Hi there. I am new to these forums as you can tell and have a quick question about the actual power of a raq4i. I have a very dynamic site with lots of php and mysql queries and I looking into getting a ded. server for it and a few smaller sites.
Would a raq4i with 256mb RAM be able to handle 50,000+ dynamic pageviews per day? Of course I need some room to grow so if that is about the max it can do let me know too and I will look into more powerful linux servers.

Also...during peak times my site can have 60-70+ users on it at a time, again with all php mysql driven pages. Would this really stretch the 4i to it max?

Thanks. ;)

Don't think so, it should be able to handle this just fine with 256mb, with plenty of room to spare.

Thanks for that captnroger :D

Any one else who has ever used a Raq think this wouldn't be a problem and I would still have room to grow? Would I really big pusing it with only 128mb RAM?

Thanks again. :cartman:

You really just have to try and see. Keep in mind that Raqs use a slow IDE disk, which could really nail you if you have a lot of requests and overload the disk cache.

I have seen MySQL apps on beefy servers consume huge amounts of processor and ram because the database was not properly constructed on lack necessary indicies.

I would suggest that if you are running a large database on the Raq to get 256MB of ram, especially if you are using dynamically generated content.

Also consider using afterburner or Zend Cache to cache the compiled PHP code, this will give you huge performance boosts at the cost of RAM usuage.

Yeah. I have come to the conclusion that I will need at least 256mb RAM. I never thought about the slowness of the IDE in the Raqs and of course I would love a fast SCSI setup in a linux server but price is a big reason I am considering Raqs. Oh well...the hunt continues for a ded. server :cool:

Thanks for your help huck.