New Server

[Topcat]

I have configured a new web server for this site, and over the course of the next few days, I'll be transferring all the data over to it from this one. I'll try to do the 'big move' during off peak time, but I'm sure there'll be a couple hours of the forum being closed while the database is transferred (its huge).

Thanks for your patience!

[Topcat]

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transfer complete. report any bugs you happen to run across.

[MixMasta]

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Do you host the website yourself?

[Topcat]

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I did in the beginning (2002~2005). I moved it to a leased server due to my crappy connection speed at the time (was only 512k up). The leased box was on a DS3, which screamed....... However, the box began doing really strange things, was underpowered, and I was tired of messing with it..... So everything has come back home to my own servers. I have a T1 connection, so it won't be too bad. It won't have the raw connection balls that the leased server had, but having a server that can keep up with things should make up for that... The box I leased had about 16 other sites on it as well. Badcaps.net now has it's own dedicated server, no other sites or appz will be ran from it. I am also more comfortable having complete control over the network and the servers. If something fails, I don't have to rely on someone else or shoddy tech support to fix it.

[MixMasta]

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Cool man. You might consider enabling compression in IIS and try the apc opcode cache for php. In my experience, the two together really makes things fly, especially if you are a bit limited on the bandwith side.

[Topcat]

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^
Thanks for the tips. Once I get some more things moved around and the dust settles, I'll look into it.

[bgavin]

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Do they screw you in the butt for T1, like they do here in Kaleeforneeya?

I run my business off a 384/1500 ADSL line, but I'm tired of the line errors from 40+ year old copper in the street boxes. Been mulling over T1, but they want about $600 for it here.

[willawake]

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my vps costs 780 annually lol

[bgavin]

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I just got the annual invoice today for $491 USD for my DSL line and two static IPs. The T1 is just scary expensive here.

[Topcat]

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I get a pretty good deal on my T1, although, I am on a first name basis with the ISP's administrator and head tech, so I think that helped a bit. It costs me around $200 a month. They have a T3 package as well (3mbit both ways), but thats mega expensive... I need to do a lot of site hosting to justify that!

[Maxxarcade]

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Do we get to see pics of the new server?

[Topcat]

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^
I'm kind of embarrassed by it right now..... Its nothing like big blackie, its just a dual system in a standard PC server tower. New things are on the horizon though, which I'll proudly post some pics of.

[Per Hansson]

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Took me a while to figure out that I had put your old IP in my HOSTS file, don't remember why but it sure wasn't the right IP anymore

Why the upgrade from Windows Server 2003 to Windows 2000?

[Topcat]

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^
The leased server had server 2k3 on it. I don't have a valid Server 2003 license, but I do have a valid license of win2k A/S. I didn't want to use a pirated OS for this particular site.... lol. Win2k is bulletproof anyway. I've ran it for years, and unless you plan on running some hardcore ASP-based appz, IIS5 is more than adequite, stable, secure, and speedy.

[pentium]

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Its nothing like big blackie, its just a dual system in a standard PC server tower.

Why does everybody forget that bigger looks cooler?

[Per Hansson]

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Look into installing eAccelerator

Greatly speeds up PHP, the site does feel a bit sluggish on this new server...

Also the company Port80 has compression software you can install for IIS, I'm sure there are others too... (cuts down on the bandwidth)

http://eaccelerator.net/

http://www.port80software.com/

I run Win2K myself at home, just thought I'd let you know :P
But I think we will have to agree to disagree with your last five words about IIS in your post

[willawake]

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using zend optimizer here

the site does feel a bit sluggish on this new server...

check your connection

i think we were more stable on 2k in the beginning?

[Topcat]

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i think we were more stable on 2k in the beginning?

IIS6 was a pile. It would just crash from time to time for no aparent reason. never had a problem with IIS5.

[Per Hansson]

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check your connection

Maybe I just have a longer round trip to the location of the new server then...

EDIT;

Took me a while to figure out that I had put your old IP in my HOSTS file, don't remember why but it sure wasn't the right IP anymore

I put the new IP in the HOSTS file
Site now feels snappy again, very odd...
I do have a Win2K3 DNS server in my basement, so everything should get cached, plus I do have the DNS Caching service running too... (DNS Client)

Anyone else experience the same thing?

[Topcat]

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You edited while I was posting... LOL

It feels really snappy to me, but I do have a gigabit connection to the server.... It's hard for me to tell if its laggy. I'm sure during peak hours, it does slow down a bit...

I do think I might experiment around with compression, as mentioned earlier. If I hose the server for some reason, I have a mirror server that can step in on a moment's notice.