Re: Drupal Hosting

David has some really good points, though assuming you're on
a decent
server the load issues shouldn't come up most days. It takes
quite a
busy site (at least 50,000 pages, 200,000 hits a day) to
really make a
noticeable difference on a mid sized server from what I've
seen. So
unless you have a really busy site I don't think you need to
worry
about too much traffic. There are of course a million other
variables
to can cause troubles...

Like the spammers. Drupal, Wordpress, etc. attract them like
you
wouldn't believe. Running things like mod_security on the
server and
all the plugins/modules available help quite a bit. At least
you won't
see the comments show up, but I see huge load spikes
beacause of bots
that attempt to leave thousands of comments all at once.

--------------
Blake Carver
LISHost.org
Web Hosting For Librarians
http://www.lishost.org

On Wed, Mar 26, 2008 at 5:13 PM, Cloutman, David
<DCloutmanco.marin.ca.us> wrote:
> Without knowing anything about your organization, and
the amount of
> traffic you get, I think it isn't really possible to
give great advice
> for you. You need to figure our what kind of hosting is
appropriate for
> you, as there are different options with different
costs and benefits.
>
> The amount of traffic you'll get I think is a big
consideration in
> choosing a solution. If you're considering shared
hosting, you should
> think it through before making a committment. Running a
CMS like Drupal
> may create some scalability issues when you move your
site from beta
> testing to actual usage. In a shared environment, you
are really at the
> mercy of the hosting company, and you can only hope
that they haven't
> put you on a machine that isn't alreay over utilized. A
CMS powered site
> is going to require larger amounts of computing power
than a flat HTML
> site. So really, you need to make some guess as to both
the amount of
> traffic you'll be getting and the computing demands of
the functionality
> you'll be offering through your Drupal-based solution.
Then you can make
> an initial decision about whether you need dedicated
hosting, or if a
> shared solution a good fit.
>
> - David
>
> ---
> David Cloutman <dcloutmanco.marin.ca.us>
> Electronic Services Librarian
> Marin County Free Library
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Hello.

Just curious.... and what would be your advise for
alternatives to 
CMS systems like Drupal but commercial ones? Do you
recommend any of 
them if they are not TOO expensive?

Thanks for the advice.

JB

At 05:24 a.m. 27/03/2008, Blake Carver wrote:
>David has some really good points, though assuming
you're on a decent
>server the load issues shouldn't come up most days. It
takes quite a
>busy site (at least 50,000 pages, 200,000 hits a day) to
really make a
>noticeable difference on a mid sized server from what
I've seen. So
>unless you have a really busy site I don't think you
need to worry
>about too much traffic. There are of course a million
other variables
>to can cause troubles...
>
>Like the spammers. Drupal, Wordpress, etc. attract them
like you
>wouldn't believe. Running things like mod_security on
the server and
>all the plugins/modules available help quite a bit. At
least you won't
>see the comments show up, but I see huge load spikes
beacause of bots
>that attempt to leave thousands of comments all at
once.
>
>--------------
>Blake Carver
>LISHost.org
>Web Hosting For Librarians
>http://www.lishost.org
>
>On Wed, Mar 26, 2008 at 5:13 PM, Cloutman, David
><DCloutmanco.marin.ca.us> wrote:
> > Without knowing anything about your organization,
and the amount of
> > traffic you get, I think it isn't really possible
to give great advice
> > for you. You need to figure our what kind of
hosting is appropriate for
> > you, as there are different options with different
costs and benefits.
> >
> > The amount of traffic you'll get I think is a big
consideration in
> > choosing a solution. If you're considering shared
hosting, you should
> > think it through before making a committment.
Running a CMS like Drupal
> > may create some scalability issues when you move
your site from beta
> > testing to actual usage. In a shared environment,
you are really at the
> > mercy of the hosting company, and you can only
hope that they haven't
> > put you on a machine that isn't alreay over
utilized. A CMS powered site
> > is going to require larger amounts of computing
power than a flat HTML
> > site. So really, you need to make some guess as to
both the amount of
> > traffic you'll be getting and the computing
demands of the functionality
> > you'll be offering through your Drupal-based
solution. Then you can make
> > an initial decision about whether you need
dedicated hosting, or if a
> > shared solution a good fit.
> >
> > - David
> >
> > ---
> > David Cloutman <dcloutmanco.marin.ca.us>
> > Electronic Services Librarian
> > Marin County Free Library
>_______________________________________________
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Hello.

