Hi, MySQL don't seems to use IPC.!?...Strange ..!?...And if Shaun will need "real-time" response from RDBMS,in my opinion, is strongly recomended to set up MySQL on the other host. Regards, Gelu _____________________________________________________ G.NET SOFTWARE COMPANY
Permanent e-mail address : [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] ----- Original Message ----- From: Svensson, B.A.T. (HKG) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Shaun Bramley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: Jason Yates <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, May 01, 2002 6:20 PM Subject: RE: mysql speed concerns > An webserver uses mostly CPU resources while a DB uses I/O, or? > > Separation between the webserver and the RDBMS also suggest increased > delays with IPC. I think one needs to find a balance somewhere in between, > and I guess the only way to tell is to actually measure the performance of > the system to see what's need to be adjusted in order to get better > performance. > > I would start out by collecting some stats from the RDBMS and the OS, lets > say during a weeks time or so, and then just create dummy instances that > perform the very same things and slowly increases the load in steps in > order to see what happens with the system. > > file://Anders > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Shaun Bramley [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Wednesday, May 01, 2002 5:13 PM > > To: Jason Yates; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: Re: mysql speed concerns > > > > > > Hello, > > > > The first thing that I would do would be to separate the DB and apache. Set > > the DB up so that it is on a box of it's own. The system cannot serve pages > > if it is crunching through the db tables looking for information (and vice > > versa). > > > > Shaun > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Jason Yates" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Wednesday, May 01, 2002 10:49 AM > > Subject: mysql speed concerns > > > > > > > Currently our MySQL server runs around 20-30 queries per second. The > > > upper management decided they wanted to add about 4 times the customers > > > in the next two or three weeks. I'm worried that MySQL on this > > > particular box won't be able to handle the load of around 100-120 > > > queries per second. Not to mention the CGI scripts are also getting run > > > on the same box with apache. > > > > > > The system has 1gb of RAM, 1 Pentium III 700Mhz, and some ultrascsi HDs > > > (no raid), running Red Hat 7.1 and Linux 2.4.6. > > > > > > What are my options here? > > > > > > Replication? I not sure about that since the box is about 60-70% select > > > and the rest inserts and deletes. Won't I lose "real-time" data. > > > > > > I not familiar with any type of load balancing with MySQL? SQL Relay? > > > > > > I also thought of separating the Apache server and MySQL server. > > > > > > I'll take any ideas. I need them pretty bad. > > > > > > -Jason > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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 > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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