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Forum: Web Hosting 05-13-2013, 04:34 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 910
Posted By barry[CoffeeSprout]
I seriously wonder if you're not better off...

I seriously wonder if you're not better off adding more memory and just using regular disks in RAID 10.
The only place where these disks make a big difference is on the database side, but if you can...
Forum: Web Hosting 05-13-2013, 05:21 AM
Replies: 28
Views: 1,868
Posted By barry[CoffeeSprout]
Depends. If they wrote the feature and own the...

Depends. If they wrote the feature and own the copyright they can dual license it.
But yes, they can't take contributions and make them part of their own product. (unless they force you to assign...
Forum: Web Hosting 05-13-2013, 04:52 AM
Replies: 28
Views: 1,868
Posted By barry[CoffeeSprout]
I wonder if the Apache config support is really...

I wonder if the Apache config support is really that easy to bake back in. If it were, some enterprising soul might have done something similar on top of Nginx already.

That is also probably the...
Forum: Web Hosting 05-12-2013, 06:05 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 1,220
Posted By barry[CoffeeSprout]
If you're not seeing a lot of visitors the kind...

If you're not seeing a lot of visitors the kind of webserver should not really matter.
Also if you're switching a host you are changing more than just the webserver technology, so it will be hard to...
Forum: Web Hosting 05-12-2013, 02:19 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 1,868
Posted By barry[CoffeeSprout]
OpenLiteSpeed - now available as open version

I was just browsing the Litespeed site to see when it was updated last and just found that they released an open version of litespeed:



It would seem like a full version minus the control panel...
Forum: Hosting Security and Technology 04-29-2013, 11:36 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 635
Posted By barry[CoffeeSprout]
0day in nginx. anyone else heard about it?

The team is looking into it it seems, but they can't confirm the issue http://mailman.nginx.org/pipermail/nginx/2013-April/038701.html
Forum: Hosting Security and Technology 02-19-2013, 08:22 PM
Replies: 1,463
Views: 213,008
Posted By barry[CoffeeSprout]
The Java exploits that are making the news lately...

The Java exploits that are making the news lately are generally in the horrible broken Java plugin (the part that loads applets)
These are generally not found in Java on the server side :)

But...
Forum: Hosting Software and Control Panels 11-11-2012, 04:58 PM
Replies: 33
Views: 2,067
Posted By barry[CoffeeSprout]
Best comes down to personal preference, but as...

Best comes down to personal preference, but as others said; cPanel and DirectAdmin are most used and understood by customers.
My favorite is Virtualmin, which has both a GPL and a paid version
Forum: Dedicated Server 11-06-2012, 12:18 PM
Replies: 75
Views: 5,819
Posted By barry[CoffeeSprout]
So whether you will really move that many files...

So whether you will really move that many files simultaneously is up for debate and being debated right now..

My suggestion if you need this kind of scale is to go with something like object...
Forum: Dedicated Server 11-06-2012, 12:11 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 592
Posted By barry[CoffeeSprout]
People really shouldn't always expect the worst...

People really shouldn't always expect the worst without checking the facts first and then running to WHT to complain first.
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Forum: Running a Web Hosting Business 10-17-2012, 12:13 PM
Replies: 33
Views: 2,131
Posted By barry[CoffeeSprout]
Yes you pretty much nailed it. Businesses...

Yes you pretty much nailed it.
Businesses generally want something that works and are willing to pay (a little) more for somebody who delivers them a good experience.

Added advantage if you...
Forum: Dedicated Server 10-02-2012, 02:25 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 1,030
Posted By barry[CoffeeSprout]
I believe that is total connections created, not...

I believe that is total connections created, not concurrently.
For example on one of my (rather quiet) servers:

[ [0;34m-- [0m] Up for: 108d 20h 13m 16s (21M q [2.255 qps], 724K conn, TX: 120B,...
Forum: Dedicated Server 09-29-2012, 05:40 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 1,030
Posted By barry[CoffeeSprout]
You should most likely install Varnish or use...