Just curious.... and what would be your advise for
alternatives to 
CMS systems like Drupal but commercial ones? Do you
recommend any of 
them if they are not TOO expensive?

Thanks for the advice.

JB

At 05:24 a.m. 27/03/2008, Blake Carver wrote:
>David has some really good points, though assuming
you're on a decent
>server the load issues shouldn't come up most days. It
takes quite a
>busy site (at least 50,000 pages, 200,000 hits a day) to
really make a
>noticeable difference on a mid sized server from what
I've seen. So
>unless you have a really busy site I don't think you
need to worry
>about too much traffic. There are of course a million
other variables
>to can cause troubles...
>
>Like the spammers. Drupal, Wordpress, etc. attract them
like you
>wouldn't believe. Running things like mod_security on
the server and
>all the plugins/modules available help quite a bit. At
least you won't
>see the comments show up, but I see huge load spikes
beacause of bots
>that attempt to leave thousands of comments all at
once.
>
>--------------
>Blake Carver
>LISHost.org
>Web Hosting For Librarians
>http://www.lishost.org
>
>On Wed, Mar 26, 2008 at 5:13 PM, Cloutman, David
><DCloutmanco.marin.ca.us> wrote:
> > Without knowing anything about your organization,
and the amount of
> > traffic you get, I think it isn't really possible
to give great advice
> > for you. You need to figure our what kind of
hosting is appropriate for
> > you, as there are different options with different
costs and benefits.
> >
> > The amount of traffic you'll get I think is a big
consideration in
> > choosing a solution. If you're considering shared
hosting, you should
> > think it through before making a committment.
Running a CMS like Drupal
> > may create some scalability issues when you move
your site from beta
> > testing to actual usage. In a shared environment,
you are really at the
> > mercy of the hosting company, and you can only
hope that they haven't
> > put you on a machine that isn't alreay over
utilized. A CMS powered site
> > is going to require larger amounts of computing
power than a flat HTML
> > site. So really, you need to make some guess as to
both the amount of
> > traffic you'll be getting and the computing
demands of the functionality
> > you'll be offering through your Drupal-based
solution. Then you can make
> > an initial decision about whether you need
dedicated hosting, or if a
> > shared solution a good fit.
> >
> > - David
> >
> > ---
> > David Cloutman <dcloutmanco.marin.ca.us>
> > Electronic Services Librarian
> > Marin County Free Library
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I've heard that the CMS / blogging platform, TextPattern, is
fairly
immune to spam and hacking -- the former because all
comments have to
be previewed before submitting, and the bots seemingly
aren't equipped
to handle that, and the latter simply because it is
relatively
uncommon and, therefore, off the hacker radar (for now). It
has lower
server requirements than the recent versions of Drupal: PHP
4.3+ and
MySQL 3.23+ . It has a reputation as being a stable CMS and
apparently
is used on a number of higher profile sites.

