I'm terribly against colocating a server we own. You also have to pay extra for them to do stuff like backups and maintenance. It's not part of the basic packages I've seen.
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§ ita § - Oct 21, 2003 6:30:41 pm PDT #5409 of 10000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Kristen - Oct 21, 2003 6:41:09 pm PDT #5410 of 10000
ita, you might want to take a look at Dreamhost's managed plans. They seem to calculate MySQL usage differently.
§ ita § - Oct 21, 2003 6:48:26 pm PDT #5411 of 10000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
They seem to calculate MySQL usage differently.
The coneuries? They used to make my head hurt. But now I have added motivation.
Their upside is you can buy coneuries, the way some hosts will sell you extra bandwidth.
Kristen - Oct 21, 2003 6:52:08 pm PDT #5412 of 10000
Yeah, that's what I thought when I read it. Going over would hopefully just mean a few extra bucks.
Jon B. - Oct 21, 2003 7:24:37 pm PDT #5413 of 10000
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
Maybe I'm being cynical, but if a host is going to charge us for additional MySQL connections, why would they want to tweak their end to prevent the problems we're currently having? Don't we want to find someone who's willing to work with us to figure out a cure?
§ ita § - Oct 21, 2003 7:26:03 pm PDT #5414 of 10000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Don't we want to find someone who's willing to work with us to figure out a cure?
But how do we determine that ahead of time? At least with Dreamhost, one wouldn't get shut down, which is a step ahead of many options with unfriendly host configurations.
Kristen - Oct 21, 2003 7:28:48 pm PDT #5415 of 10000
why would they want to tweak their end to prevent the problems we're currently having?
See, I'm cynical in a different way. I think the chances of any host tweaking their servers, that other accounts reside on, for us is slim to none.
Jon B. - Oct 21, 2003 7:29:24 pm PDT #5416 of 10000
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
But how do we determine that ahead of time?
I dunno? Ask them? I'm just thinking out loud here. There doesn't seem to be an easy answer.
§ ita § - Oct 21, 2003 7:50:57 pm PDT #5417 of 10000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I'm not sure, if we're warning them up front that we're a risk to their other customers, what their motivation is.
As for the test:
I was not able to open two mysql connections to our database immediately after the board shut down, and then at 5, 10, and 15 minutes. Once I closed the first commandline client down, I could open the other one.
Rob, Tom, I have the db_status from them.
Kristen, I know there's nothing they'll do for us now, so you might want to mention this to them as free feedback. If their connection closing timeout is longer than fifteen minutes, I doubt it's a good use of their resources.
Rob - Oct 21, 2003 7:59:27 pm PDT #5418 of 10000
I'd like to see the db_status. If nothing else, it will let me calculate about how much we'd spend for MySQL connections via dreamhost.