You should most likely install Varnish or use Nginx.
Out of the box with the right caching settings (correct Wordpress VCL) and a plugin like W3 Total Cache I can handle more than 1k visitors on a 1...
Forum: Dedicated Server 09-28-2012, 07:52 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 1,092
Posted By barry[CoffeeSprout]
Good point. Somebody offered to sell a 1 year old...

Good point. Somebody offered to sell a 1 year old 5620 config at a price close to what a new E3 would cost. My guess is that going with a new E3 makes more sense and uses less power
Forum: Dedicated Server 09-20-2012, 06:07 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 938
Posted By barry[CoffeeSprout]
In fact, these days you can skip MySQL Cluster...

In fact, these days you can skip MySQL Cluster (NDB) and go with Galera.
Severalnines supports that too with the Percona version of Xtradb Cluster.
Galera basically runs 3 (or more) MySQL servers...
Forum: Dedicated Server 09-20-2012, 05:58 PM
Replies: 139
Views: 10,171
Posted By barry[CoffeeSprout]
Oh totally, on the other hand there was some...

Oh totally, on the other hand there was some overreaction too, which is why I said not the best exchange for either.

Then again, trying to achieve inbox zero can bring people to the brink (Joke!...
Forum: Dedicated Server 09-20-2012, 05:53 PM
Replies: 49
Views: 2,244
Posted By barry[CoffeeSprout]
Not using cPanel here and still like RHEL /...

Not using cPanel here and still like RHEL / CentOS for the release cycle and my familiarity with it I guess. If it were to disappear overnight I would switch to Debian without too many troubles
Forum: Dedicated Server 09-20-2012, 05:51 PM
Replies: 139
Views: 10,171
Posted By barry[CoffeeSprout]
Not the best email exchange for either...

Not the best email exchange for either participants it seems.
Forum: Dedicated Server 09-19-2012, 02:36 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 1,141
Posted By barry[CoffeeSprout]
Legally perhaps if it was worded this way in...

Legally perhaps if it was worded this way in their TOS, but from a customer retention standpoint unwise..
Stuff happens. I've had a creditcard decline once because of a fault at the processor and...
Forum: Dedicated Server 09-18-2012, 07:01 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 1,811
Posted By barry[CoffeeSprout]
Whoa, hello.. everybody (including Redstation)...

Whoa, hello.. everybody (including Redstation) seems to be skimping over this point.
They actively intercept AND READ emails sent by their customers? :eek:
That's threading on very thin ice privacy...
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Forum: Dedicated Server 09-02-2012, 07:23 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 1,246
Posted By barry[CoffeeSprout]
Not sure about Hertzner, but you should probably...

Not sure about Hertzner, but you should probably start small on a month to month contract and see how things work
Forum: Dedicated Server 09-02-2012, 06:56 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 1,246
Posted By barry[CoffeeSprout]
They are not allowed to contact you with offers,...

They are not allowed to contact you with offers, you have to chase them yourself (forum rules)
And yes, obviously the configuration Swiftnoc provided will be much much faster 10 disks vs 2,...
Forum: Dedicated Server 09-02-2012, 06:14 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 1,246
Posted By barry[CoffeeSprout]
You'll hate this answer, but it depends. ...

You'll hate this answer, but it depends.
Virtualization is still a bit of a black art to get right because it depends on what your servers will be doing. The more your servers are similar and...
Forum: VPS Hosting 09-02-2012, 06:02 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 861
Posted By barry[CoffeeSprout]
Different tastes I guess. It also depends on...

Different tastes I guess.
It also depends on the level of customization and what OS you run.
For example, for RHEL (and to a lesser extent CentOS) should generally be fine with automatic updates....
Forum: Dedicated Server 09-02-2012, 05:21 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 1,246
Posted By barry[CoffeeSprout]
It will be hard to find anybody who matches those...

It will be hard to find anybody who matches those prices. (might try OVH)
Did you also consider consolidating the servers into a bigger server (or servers) through virtualization?
While it's hard...
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