[UPHPU] Virtual server requirements

[Lamont R. Peterson]

On Saturday 02 September 2006 01:14pm, jtaber wrote:
> thanks to all for the comments on dedicated vs managed servers - it gave
> me a lot of information.  I think our most economical / practical
> option for now is a virtual server - moving to dedicated/managed as our
> business grows.  One thing I noticed on virtual servers is the amount of
> memory ranging from 100mb - 512mb.
> For an apache 2.x, postgresql, php5 server is there a base amount we
> need, especially at an early (small volume) stage ?

As little as 128MB of RAM is more than enough, depending on the complexity of 
your application.  Obviously, if your DB is large and the queries are 
memory-intensive, more RAM could help, even if there is little volume.  On 
the other hand, even if you have a larger volume of traffic, well designed 
apps with minimal overhead will run beautifully, too.

It's always a balancing act.
-- 
Lamont R. Peterson <peregrine at OpenBrainstem.net>
Founder [ http://blog.OpenBrainstem.net/peregrine/ ]
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