[TYPO3] tell me about servers, and let me know what server I should purchase for my typo3 site

[Dmitry Dulepov]

Hi!

dave typo wrote:
> I need to switch to a live server, (off of the in-house intranet test
> URL it is currently on) and was wondering what type of server people
> here recommend. The server guys here suggested getting a brand new
> server for 4,025 USD, or 5000 CHF.
> 
> However, I don't want to spend that kind of money on a server without
> knowing more about servers, and what typo3 requires. What kind of
> money are we looking at here, and what kind of computer/processing
> power I need?
> 
> Could I upgrade a PC with a 2.4 GHZ processor with more ram and a
> larger harddrive, better fans, etc? and if so, what would this entail?
> would it be worth it? Also, what do you guys use for a server?

We run 3MHz dual core Intel CPU with 2 Gb RAM and two disks in 
(soft)RAID 0 array. It runs a number of sites that have several tenths 
thousands visitors daily. Typical load at peaks is 2.2, which is not 
bad. This server also runs mysql and I am happy how it performs. We 
bought it from a company with a "name", so it cost us a bit more than it 
could cost in a smaller company. We paid nearly 1400 USD.

Even if you buy a very expensive server, it does not mean it will 
perform good. You have to watch it and optimize it. It took two months 
for us to find optimal configuration for our load. We even did custom 
modifications to typo3 database structure for better performance (some 
of them are now in 4.1).

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