: angelina http://dougal.gunters.org/blog/2009/11/13/server-reconfig/comment-page-1#comment-169234 angelina Mon, 16 Nov 2009 14:43:21 +0000 http://dougal.gunters.org/?p=1865#comment-169234 Thank’s for the advice! <a href="http://www.dichtigkeitspruefung-24.de" rel="nofollow">angelina</a> Thank’s for the advice!
angelina

]]> By: pshah http://dougal.gunters.org/blog/2009/11/13/server-reconfig/comment-page-1#comment-169229 pshah Mon, 16 Nov 2009 03:17:42 +0000 http://dougal.gunters.org/?p=1865#comment-169229 I use nginx + phpcgi and it did the trick for me on my website: http://priteshjshah.com/ It uses a lot less memory than apache. Not sure it would work for you :) but worth a try. I use nginx + phpcgi and it did the trick for me on my website: http://priteshjshah.com/
It uses a lot less memory than apache. Not sure it would work for you :) but worth a try.

]]> By: Rob Scott http://dougal.gunters.org/blog/2009/11/13/server-reconfig/comment-page-1#comment-169224 Rob Scott Sun, 15 Nov 2009 19:32:46 +0000 http://dougal.gunters.org/?p=1865#comment-169224 Oh and using fastcgi for php will lower your memory footprint significantly - don't use apache for this, and you'll notice some kind of improvements (the learning curve is a bit of a bind mind you!). Oh and using fastcgi for php will lower your memory footprint significantly – don’t use apache for this, and you’ll notice some kind of improvements (the learning curve is a bit of a bind mind you!).

]]> By: Rob Scott http://dougal.gunters.org/blog/2009/11/13/server-reconfig/comment-page-1#comment-169223 Rob Scott Sun, 15 Nov 2009 19:31:22 +0000 http://dougal.gunters.org/?p=1865#comment-169223 Hi, Just wondering why you need 4 servers to take 200 visits an hour? Is this just Wordpress, or are there other applications on there too? I recommend Hyper Cache for traffic spikes too - we serve in excess of 30,000 hits a day on a site with 13,000 posts reasonably well on $300 a month server using wordpress and hyper cache pretty easily. The most important thing I have found is isolating and improving or removing plugins which eat resources - including WP Supercache which I found tended to leak memory inder heavy load but this was a few versions ago, so may no longer be relevant. Hi,

Just wondering why you need 4 servers to take 200 visits an hour? Is this just Wordpress, or are there other applications on there too?

I recommend Hyper Cache for traffic spikes too – we serve in excess of 30,000 hits a day on a site with 13,000 posts reasonably well on $300 a month server using wordpress and hyper cache pretty easily.

The most important thing I have found is isolating and improving or removing plugins which eat resources – including WP Supercache which I found tended to leak memory inder heavy load but this was a few versions ago, so may no longer be relevant.

]]> By: Viper007Bond http://dougal.gunters.org/blog/2009/11/13/server-reconfig/comment-page-1#comment-169221 Viper007Bond Sun, 15 Nov 2009 12:46:47 +0000 http://dougal.gunters.org/?p=1865#comment-169221 I'm surprised you need so many servers. One my WordPress installs was handling a few thousand simultaneous users on a single (but I guess beefy) server with only WP-Super-Cache installed. Static content (theme images, CSS) is served off a nginx static subdomain. We did end up having to install a Squid reverse proxy though as Apache was grinding to a halt (mainly from mod_rewrite doing things like redirects for our feeds and stuff like that). We opted for that over nginx as the site has no dynamic content (no comments or anything) so it's not a problem if a URL is cached for 5 minutes. Regardless though, grats on the move! :D I’m surprised you need so many servers. One my WordPress installs was handling a few thousand simultaneous users on a single (but I guess beefy) server with only WP-Super-Cache installed. Static content (theme images, CSS) is served off a nginx static subdomain.

We did end up having to install a Squid reverse proxy though as Apache was grinding to a halt (mainly from mod_rewrite doing things like redirects for our feeds and stuff like that). We opted for that over nginx as the site has no dynamic content (no comments or anything) so it’s not a problem if a URL is cached for 5 minutes.

Regardless though, grats on the move! :D

]]> By: Donncha O Caoimh http://dougal.gunters.org/blog/2009/11/13/server-reconfig/comment-page-1#comment-169219 Donncha O Caoimh Sun, 15 Nov 2009 10:06:33 +0000 http://dougal.gunters.org/?p=1865#comment-169219 Why not use wp-minify to minify your css and js files? Then you can use WP Super Cache and get the benefit of static caching! Why not use wp-minify to minify your css and js files? Then you can use WP Super Cache and get the benefit of static caching!

]]> By: Gene Steinberg http://dougal.gunters.org/blog/2009/11/13/server-reconfig/comment-page-1#comment-169215 Gene Steinberg Sat, 14 Nov 2009 18:57:48 +0000 http://dougal.gunters.org/?p=1865#comment-169215 Just FYI: We get .325 sec performance on our main blog with over 32 WordPress plugins. I don't think our audience would detect a tenth of a second or two either way. But I'd be curious to see how/if nginx integrates with cPanel. It's not officially supported. Peace, Genr Just FYI: We get .325 sec performance on our main blog with over 32 WordPress plugins. I don’t think our audience would detect a tenth of a second or two either way. But I’d be curious to see how/if nginx integrates with cPanel. It’s not officially supported.

Peace,
Genr

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