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i am developing an online community [php/mysql]. I am pretty much done. I just need to fix up the front-end.
My knowledge of server capabilities and needs are limited. I have an unlimited amount of mysql connections; however, I do not know how to make sure my site can handle a great amount of simultaneous users?
i am using unix shared hosting.
can you give me a general recommendation? what to study? books? etc. etc.
i would truly appreciate it.
-michel
If you're concerned about putting the server under load, well, initially you probably won't have to worry about it. If you grow to having hundreds and probably thousands of users online simultaneously then you'll need to look into your own server. But the fact of the matter is that a shared hosting environment can handle a *lot* of connections automatically.
In short, don't worry about it unless you know your site is going to be under very heavy load.
