I'm trying to decide between dedicated hosting and a VPS
setup. Make sure I understand this correctly. In both cases, you can control
your mysql connections, and you get all of them, so that won't change. The
thing that changes between a VPS and a dedicated server is the amount of RAM
and CPU that you are given, right?
Having said that, for a site that isn't media intensive
(mostly flat page), how am I to gauge how much RAM/CPU I need, especially when
the numbers for expected visitors is obviously throwing a dart at a board? Is
there any general rule of thumb for how many page views/users/hits translates
into xxx RAM/CPU requirements?
I understand this is a almost ridiculous question, as it is
difficult to pinpoint something like this, but am I able to expect hundreds of
users on a VPS? Thousands? 20? Any direction would be greatly appreciated.
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Brett
Evanson