Admin Posted July 23, 2012 Posted July 23, 2012 Hi All I have finished setting up and testing our new server but I would like to hear your opinion if you think it is an improvement over our current server. I have installed a copy of this site on it for you to give it a try...it is at http://www.recfly.com.au/ and you can do what you like on that site as it will be completely deleted in a couple of days...if, and only if, you think it is performing better i.e. faster to load, faster submitting a post, faster overall etc, then we will move this site over to the new server that is here in Australia and drop the US one. BUT please note that it will take a little browsing on that test site before your own cache builds up and you get to see its full performance. So please, go to http://www.recfly.com.au/, log in, play around and let me know if you find it any better then the performance here...thanks
Compulsion Posted July 23, 2012 Posted July 23, 2012 Seems to work fine for what I do on this site. Seems faster to me to browse. Mind you I am basically computer literate.
Admin Posted July 23, 2012 Author Posted July 23, 2012 Hmmm...not good if only 2 people say it is faster and no one else comments...do I leave the site being hosted in the US?
skyfox1 Posted July 23, 2012 Posted July 23, 2012 Hi Ian there is no difference between the two sites on my computer speed is the same. cheers Geoff.
pudestcon Posted July 23, 2012 Posted July 23, 2012 Definitely an improvement over here in WA Ian. A lot of difference noticed in loading a thread where the 'slowness' for me seems to be worst. Pud
rgmwa Posted July 24, 2012 Posted July 24, 2012 About 3-4 times faster on the office computer than the current site is, so I'm happy. rgmwa
Pilot Pete Posted July 24, 2012 Posted July 24, 2012 I couldnt really notice any difference in load times here in Qld. Maybe the western states would benifit more by the sounds of it.
eightyknots Posted July 24, 2012 Posted July 24, 2012 The new system is considerably faster when accessed from New Zealand. Don't keep your setup in the USA, I say.
Admin Posted July 24, 2012 Author Posted July 24, 2012 I couldnt really notice any difference in load times here in Qld. Maybe the western states would benifit more by the sounds of it. Pete, if you already have a reasonably quick connection I doubt you will see much difference...I am on Optus Cable with the premium speed pack so I can download a backup of all the images on this site (1.4gig zipped file) in about 2.5 mins, so with that speed I don't notice any difference at all which is why I depend on the comments by others to really know if they are better off or not...because I can't tell without manually throttling my connection and even then it wouldn't be a realistic scenario
fly_tornado Posted July 24, 2012 Posted July 24, 2012 it goes good, can you set the new server's database up to slave to the old one?
Admin Posted July 24, 2012 Author Posted July 24, 2012 it goes good, can you set the new server's database up to slave to the old one? That will completely slow down the site for those that use it on the new server and an extremely bad move that opens itself up to extra issues...it is currently planned to migrate the whole site over to the new server this Friday night...testing the migration shows a 6hr job and about 30mins for DNS propagation (for me anyway). Yesterday I moved a site that I am working on over which took 15mins for the site and I had to wait about 30mins for the DNS so I could see it again (http://www.beautytherapistnetwork.com.au/). Today I will be converting the enthusiasts site over to Xenforo and migrate that. Jackaroo (www.jackaroo.com.au), my personal site, was the first to move over which was just a DNS and email system and that also took about 30mins to propagate the DNS (for me). After today the only site left to migrate over will be this one...the biggy!
fly_tornado Posted July 24, 2012 Posted July 24, 2012 when moving servers the safest option is too drop the TTL to 1 second
Admin Posted July 25, 2012 Author Posted July 25, 2012 The section on the new server for this site has been created and a copy of the Tutorials have been copied over. Whilst it isn't a true test indicator because it is just static pages, you can test it by going to http://203.143.82.7/~rfcomau/
Admin Posted July 25, 2012 Author Posted July 25, 2012 Aviation Enthusiasts is now up and running on the new server: http://www.aviationenthusiasts.net/
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