Re: Web server requirements

2006-08-20 Thread doug
I did not see the answer to the dynamic content question. I ran 400-500 web sites on a 300 MHz processor until it died. My problems were memory, disk space and bandwidth. If you are going to use perl or modperl for dynamic content, any processor you can buy today will probably be fast enough.

Web server requirements

2006-08-19 Thread Dearment, Alaric J
I'm the on-line editor of expo, Ball State University's student-run magazine. We're reviving our Web site, and I've been thinking seriously about running it off a FreeBSD-based server. However, I'm not sure what kinds of system requirements I'll have. The school has roughly 20,000 students and

Re: Web server requirements

2006-08-19 Thread Martin Tournoij
On Sat, 19 Aug 2006 20:55:59 +0200, Dearment, Alaric J [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm the on-line editor of expo, Ball State University's student-run magazine. We're reviving our Web site, and I've been thinking seriously about running it off a FreeBSD-based server. However, I'm not sure

Re: Web server requirements

2006-08-19 Thread Darrin Chandler
On Sat, Aug 19, 2006 at 02:55:59PM -0400, Dearment, Alaric J wrote: I'm the on-line editor of expo, Ball State University's student-run magazine. We're reviving our Web site, and I've been thinking seriously about running it off a FreeBSD-based server. However, I'm not sure what kinds of

Re: Web server requirements

2006-08-19 Thread Derek Ragona
It sounds like you have this older hardware to use, so you can try it and see. It will likely be a bit under powered for the streaming, and may chug under the maximum users. With hardware prices at an all time low, you might want to consider something faster with more capacity, but you can