Originally posted by Valuablehost
I have to agree with Technics, my server has 256ram and i feel i need more, i will be getting 512ram shortly , the thing is i have 67 sites on this server with 256ram and its to little, you can never have enough ram. The more ram the merrier and the safer even though my load is usually 0.01 or 0.00.
Regards,
ValuableHost
While I agree that having too much ram is never a bad thing, the point is that your specs should match your needs. You guys remind me of the old ladies who go into the computer store and buy the fastest and most expensive computer available to type emails out on.
You feel you need more? What is this? My computers don't magically speak to me through some sort of virtual brainwave communication. You say, "the thing is i have 67 sites on this server with 256ram and its to little..." - I'm just wondering if this statement is based upon fact (you checked the server and noticed that the usage is getting up there), or if you're just picking a number that sounds good?
Like I said, if having too much ram is your only problem then you're doing ok. I'm not saying that, and I'm not arguing that. But to make up an arbitrary number of what you think is acceptable and then chastise a host for using less than that is not exactly warranted.
Would I host my sites on a server with 64MB of ram? Yes, if that's all that was needed. I hosted myself and other sites on a server with 64MB of ram for some time, and upgraded when it wasn't enough.
Seems 256 and 512 are magic numbers here. What if I said that I can't believe you host on anything less than a gig of ram (...like I do blah blah...)? If it sounds like I'm picking on you two, then I aplogize, that isn't the purpose.