mod_bwlimited ?!?
 

Hey, all you hosts out there, please explain to me what the implication of using mod_bwlimited are.

I dunno, but it sounds like a module for apache to limit bandwith usage.

That's what it is. I just need to know exactly how exactly it limits the bandwidth.

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&i...=Google+Search :)

Thank you, already did that. However, I'm not much of a tech and I was looking for some answers from the hosting people, kind of in plain language.

If you remove it, it gives you unlimited bandwidth. It's a little trick.

so thats how hosting services provide unlimited bandwith? :1orglaugh

mod_bandwidth and mod_throttle is the two mostly used non-hardware methods of limiting bandwidth usage for virtual clients.

mod_bandwidth and mod_throttle are very different:

mod_bandwidth, which, although quite configurable, doesn't allow bandwidth bursts, so if your server is busy it could leave a feeling that connectivity is pretty bad.
mod_throttle, on the other hand, is a statistical throttling module, so it allows your sites to cope with high demand while not exceeding their transfer allowance.

on www.youza.com we dont use any of them :)

Can the users themselves (using some control panel) change the values of mod_bwlimited, or can it only be done by the host? And does it cap the transfer rate, or does it limit the amount of data transfered in, say, a month, like turning your sites offline if you've used up your plan?

I havent seen or heard of any point and click thing to control mod_bwlimited however this ought to be a fairly simple thing to make.
I am quite sure some of the many VDS/VPS packages out there has some sort of similar setup. I know some of them put limits on usage of ressources such as cpu/memory as well as bw usage, however I do not know if they are using mod_bwlimited.
For mod_bwlimited its a simple cap. You allocate a fixed amount of bw (like 2mbps or 256kpbs) for each user.
Also - Its at apache level so i dont actually know if/how FTP and Mail usage is integrated/included.

Hope that helps ya :)

Bump! Anyone else wanna throw in their 2c? Is Bucho correct, or is he only trying to reel me in? Or both? :Graucho