First commercial web host

baldbrad · February 10th, 2007, 10:06 AM

My name is Brad. I've been fooling around with linux for quite some time, and have hosted a few web sites myself on my cable connection. My photo gallery has become popular enough that the cable modem became too slow. I signed up with the $1 plan and registered a domain, and was put on SH112. Seems ok, but a bit slow with some database errors in gallery2. I have to admit, I would have a heart attack if I saw a server load of 6+ on my machines at home, but than again, they are single processor machines, and (at least SH112) appears to have 4 cpus. Only time will tell.

http://www.wilmotgallery.net/gallery/

**Skipdawg** · February 10th, 2007, 12:27 PM

Well remember your in a shared environment and the server load is counting everyones account on the server.

diwu1989 · February 11th, 2007, 12:30 AM

Not slow at all for me, every page seems to load instantly. Surpass servers usually aren't overloaded since they suspend accounts that overuse/abuse CPU cycle

baldbrad · February 11th, 2007, 9:52 AM

I found out the slowness was due to the "high speed internet" here at the VA hospital where I work. The database errors seem to have gone away. I don't know why. I have set up a script on my home server to get the load from this one, and it doesn't look too bad. Big spike this morning, but I suspect the machine was running a backup or something. So far so good.

**Kayla** · February 11th, 2007, 5:45 PM

Yes this morning there was a backup going on, I think it was not only the server but a tech was transferring in a few accounts from other servers. I was monitoring it during that time.

**George** · February 11th, 2007, 11:08 PM

Welcome aboard, Brad.

I like that beer bus photo in your gallery. I wonder how they would keep the beer cold....

http://www.wilmotgallery.net/gallery...R+BUS.jpg.html

baldbrad · February 12th, 2007, 11:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by George

Welcome aboard, Brad.

I like that beer bus photo in your gallery. I wonder how they would keep the beer cold....

http://www.wilmotgallery.net/gallery...R+BUS.jpg.html

A friend of mine posted that while testing some gallery space I gave him. It sure looks like a cool way to get loaded!

(It looks like he removed it, so I'll post the image here

**Skipdawg** · February 12th, 2007, 1:25 PM

That is a cool looking setup.

February 10th, 2007, 10:06 AM	#1 (permalink)
baldbrad Registered User Fresh Surpasser Joined in Feb 2007 7 posts Gave thanks: 3 Thanked 0 times	First commercial web host My name is Brad. I've been fooling around with linux for quite some time, and have hosted a few web sites myself on my cable connection. My photo gallery has become popular enough that the cable modem became too slow. I signed up with the $1 plan and registered a domain, and was put on SH112. Seems ok, but a bit slow with some database errors in gallery2. I have to admit, I would have a heart attack if I saw a server load of 6+ on my machines at home, but than again, they are single processor machines, and (at least SH112) appears to have 4 cpus. Only time will tell. http://www.wilmotgallery.net/gallery/ __________________ SH112: http://www.wilmotgallery.net/gallery/

February 10th, 2007, 12:27 PM	#2 (permalink)
Skipdawg Insanely Super #1 Joined in Jul 2005 Lives in Northwest USA 4,154 posts Gave thanks: 39 Thanked 78 times	Well remember your in a shared environment and the server load is counting everyones account on the server. __________________

February 11th, 2007, 9:52 AM	#4 (permalink)
baldbrad Registered User Fresh Surpasser Joined in Feb 2007 7 posts Gave thanks: 3 Thanked 0 times	I found out the slowness was due to the "high speed internet" here at the VA hospital where I work. The database errors seem to have gone away. I don't know why. I have set up a script on my home server to get the load from this one, and it doesn't look too bad. Big spike this morning, but I suspect the machine was running a backup or something. So far so good. __________________ SH112: http://www.wilmotgallery.net/gallery/

February 11th, 2007, 5:45 PM	#5 (permalink)
Kayla Marketing Maven Surpass Staff Joined in May 2003 Lives in Chicago 24,754 posts Gave thanks: 946 Thanked 807 times	Yes this morning there was a backup going on, I think it was not only the server but a tech was transferring in a few accounts from other servers. I was monitoring it during that time. __________________ Follow Surpass on Twitter and Facebook And there's my own Twitter and LinkedIn

February 11th, 2007, 11:08 PM	#6 (permalink)
George O Admin sem semelhante Super #1 Joined in Nov 2003 Lives in An undisclosed location in Mississippi, USA Hosted on Pass58 1,198 posts Gave thanks: 13 Thanked 9 times	Welcome aboard, Brad. I like that beer bus photo in your gallery. I wonder how they would keep the beer cold.... http://www.wilmotgallery.net/gallery...R+BUS.jpg.html __________________ Surpass Administrator Some people are like Slinkies . . . not really good for anything, but you still can't help but smile when you see one tumble down the stairs. - unknown Server: Pass 58 Project: nunaya.bz - - A)bort, R)etry, I)nfluence with a large hammer.

February 11th, 2007, 12:30 AM	#3 (permalink)
diwu1989 Registered User Fresh Surpasser Joined in Feb 2007 27 posts Gave thanks: 0 Thanked 3 times	Not slow at all for me, every page seems to load instantly. Surpass servers usually aren't overloaded since they suspend accounts that overuse/abuse CPU cycle

February 12th, 2007, 1:25 PM	#8 (permalink)
Skipdawg Insanely Super #1 Joined in Jul 2005 Lives in Northwest USA 4,154 posts Gave thanks: 39 Thanked 78 times	That is a cool looking setup. __________________

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