Roy Johnson, Jr

I am currently on a shared plan (sh95) and am having to upgrade to a dedicated plan. I want to know what is the minimum dedicated plans available, allowing room for growth. Here is some information about our usage:



Disk usage 11266.16 Megabytes SQL Disk usage 446.73 Megabytes Disk space available 8733.84 Megabytes Bandwidth usage (current month) 26719.25 Megabytes
Cpu/memory usage sample:
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03-07-2007
User Domain %CPU %MEM Mysql Processes
streetc streetcarforums.com 15.16 15.42 4.4
Top Process %CPU 46.0 [php]
Top Process %CPU 43.0 /usr/bin/php showthread.php
Top Process %CPU 17.2 /usr/bin/php showthread.php
mysql 13.49 8.81 0.0
Top Process %CPU 13.6 /usr/sbin/mysqld --basedir/ --datadir/var/lib/mysql --usermysql --pid-file/var/lib/mysql/sh95.surpasshosting.com.pid --skip-external-locking
Top Process %CPU 13.5 /usr/sbin/mysqld --basedir/ --datadir/var/lib/mysql --usermysql --pid-file/var/lib/mysql/sh95.surpasshosting.com.pid --skip-external-locking
root 12.15 5.17 2.0

03-06-2007
streetc streetcarforums.com 11.84 9.00 11.3
Top Process %CPU 76.0 /usr/bin/php showthread.php
Top Process %CPU 63.0 /usr/bin/php printthread.php
Top Process %CPU 47.0 /usr/bin/php showthread.php
root 7.35 7.05 2.0

03-05-2007
User Domain %CPU %MEM Mysql Processes
streetc streetcarforums.com 16.99 11.92 4.5
Top Process %CPU 93.0 /usr/bin/php showthread.php
Top Process %CPU 80.0 [php]
Top Process %CPU 73.0 /usr/bin/php showthread.php
mysql 13.13 7.05 0.0
Top Process %CPU 25.3 /usr/sbin/mysqld --basedir/ --datadir/var/lib/mysql --usermysql --pid-file/var/lib/mysql/sh95.surpasshosting.com.pid --skip-external-locking
Top Process %CPU 25.2 /usr/sbin/mysqld --basedir/ --datadir/var/lib/mysql --usermysql --pid-file/var/lib/mysql/sh95.surpasshosting.com.pid --skip-external-locking
Top Process %CPU 25.1 /usr/sbin/mysqld --basedir/ --datadir/var/lib/mysql --usermysql --pid-file/var/lib/mysql/sh95.surpasshosting.com.pid --skip-external-locking
root 11.32 6.43 2.0
Top Process %CPU 101 netstat -nlp

Thanks in advance for your help!

deastwood

what kind of userbase do you have and on average how many people do you have online at the same time?

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Roy Johnson, Jr

Throughout the day, it runs between 1,000 - 1,500. These numbers represent both members and guests on the site at the same time.

Bigjohn

Personally, i'd start with a dual core unit, with 1gb of ram. If that does not carry it for you, another gig of ram would boost it tremendously.

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Roy Johnson, Jr

Being that we are just now becoming too big for a shared plan, wouldn't a single-CPU series be a good upgrade (like the SP12 - 2.4 GHz, 1 GB (upgradable to 2 GB, 2 x 120GB, 1.5TB)? I would think that would give us plenty of room to grow, wouldn't it?

deastwood

if i was you i would always start with 2gb ram on a server does really make a difference!

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That would likely be a good start. I was just thinking of the future expansion. If you double your site, this might be too small a server.

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john

Only you know what you can afford. Personally, I would start off small, and upgrade as you need to. If you need to keep your monthly payment low, but can come up with some cash upfront, you can buy down the price. Hurts up front, but it'll work to your benefit in the long run.

As an example, you can start off with the SP9. You can add the 2nd HD for $200, and an additional 512MB of RAM for $150 (?). You basically wind up with the equivalent of the SP12, but are paying $80/mo instead of $110/mo. You'll save $30/mo. You'll recoup your investment in less than a year, and will then be saving money every month thereafter.

If you find that you need more horsepower, I believe they let you take your upgrades with you for the new server.

Not saying that this is the only way to go, but that's what I did, and I'm not regretting it for a second.

Good luck whichever route you take.

John

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