Definitely not the next myspace, one big site (the 600k/year) and the others are small blogs/wikis etc. Nothing over the 100k/year mark.
I agree that the answer depends on the number of simultaneous users, how much RAM each application needs to function well, and other application-specific factors. If you run smallish sites, then you could probably install six instances of CF (if you really want me to pick a number), although I am uncertain as to what goal you are trying to achieve. Most people install one big instance. Your server specs are on the high-end range for a Web server, although they are in the medium range for a database server, considering the hard drive specs. I have seen high-traffic sites get by with less powerful hardware and not break a sweat. For most sites, access to external resources, like a database or Web service, are the primary bottlenecks. So my guess is that you will find your server will meet your needs, unless you are building the next MySpace.com. > As a side note, putting a database server on the same box is a bad > move. The web server and database server should be separate to obtain > the best in security and utilization of your hardware. I believe this statement is more true for MS SQL Server than it is for MySQL. At least that is what a couple MySQL experts told me when I asked them a related question. I suppose it relates to the "it depends" answer. -Mike Chabot ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Create Web Applications With ColdFusion MX7 & Flex 2. Build powerful, scalable RIAs. Free Trial http://www.adobe.com/products/coldfusion/flex2/?sdid=RVJS Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:281809 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