http://textpattern.com/
http://welovetxp.com/

Tom

On Thu, Mar 27, 2008 at 7:24 AM, Blake Carver <listslisnews.com> wrote:
> David has some really good points, though assuming
you're on a decent
>  server the load issues shouldn't come up most days. It
takes quite a
>  busy site (at least 50,000 pages, 200,000 hits a day)
to really make a
>  noticeable difference on a mid sized server from what
I've seen. So
>  unless you have a really busy site I don't think you
need to worry
>  about too much traffic. There are of course a million
other variables
>  to can cause troubles...
>
>  Like the spammers. Drupal, Wordpress, etc. attract
them like you
>  wouldn't believe. Running things like mod_security on
the server and
>  all the plugins/modules available help quite a bit. At
least you won't
>  see the comments show up, but I see huge load spikes
beacause of bots
>  that attempt to leave thousands of comments all at
once.
>
>  --------------
>  Blake Carver
>  LISHost.org
>  Web Hosting For Librarians
>  http://www.lishost.org
>
>  On Wed, Mar 26, 2008 at 5:13 PM, Cloutman, David
>  <DCloutmanco.marin.ca.us> wrote:
>  > Without knowing anything about your organization,
and the amount of
>  > traffic you get, I think it isn't really possible
to give great advice
>  > for you. You need to figure our what kind of
hosting is appropriate for
>  > you, as there are different options with
different costs and benefits.
>  >
>  > The amount of traffic you'll get I think is a big
consideration in
>  > choosing a solution. If you're considering shared
hosting, you should
>  > think it through before making a committment.
Running a CMS like Drupal
>  > may create some scalability issues when you move
your site from beta
>  > testing to actual usage. In a shared environment,
you are really at the
>  > mercy of the hosting company, and you can only
hope that they haven't
>  > put you on a machine that isn't alreay over
utilized. A CMS powered site
>  > is going to require larger amounts of computing
power than a flat HTML
>  > site. So really, you need to make some guess as
to both the amount of
>  > traffic you'll be getting and the computing
demands of the functionality
>  > you'll be offering through your Drupal-based
solution. Then you can make
>  > an initial decision about whether you need
dedicated hosting, or if a
>  > shared solution a good fit.
>  >
>  > - David
>  >
>  > ---
>  > David Cloutman <dcloutmanco.marin.ca.us>
>  > Electronic Services Librarian
>  > Marin County Free Library
>  _______________________________________________
>  Web4lib mailing list
>  Web4libwebjunction.org
>  http://lists.we
bjunction.org/web4lib/
>
>
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I've heard that the CMS / blogging platform, TextPattern, is
fairly
immune to spam and hacking -- the former because all
comments have to
be previewed before submitting, and the bots seemingly
aren't equipped
to handle that, and the latter simply because it is
relatively
uncommon and, therefore, off the hacker radar (for now). It
has lower
server requirements than the recent versions of Drupal: PHP
4.3+ and
MySQL 3.23+ . It has a reputation as being a stable CMS and
apparently
is used on a number of higher profile sites.

http://textpattern.com/
http://welovetxp.com/

Tom

On Thu, Mar 27, 2008 at 7:24 AM, Blake Carver <listslisnews.com> wrote:
> David has some really good points, though assuming
you're on a decent
>  server the load issues shouldn't come up most days. It
takes quite a
>  busy site (at least 50,000 pages, 200,000 hits a day)
to really make a
>  noticeable difference on a mid sized server from what
I've seen. So
>  unless you have a really busy site I don't think you
need to worry
>  about too much traffic. There are of course a million
other variables
>  to can cause troubles...
>
>  Like the spammers. Drupal, Wordpress, etc. attract
them like you
>  wouldn't believe. Running things like mod_security on
the server and
>  all the plugins/modules available help quite a bit. At
least you won't
>  see the comments show up, but I see huge load spikes
beacause of bots
>  that attempt to leave thousands of comments all at
once.
>
>  --------------
>  Blake Carver
>  LISHost.org
>  Web Hosting For Librarians
>  http://www.lishost.org
>
>  On Wed, Mar 26, 2008 at 5:13 PM, Cloutman, David
>  <DCloutmanco.marin.ca.us> wrote:
>  > Without knowing anything about your organization,
and the amount of
>  > traffic you get, I think it isn't really possible
to give great advice
>  > for you. You need to figure our what kind of
hosting is appropriate for
>  > you, as there are different options with
different costs and benefits.
>  >
>  > The amount of traffic you'll get I think is a big
consideration in
>  > choosing a solution. If you're considering shared
hosting, you should
>  > think it through before making a committment.
Running a CMS like Drupal
>  > may create some scalability issues when you move
your site from beta
>  > testing to actual usage. In a shared environment,
you are really at the
>  > mercy of the hosting company, and you can only
hope that they haven't
>  > put you on a machine that isn't alreay over
utilized. A CMS powered site
>  > is going to require larger amounts of computing
power than a flat HTML
>  > site. So really, you need to make some guess as
to both the amount of
>  > traffic you'll be getting and the computing
demands of the functionality
>  > you'll be offering through your Drupal-based
solution. Then you can make
>  > an initial decision about whether you need
dedicated hosting, or if a
>  > shared solution a good fit.
>  >
>  > - David
>  >
>  > ---
>  > David Cloutman <dcloutmanco.marin.ca.us>
>  > Electronic Services Librarian
>  > Marin County Free Library
>  _______________________________________________
>  Web4lib mailing list
>  Web4libwebjunction.org
>  http://lists.we
bjunction.org/web4lib/
>
>
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Good question, unfortunatly I've never looked at any
commercial alternatives.

