In response to your first question, it all depends on which resource (CPU or RAM) you are running out of under load. Off the top of my head, I would say that you should consider an additional CPU since 512MB of RAM is a reasonable amount while a 500MHz processor is quite old. That said, however, before you spend any money, take some time to profile your server and determine where the bottle necks are. The easiest way to profile a Windows 2K server is to go to the Task Manager (hit ctrl+alt del, then select Task Manager) and go to the Performance tab. You will see one line graph for each CPU in your machine (presently one) and you can see how much RAM is being used. The Process tab will show you how much RAM each process is using. Go ahead and watch these two metrics while your machine is under load to see which one (if either) are a problem.
That's the simple answer. Increasing performance on a server is always a tricky endeavor since it can usually be accomplished in two ways: hardware upgrades, and software re-factoring. In other words, if you find you are running out of RAM, does that mean you need more RAM, or that you either have a memory leak somewhere or you are caching too much information? Difficult to say. Remember to look at the whole picture. Hope this helps. Christian On Sunday, December 29, 2002, at 03:29 PM, Rafael Alan Bleiweiss wrote: > HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE!!!! > > OK - new year, new beginnings - > > I am doing all I can to advance my own skills and improve my > services... > > Couple questions (Don't know if anyone can help with the 2nd question > and > beyond, but hey - everyone on this list is a brilliant web guru so why > not > ask right?) > > 1. Does 2 CPUs on a Windows 2k server running CF 5 enterprise make > more > sense than adding RAM? I have a Compaq 1600r server, with 512 megs of > RAM, and one 500 mhz CPU... > > 2. Several prospective clients want someone skilled in PHP and > MySQL... > would there be conflicts running PHP on my server alongside CF? > > 3. If I teach myself PHP can I co-mingle PHP and CF on the same page? > > 4. PHP - cgi version or Server API version? Pro/con > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=4 FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Signup for the Fusion Authority news alert and keep up with the latest news in ColdFusion and related topics. http://www.fusionauthority.com/signup.cfm
