On 06.02.2001 12:07:42 David Allen wrote: > * It is normal design philosophy to have the php scripts on the web > server which talk to the database server or is there some other way > in which it could be done. What do Amazon do? Sorry, I don't quite get your question - are you asking if the PHP-enabled web server should be the same machine as the database server? For large sites I would suggest to split those machines, ie. have one (or many) machines that don't do anything besides serving web pages and in the backend one or more database machines. Is that what you wanted to know? --------------------------------------------------------------------- Before posting, please check: http://www.mysql.com/manual.php (the manual) http://lists.mysql.com/ (the list archive) To request this thread, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Trouble unsubscribing? Try: http://lists.mysql.com/php/unsubscribe.php