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shadow.prx
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Well this would need to be some sort of ajax request that refreshes every min or so to check for new quotes likes etc.
If say 100 people are on thats 100 ajax requests hitting the server ajax requests are not massive loads but it can add up, Plus you have to combine the shoutbox refreshes and latest post refreshes plus people actually using the forums.
I countered this problem by building a time out if the user does not move his mouse or press any keys in a time frame the ajax requests stop till they become active again. That saved me bandwidth and there were far less requests hitting the server from people who have the site open in a tab but are not active.
Facebook does the same thing (its where i got the idea from
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If done correctly of no this would not be heavy at all But it would add to the database size unless its cleaned regularly.
Just sayin..
If say 100 people are on thats 100 ajax requests hitting the server ajax requests are not massive loads but it can add up, Plus you have to combine the shoutbox refreshes and latest post refreshes plus people actually using the forums.
I countered this problem by building a time out if the user does not move his mouse or press any keys in a time frame the ajax requests stop till they become active again. That saved me bandwidth and there were far less requests hitting the server from people who have the site open in a tab but are not active.
Facebook does the same thing (its where i got the idea from
)If done correctly of no this would not be heavy at all But it would add to the database size unless its cleaned regularly.
Just sayin..
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I surely have a will for it but not the knowledge anyhow i would try to get JmZ to work on it if possible and if it all goes well it might be included in the next overhaul or upgrade which is due in the coming weeks.
dark_hunter
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Nice circle bro. A+ :DXDA-Developers has mentions / quotes as well.
The point being made here is the fact that as it is you have to load the topic and user information which is read all at once plus being loaded multiple times a minutes by over a hundred users causes a heavy sql query.
Now imagine that and a mod which reads from the db every 2-3 seconds for over 100 users. Now that would cause the db to stress as vbulletin has a shitty sql format and causes high loads without the queries being cached by a external cache server.
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What JmZ said is true, but if wjunction wants to be a real webmaster forum why not start being one?
Being webmasters you learn how to offload the heavy stuff and load balance servers. Now im pretty sure wjunction is on a server with multiple other sites, but you can easily load balance this site and not ever need the use of cloudflare again even if there is a ddos.
Plan A:
- Use either 2 VPS/Dedicated servers
- Place wjunction forum and http server (nginx or lighttpd) on a single vps/dedi
- Place MySQL (Mariadb, Percona) on the other vps/dedi, Also add in sphinx for ultra fast low resource searches
- Both vps/dedi would have to be on the same network to take advantage of the local highspeed transfers to keep both servers talking to eachother at a good speed.
Also this would protect wjunction from slow downs and possible ddos's if correctly configured.
The cost of this would most likely not be over 50$ a month so to say if this forum wants to grow and add great features then its time to think like a webmaster and grow....
Not to be the jackass of the conversation. But you (the staff) keep complaining about DB this DB that... With the amount of money you guys make of ADS threw out the forum am sure some of that could be put maybe towards a better server/s. Given this is a legit forum license (witch am sure it is) and is a legal site. Finding an appropriate setup shouldn't no be an issue at all.
Not that I dont agree.
Just that if we are containing 18+ adverts and warez stuff then we still have to be careful with onshore hosts.
IMO, I would never have WJ on a server with other web sites, It would lead to more security concerns, more resource usage and over all less performance.
But thats just me
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