Geek Question: Message Board Installs and Global Locations

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  • Giorgio_Xo
    Confirmed User
    • Mar 2003
    • 4263
    #1

    Geek Question: Message Board Installs and Global Locations

    I have a project which I am mapping out. Here are my problems:

    Global message boards. I will have message boards serving medium to high volume traffic for regional forums throughout the world. Multiple language packs are needed.

    Do I have multiple installs of the script on servers at multiple locations? Ex: U.S., Australia, Holland.

    Or do I have one single large server at one location?

    Do I use one install per language pack?

    How do I synchronize all those forum databases if I am using multiple locations?

    Any suggestions?
    Make Levees, Not War
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    • fusionx
      Confirmed User
      • Nov 2003
      • 4618
      #2
      Originally posted by Giorgio_Xo
      I have a project which I am mapping out. Here are my problems:

      Global message boards. I will have message boards serving medium to high volume traffic for regional forums throughout the world. Multiple language packs are needed.

      ...

      Any suggestions?
      I would run one main installation of the message board on a powerful server (quad xeon, or similiar). Serve all languages from that same install.

      Put your database on another similar server connected through a second nic card.

      If you will offer search, split the indexing onto yet a third server.

      Be ready to do hardware load balancing or to setup clusters if you need more servers.

      Geographical location is trivial compared to just about everything else.

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        • Giorgio_Xo
          Confirmed User
          • Mar 2003
          • 4263
          #3
          Originally posted by fusionx
          I would run one main installation of the message board on a powerful server (quad xeon, or similiar). Serve all languages from that same install.

          Put your database on another similar server connected through a second nic card.

          If you will offer search, split the indexing onto yet a third server.

          Be ready to do hardware load balancing or to setup clusters if you need more servers.

          Geographical location is trivial compared to just about everything else.
          Awesome! Thank you.
          Make Levees, Not War

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            • fusionx
              Confirmed User
              • Nov 2003
              • 4618
              #4
              Originally posted by Giorgio_Xo
              Awesome! Thank you.
              That was a pretty generic answer, but I think the general schema would make for far easier updating, maintanence and management than any kind of distributed configuration.

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                • wyldblyss
                  Confirmed User
                  • Nov 2003
                  • 5779
                  #5
                  I agree with fusionx...if you have them on multiple servers then you have to worry about synching which can be a real bitch

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                    • fusionx
                      Confirmed User
                      • Nov 2003
                      • 4618
                      #6
                      Originally posted by wyldblyss
                      I agree with fusionx...if you have them on multiple servers then you have to worry about synching which can be a real bitch
                      Especially if you use any custom mods in your bbs software. That could be a management nightmare.

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