Maybe Cary Gordon over at The Cherry Hill Company has
explored those options?


--------------
Blake Carver
LISHost.org
Web Hosting For Librarians
http://www.lishost.org

On Thu, Mar 27, 2008 at 11:39 AM, Jorge Biquez
<jbiquezicsmx.com> wrote:
> Hello.
>
> Just curious.... and what would be your advise for
alternatives to
> CMS systems like Drupal but commercial ones? Do you
recommend any of
> them if they are not TOO expensive?
>
> Thanks for the advice.
>
> JB
>
>
> At 05:24 a.m. 27/03/2008, Blake Carver wrote:
> >David has some really good points, though assuming
you're on a decent
> >server the load issues shouldn't come up most days.
It takes quite a
> >busy site (at least 50,000 pages, 200,000 hits a
day) to really make a
> >noticeable difference on a mid sized server from
what I've seen. So
> >unless you have a really busy site I don't think
you need to worry
> >about too much traffic. There are of course a
million other variables
> >to can cause troubles...
> >
> >Like the spammers. Drupal, Wordpress, etc. attract
them like you
> >wouldn't believe. Running things like mod_security
on the server and
> >all the plugins/modules available help quite a bit.
At least you won't
> >see the comments show up, but I see huge load
spikes beacause of bots
> >that attempt to leave thousands of comments all at
once.
> >
> >--------------
> >Blake Carver
> >LISHost.org
> >Web Hosting For Librarians
> >http://www.lishost.org
> >
> >On Wed, Mar 26, 2008 at 5:13 PM, Cloutman, David
> ><DCloutmanco.marin.ca.us> wrote:
> > > Without knowing anything about your
organization, and the amount of
> > > traffic you get, I think it isn't really
possible to give great advice
> > > for you. You need to figure our what kind of
hosting is appropriate for
> > > you, as there are different options with
different costs and benefits.
> > >
> > > The amount of traffic you'll get I think is a
big consideration in
> > > choosing a solution. If you're considering
shared hosting, you should
> > > think it through before making a committment.
Running a CMS like Drupal
> > > may create some scalability issues when you
move your site from beta
> > > testing to actual usage. In a shared
environment, you are really at the
> > > mercy of the hosting company, and you can
only hope that they haven't
> > > put you on a machine that isn't alreay over
utilized. A CMS powered site
> > > is going to require larger amounts of
computing power than a flat HTML
> > > site. So really, you need to make some guess
as to both the amount of
> > > traffic you'll be getting and the computing
demands of the functionality
> > > you'll be offering through your Drupal-based
solution. Then you can make
> > > an initial decision about whether you need
dedicated hosting, or if a
> > > shared solution a good fit.
> > >
> > > - David
> > >
> > > ---
> > > David Cloutman <dcloutmanco.marin.ca.us>
> > > Electronic Services Librarian
> > > Marin County Free Library
> >_______________________________________________
> >Web4lib mailing list
> >Web4libwebjunction.org
> >http://lists.we
bjunction.org/web4lib/
>
>
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Good question, unfortunatly I've never looked at any
commercial alternatives.

Maybe Cary Gordon over at The Cherry Hill Company has
explored those options?


--------------
Blake Carver
LISHost.org
Web Hosting For Librarians
http://www.lishost.org

