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Originally posted by aoeuhtns
Instead of generating the pages every single time, you should consider server-side caching, where you generate the page once every long while, and cache the output somewhere, and use that for a while instead. Because a 486 running linux can fill up a 10mbit ethernet line serving static content, so anything you can make static, or static-ish (not reading from db, not doing much processing at all) will really, really help.
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Thats a pretty interesting concept--I havent thought about that. How difficult is it to implement?
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Originally posted by hrdwrjnkie
Most hosts will get pretty upset if you eat too much CPU time.. You should look for an e-com package, but unfortunately those are rather expensive in most cases, as companies know that CPU time is a larger issue with them than with, say, a picture host.
I would send any prospective host an e-mail and let them know what you'll be needing from them, and asking them point blank if they can meet it. Most hosts will be upfront with you if they don't wish to have that kind of load on their servers.
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Yeah, I figured they wouldnt be too happy if I sucked up too much CPU time. I guess Ill shoot them an email (right now looking at surpasshosting.com) and ask.
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Originally posted by soopafreek
based on what you said about the PHP and MySQL, you should definitely check out doteasy's hosting plans.
http://www.doteasy.com
i use them for ALL my web projects now, exclusively.
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Ill give them a look.
Keep the suggestions coming yall, this is lots of help