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Originally Posted by RawAlex
split_joel: I agree, but 2 domains with wordpress out collecting a ton of feeds can really kill a server dead... the more posts that are in a wordpress database, the worse the performance of most RSS feeding software becomes. Wordpress is very, very unoptimized! Check out a site that has the time and query count visible on their pages... wordpress is a hog unless configured and modded very carefully with the right plugins and options (and potentially one database index tweak).
On a lower end server running a couple of hundreds virtual accounts, it would be really easy for this to turn into a problem.
Unlimited means unlimited... but no matter what, you have to be smart about what you expect. There is not really such a thing as unlimited... you are limited by the host's connection, the speed of their routing equipment, the size of the hard disk in the server, the processor, the board, the speed of the net connection, and the way the server is configured (amoungst others). Loading up a bunch of stuff onto a virtual because it is "unlimited" just isn't a good business move.
Having said that, the host is certainly suckass for not helping you move. Proves they really don't give a crap.
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I will get some numbers together on the total WP involved, but rest assured that we are not talking about 100's... less than 10 would be closer to accurate.
The bottom line is that I have the same configs running on a wide range of servers from dedicated to 7.00 accounts and the ONLY place I have a problem is with DWHS.. now when all of the DWHS sites are moved to HostGator, if the problem reappears I will be the first to come on here and eat crow, but that simply will not happen.
Other people I know have the same configs running on DWHS and have no problems... in my view DWHS has 2 ill configure servers adn as long as yu are running a simple vacation picture site for your grandmother you will be fine... try running anything more complex and they can't handle it.
PLUS... that can't give you any info on what is causing the problem... they never said it was WordPress. In fact they have pointed to a very simple PHP file which is basicall an HTML page with an include that pulls in an RSS feed.