On Thu, Mar 27, 2008 at 11:39 AM, Jorge Biquez
<jbiquezicsmx.com> wrote:
> Hello.
>
> Just curious.... and what would be your advise for
alternatives to
> CMS systems like Drupal but commercial ones? Do you
recommend any of
> them if they are not TOO expensive?
>
> Thanks for the advice.
>
> JB
>
>
> At 05:24 a.m. 27/03/2008, Blake Carver wrote:
> >David has some really good points, though assuming
you're on a decent
> >server the load issues shouldn't come up most days.
It takes quite a
> >busy site (at least 50,000 pages, 200,000 hits a
day) to really make a
> >noticeable difference on a mid sized server from
what I've seen. So
> >unless you have a really busy site I don't think
you need to worry
> >about too much traffic. There are of course a
million other variables
> >to can cause troubles...
> >
> >Like the spammers. Drupal, Wordpress, etc. attract
them like you
> >wouldn't believe. Running things like mod_security
on the server and
> >all the plugins/modules available help quite a bit.
At least you won't
> >see the comments show up, but I see huge load
spikes beacause of bots
> >that attempt to leave thousands of comments all at
once.
> >
> >--------------
> >Blake Carver
> >LISHost.org
> >Web Hosting For Librarians
> >http://www.lishost.org
> >
> >On Wed, Mar 26, 2008 at 5:13 PM, Cloutman, David
> ><DCloutmanco.marin.ca.us> wrote:
> > > Without knowing anything about your
organization, and the amount of
> > > traffic you get, I think it isn't really
possible to give great advice
> > > for you. You need to figure our what kind of
hosting is appropriate for
> > > you, as there are different options with
different costs and benefits.
> > >
> > > The amount of traffic you'll get I think is a
big consideration in
> > > choosing a solution. If you're considering
shared hosting, you should
> > > think it through before making a committment.
Running a CMS like Drupal
> > > may create some scalability issues when you
move your site from beta
> > > testing to actual usage. In a shared
environment, you are really at the
> > > mercy of the hosting company, and you can
only hope that they haven't
> > > put you on a machine that isn't alreay over
utilized. A CMS powered site
> > > is going to require larger amounts of
computing power than a flat HTML
> > > site. So really, you need to make some guess
as to both the amount of
> > > traffic you'll be getting and the computing
demands of the functionality
> > > you'll be offering through your Drupal-based
solution. Then you can make
> > > an initial decision about whether you need
dedicated hosting, or if a
> > > shared solution a good fit.
> > >
> > > - David
> > >
> > > ---
> > > David Cloutman <dcloutmanco.marin.ca.us>
> > > Electronic Services Librarian
> > > Marin County Free Library
> >_______________________________________________
> >Web4lib mailing list
> >Web4libwebjunction.org
> >http://lists.we
bjunction.org/web4lib/
>
>
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Blake Carver wrote:
> 
> Like the spammers. Drupal, Wordpress, etc. attract them
like you
> wouldn't believe. Running things like mod_security on
the server and
> all the plugins/modules available help quite a bit. At
least you won't
> see the comments show up, but I see huge load spikes
beacause of bots
> that attempt to leave thousands of comments all at
once.


The more popular the application, the higher a target it is
for spammers 
and crackers. However, just to clarify how this relates to
Drupal, the 
Drupal security team is among the best in the open source
business and 
respond promptly to security isses, and the CAPTCHA module
eliminates 
comment spam. Of course, CAPTCHA can't keep out humans
posting about 
casinos, and once CAPTCHA is cracked it won't keep out
spambots, but 
until then it is doing an excellent job. I run CAPTCHA on
four drupal 
sites and we don't have any anonymous comment spam.

Traffic spikes are an issue -- the server has to respond in
order to 
turn a spambot away.

Mark

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I would suggest Mediatemple as a top pick for a hosting
company. I won't 
post a list of accolades for them, but I feel that they
offer smart 
packages and have a good reputation with some high-profile
clients. We 
used their dedicated-virtual package at my last job, which
gave us root 
access to do whatever we wanted with our online environment
for only 
$50/mo. We were really happy with the service, but again I
would take a 
good look at the kind of traffic and system resources you
expect you 
will need.

http://www.mediatemple.net


I believe they also have Drupal as a one-click install in
their control 
panel for some packages.

