Even a shared host should be able to pump out 50k views in a month. However if you really worry about scale, a good bet is to get a dedicated webserver, and a dedicated mysql server. Then trick out your webserver to have a php cache (like xcache, which is my favorite) and also a cache (memcache is my favorite for this).
Those things should provide a Joomla site that can scale well beyond what you are talking about. Keep in mind that Joomla can only go as fast as the stuff you make it do - and there are plenty of 3rd party extensions (templates are the biggest source of pain IMHO) that will severely limit your ability to scale. Just setup a datacenter with three webservers and three database servers, expecting to exceed 40 million page views in the first day. -- Mitch On Mon, Jul 20, 2009 at 11:12 AM, Mark Holberg<i...@waynorth.com> wrote: > Will Joomla perform adequately as a publishing platform for a news site that > has the potential to reach at least 50,000 views a month. I would appreciate > having any insight into resolving potential issues? > > Here's what I consider the four features that have to be robust: > > I realize these point to extensions, but can a system that meets the feature > requirements handle the load? > > * Stories – Current content, plus archive content quickly accessible > * Calendering – flexible, attractive, fast > * Search – responsive, intelligent, relevant > * Ad serving – full featured, responsive, reliable > > I also wonder whether the answer ultimately rests on how well the server > performs. > > thanks, > Mark > > -- > Mark Holberg > WayNorth Web > Web Design & Hosting > Watertown, NY 13601 > 315-486-0615 > http://www.WayNorth.com > > > _______________________________________________ > New York PHP SIG: Joomla! Mailing List > http://lists.nyphp.org/mailman/listinfo/joomla > > NYPHPCon 2006 Presentations Online > http://www.nyphpcon.com > > Show Your Participation in New York PHP > http://www.nyphp.org/show_participation.php _______________________________________________ New York PHP SIG: Joomla! Mailing List http://lists.nyphp.org/mailman/listinfo/joomla NYPHPCon 2006 Presentations Online http://www.nyphpcon.com Show Your Participation in New York PHP http://www.nyphp.org/show_participation.php
