What do I do? Server filling up...

[Kathy]

okay, I'm at a place where I need some solutions for my server.

I have my logs rotating regularly so that the logs don't get soooo big.

I am deleting databases/overwriting them so that we only keep one on the server at a time...

but all in all, I'm using up almost all of my server hard drive space.

I have a 16 gig hard drive...

this server is almost 2 years old and our vb database keeps getting bigger.

Ideas:

Another server for domains while mysql processes on another server? Possible or no?

Would another harddrive help?

Another BIG monster server? (eeeks)

I know I can keep whacking away at the unnecessary logs and backup databases...but any other ideas to prolong the use of this server for a while?

Processors 2
Model Pentium III (Coppermine)
Chip MHz 801.84
Cache Size 256 KB
System Bogomips 3201.42
PCI Devices Intel 82371AB PIIX4 IDE
Adaptec AIC-7890/1
3Com Unknown device
Trident Image 975
IDE Devices hdb: FX4830T
hdd: Seagate STT8000A
SCSI Devices QUANTUM ATLAS_V_18_WLS ( Direct-Access )

thanks for any ideas! :D

[kippesp]

Was your existing HD partitioned initially? So that would make /home and /var share the same space? For my server, MySQL and our websites reside in /home. So for us, /home is by far the biggest consumer.

If that is the case, adding a second drive would be a snap. For example, you could move all of /home to the new drive, you'd free up space. And if you stored MySQL also in /home, you should be fine.

And if you're already partitioned, you'd just do a variation on the above.

On past servers, we had to compress our logs after rotation.

[eva2000]

Originally posted by Kathy
okay, I'm at a place where I need some solutions for my server.

I have my logs rotating regularly so that the logs don't get soooo big.

I am deleting databases/overwriting them so that we only keep one on the server at a time...

but all in all, I'm using up almost all of my server hard drive space.

I have a 16 gig hard drive...

this server is almost 2 years old and our vb database keeps getting bigger.

Ideas:

Another server for domains while mysql processes on another server? Possible or no?

Would another harddrive help?

Another BIG monster server? (eeeks)

I know I can keep whacking away at the unnecessary logs and backup databases...but any other ideas to prolong the use of this server for a while?

Processors 2
Model Pentium III (Coppermine)
Chip MHz 801.84
Cache Size 256 KB
System Bogomips 3201.42
PCI Devices Intel 82371AB PIIX4 IDE
Adaptec AIC-7890/1
3Com Unknown device
Trident Image 975
IDE Devices hdb: FX4830T
hdd: Seagate STT8000A
SCSI Devices QUANTUM ATLAS_V_18_WLS ( Direct-Access )

thanks for any ideas! :D well you could always add a new drive just for mysql and it's data and reconfigure mysql to point to the new drive to write mysql data too

or get a new server and move over to it, since your server is pretty old and new servers would be comparable in price to what you're paying if you're renting.... but i recall you actually purchased the server ???