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  • Mustapha Hajjar
    New Member
    • Mar 2013
    • 3

    What server do I need to handle about 10,000 members browsing at the same time?

    Hello there,

    I want to buy the latest copy of VB. But first I have a few questions.
    I have a very busy forum at this moment (about 10,000 members browsing the website at the rush hours) I am running now VB 3.8.7 , What server do you advice me to get to make sure everything is working smoothly.
    ​Do you recommend any hosting company?

    Regards
  • feldon23
    Senior Member
    • Nov 2001
    • 11291
    • 3.7.x

    #2
    Originally posted by Mustapha Hajjar
    Hello there, I want to buy the latest copy of VB. But first I have a few questions. I have a very busy forum at this moment (about 10,000 members browsing the website at the rush hours) I am running now VB 3.8.7 , What server do you advice me to get to make sure everything is working smoothly. ​Do you recommend any hosting company? Regards
    With vBulletin 5?

    You will need four or five Xeon quad core servers with MySQL Replication and load balancing, 16GB RAM each, RAID striped SSDs, and Sphinx search addon.
    Last edited by feldon23; Mon 18 Mar '13, 6:20am.

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    • BirdOPrey5
      Senior Member
      • Jul 2008
      • 9613
      • 5.6.3

      #3
      There are performance bugs being worked on for VB5 and you would be better off waiting before attempting to use VB5 on a site of that size until they are resolved.

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      • OneManArmy
        OneManArmy commented
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        Are they going to fix in v5.0.1 or need to wait for service pack?

      • BirdOPrey5
        BirdOPrey5 commented
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        We don't release "Service Packs" usually. 5.0.1 and 5.0.2 will address a number of issues but we do not know at this time what version would make an upgrade for such a large site feasible. We will know more when we see how this forum improves in upcoming versions.
    • Zachery
      Former vBulletin Support
      • Jul 2002
      • 59097

      #4
      If you expect to run any large site with 10000 online users, you're going to need more than just a server. You're going to need several webservers and at least one hearty MySQL server.

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      • cloferba
        Senior Member
        • Apr 2009
        • 791
        • 3.8.x

        #5
        I recommend you an optimized dedicated server:
        vBulletin Services I offer: www.Todo10.com
        Technical vB/Server/Hosting support Service also!

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        • feldon23
          Senior Member
          • Nov 2001
          • 11291
          • 3.7.x

          #6
          Originally posted by cloferba
          I recommend you an optimized dedicated server: http://todo10.com/en/dedicated.php
          Like I said, he'll need four or five servers to handle that traffic with vBulletin 5.

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          • joeychgo
            Senior Member
            • Mar 2004
            • 2021
            • 5.6.4

            #7
            OP has vb 3.87 and 10,000 users online at once, and this is his first post on vb?
            Building my Automotive Forum Network...
            Lincoln vs Cadillac - Mopar Forum - E Body Mopar Forum - B Body Mopar Forum - Pick Up Truck Forum - C Body Mopar Forum - FMJ Body Mopar Forum

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            • liamwli
              liamwli commented
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              The OP didn't register his forum account until... this month. Hmmm.

            • Trevor Hannant
              Trevor Hannant commented
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              So? That means nothing...

            • liamwli
              liamwli commented
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              True, but still.
          • Mustapha Hajjar
            New Member
            • Mar 2013
            • 3

            #8
            Thank you everyone for the advice, I will wait for the updated copy of VB5. Do you know a good hosting company who can build such a cluster , let us say 4 webservers and 2 database servers.

            Regards
            (Sorry for my broken English)

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            • rexxxy
              Senior Member
              • Feb 2010
              • 564
              • 4.2.X

              #9
              Go to webhostingtalk.com and do some research there about hosting

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              • Trevor Hannant
                vBulletin Support
                • Aug 2002
                • 24326
                • 5.7.X

                #10
                We do not make official recommendations, but we do have a hosting review forum here:

                Discuss PHP and MySQL hosting here. Find out which hosts people like, and which to stay well clear of.


                You can also look at http://www.webhostingtalk.com, an independent review site. Sometimes you will find hosting specials there that aren't available elsewhere on the web.
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