--chris



Blake Carver wrote:
> David has some really good points, though assuming
you're on a decent
> server the load issues shouldn't come up most days. It
takes quite a
> busy site (at least 50,000 pages, 200,000 hits a day)
to really make a
> noticeable difference on a mid sized server from what
I've seen. So
> unless you have a really busy site I don't think you
need to worry
> about too much traffic. There are of course a million
other variables
> to can cause troubles...
>
> Like the spammers. Drupal, Wordpress, etc. attract them
like you
> wouldn't believe. Running things like mod_security on
the server and
> all the plugins/modules available help quite a bit. At
least you won't
> see the comments show up, but I see huge load spikes
beacause of bots
> that attempt to leave thousands of comments all at
once.
>
> --------------
> Blake Carver
> LISHost.org
> Web Hosting For Librarians
> http://www.lishost.org
>
> On Wed, Mar 26, 2008 at 5:13 PM, Cloutman, David
> <DCloutmanco.marin.ca.us> wrote:
>   
>> Without knowing anything about your organization,
and the amount of
>> traffic you get, I think it isn't really possible
to give great advice
>> for you. You need to figure our what kind of
hosting is appropriate for
>> you, as there are different options with different
costs and benefits.
>>
>> The amount of traffic you'll get I think is a big
consideration in
>> choosing a solution. If you're considering shared
hosting, you should
>> think it through before making a committment.
Running a CMS like Drupal
>> may create some scalability issues when you move
your site from beta
>> testing to actual usage. In a shared environment,
you are really at the
>> mercy of the hosting company, and you can only hope
that they haven't
>> put you on a machine that isn't alreay over
utilized. A CMS powered site
>> is going to require larger amounts of computing
power than a flat HTML
>> site. So really, you need to make some guess as to
both the amount of
>> traffic you'll be getting and the computing demands
of the functionality
>> you'll be offering through your Drupal-based
solution. Then you can make
>> an initial decision about whether you need
dedicated hosting, or if a
>> shared solution a good fit.
>>
>> - David
>>
>> ---
>> David Cloutman <dcloutmanco.marin.ca.us>
>> Electronic Services Librarian
>> Marin County Free Library
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I would suggest Mediatemple as a top pick for a hosting
company. I won't 
post a list of accolades for them, but I feel that they
offer smart 
packages and have a good reputation with some high-profile
clients. We 
used their dedicated-virtual package at my last job, which
gave us root 
access to do whatever we wanted with our online environment
for only 
$50/mo. We were really happy with the service, but again I
would take a 
good look at the kind of traffic and system resources you
expect you 
will need.

http://www.mediatemple.net


I believe they also have Drupal as a one-click install in
their control 
panel for some packages.

--chris



Blake Carver wrote:
> David has some really good points, though assuming
you're on a decent
> server the load issues shouldn't come up most days. It
takes quite a
> busy site (at least 50,000 pages, 200,000 hits a day)
to really make a
> noticeable difference on a mid sized server from what
I've seen. So
> unless you have a really busy site I don't think you
need to worry
> about too much traffic. There are of course a million
other variables
> to can cause troubles...
>
> Like the spammers. Drupal, Wordpress, etc. attract them
like you
> wouldn't believe. Running things like mod_security on
the server and
> all the plugins/modules available help quite a bit. At
least you won't
> see the comments show up, but I see huge load spikes
beacause of bots
> that attempt to leave thousands of comments all at
once.
>
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> Blake Carver
> LISHost.org
> Web Hosting For Librarians
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> On Wed, Mar 26, 2008 at 5:13 PM, Cloutman, David
> <DCloutmanco.marin.ca.us> wrote:
>   
>> Without knowing anything about your organization,
and the amount of
>> traffic you get, I think it isn't really possible
to give great advice
>> for you. You need to figure our what kind of
hosting is appropriate for
>> you, as there are different options with different
costs and benefits.
>>
>> The amount of traffic you'll get I think is a big
consideration in
>> choosing a solution. If you're considering shared
hosting, you should
>> think it through before making a committment.
Running a CMS like Drupal
>> may create some scalability issues when you move
your site from beta
>> testing to actual usage. In a shared environment,
you are really at the
>> mercy of the hosting company, and you can only hope
that they haven't
>> put you on a machine that isn't alreay over
utilized. A CMS powered site
>> is going to require larger amounts of computing
power than a flat HTML
>> site. So really, you need to make some guess as to
both the amount of
>> traffic you'll be getting and the computing demands
of the functionality
>> you'll be offering through your Drupal-based
solution. Then you can make
>> an initial decision about whether you need
dedicated hosting, or if a
>> shared solution a good fit.
>>
>> - David
>>
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>> Electronic Services Librarian
>> Marin County Free Library
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