Greg and all,
Thanks.
To restate differently: though as little as one task can use significant server resources, zero tasks cannot. And for a site to be "on", "ready" for a visitor to visit, it doesn't have to run *any *tasks (though the very next visitor *could* cause server issues if the task were intense enough). So running Drupal is NOT like a computer operating system: it does not require extra overhead (other than the basic overhead of the LAMP [or whichever] stack) in order to be "on."
And thanks for the suggestion about pingdom.com. I'm going to be looking into it. I've been using websitepulse.com which can get really expansive and the UI is a bit tough. The expense has caused me to run limited tests. Though they certainly offer very fine grained controls and custom tests.
Thanks again,
Shai
On Mon, Sep 27, 2010 at 12:44 PM, Greg Knaddison < Greg@growingventuresolutions.com> wrote:
It's unlikely it would cause a problem, but it's totally possible. For example, if you have a task that completely consumes the CPU/Disk/RAM then having 1 user running that task would slow down the other sites.
Given that it's unlikely, I suggest you "try it and see." Get a monitoring service for the live sites that shows their performance. If you notice it degrading after you setup this crazy site you'll know you've got a problem.
FWIW, I like pingdom.com for monitoring.
Cheers, Greg
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On Mon, Sep 27, 2010 at 10:08 AM, Shai Gluskin shai@content2zero.com wrote:
Hello folks, Let's say you have a super-complicated Drupal site with ubercart + a gazillion other modules, but you have 0 visitors. Will that site use significant server resources? Or does a site require actual traffic in order to make an impact on server resources? Thanks for the help. Shai
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