Hi,

I run a fairly busy forum which is exceeding the performance limits of our current hardware. We have built a new server which I have tested to some degree, but I’d like to be able to simulate the load of perhaps 1000 forum-goers browsing, searching, posting etc in vbulletin. I’ve looked for a tool that can be used to simulate many users, perhaps run a recorded batch of actions etc, but haven’t had any luck. Ideally I’d be able to simulate 1000+ users from only 4 or 5 PC’s on the same LAN as the server. Anyone have any ideas?

A tool jmeter can help u

What does it do?
Apache JMeter features include:

* Can load and performance test HTTP and FTP servers as well as arbitrary database queries (via JDBC)
* Complete portability and 100% Java purity .
* Full Swing and lightweight component support (precompiled JAR uses packages javax.swing.* ).
* Full multithreading framework allows concurrent sampling by many threads and simultaneous sampling of different functions by seperate thread groups.
* Careful GUI design allows faster operation and more precise timings.
* Caching and offline analysis/replaying of test results.
* Highly Extensible:
– Pluggable Samplers allow unlimited testing capabilities.
-Several load statistics may be choosen with pluggable timers .
– Data analysis and visualization plugins allow great extendibility as well as personalization.

Well, I know that the cpwebhosting.net is using the H-shpere control panel, and I have aware of that, as I am already having a budge unix shared hosting plan with it. But, can I have a info that what other type of control panel products are there in the shared hosting business.

web-based control panel system in Shared hosting business are cPanel, DirectAdmin, Plesk, InterWorx, Helm, H-sphere, Ensim, Sphera or one of many other control panel products.
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Our data is very important, that is why I am very much concerned that is cpwebhosting.net is doing management of servers, installation of server software, security updates.

well don’t worry, cpwebhosting.net is regularly doing management of servers, installation of server software and security updates.

Where are the most of the hosting providers located and what type of customers they are targeting more?

In the United States alone there are thousands of shared hosting providers. They are targeting customers like:
*mom-and-pop shops
*small design firms
*large portion of the shared web hosting market is driven through Pay Per Click advertising (PPC) or Affiliate programs.

What is cooperative hosting?

My site is hosted on a shared hosting account.Do I need a static IP address for my site?

Maybe. There are some advantages to having a unique IP for your site. When you change servers, you can point your users to a new IP, so they don’t have to wait for the domain name change to propagate. With a static IP, it can also be simpler to upload and test your site before transferring the domain name to a new server. Setting up SSL is also much simpler. You may also not want to share your IP with some sites that could lead to your site being banned by search engines or spam lists.

I am newbie and looking for a hosting account.Which is the best OS for Hosting, i should go for Linux, Windows or BSD Hosting ?

please describe me elaborately

Well Linux and BSD would be smart choise.

They are fast and most of the applications for these servers are free.

I like linux becuase it very easy to use

I personally use Window

Linux – fast and easy

How important is the website design to your decision to purchase hosting?

I don’t feel having a unique design is too important.

customers are most likely to interested in the level of support provided, live chat/instant messenger features, package features and hosting plan price. If these features are what they expect then i m sure the current site design would not put them off.

site design is extremely important when it comes to increasing vistor to sales conversion.

I think that the key to success is not a unique site design, but simply the volume of visitors that a site gets.

It’s just a numbers game. A site with tons of visitors (qualified) will outperform a site with low site traffic everytime.

Just wondering, how did you come across your web host? On what criteria was your selection based?

we chose our host based upon price and their compatability

I have a web hosting company and my clients prefer better support and I think that is very much needed for a webhosting company so i choose cpwebhosting.net

I would say reliability.

I have a small website so i used to go for the lowest price for that i choose cpwebhosting.net shared hosting plan

We were looking at datacenters which used good bandwidth. Those who gave us uptime guarantees and those who gave us a serial port console access as well as a remote reboot facility.

The most important thing for me is support.

Technical support is most important.I have went through so many hosting companies both as a customer and reseller. I am currently with cpwebhosting.net and happy with them because it provides 24/7 support