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[Mitch Pirtle]

Even a shared host should be able to pump out 50k views in a month.
However if you really worry about scale, a good bet is to get a
dedicated webserver, and a dedicated mysql server. Then trick out your
webserver to have a php cache (like xcache, which is my favorite) and
also a cache (memcache is my favorite for this).

Those things should provide a Joomla site that can scale well beyond
what you are talking about. Keep in mind that Joomla can only go as
fast as the stuff you make it do - and there are plenty of 3rd party
extensions (templates are the biggest source of pain IMHO) that will
severely limit your ability to scale.

Just setup a datacenter with three webservers and three database
servers, expecting to exceed 40 million page views in the first day.

-- Mitch

On Mon, Jul 20, 2009 at 11:12 AM, Mark Holberg<info at waynorth.com> wrote:
> Will Joomla perform adequately as a publishing platform for a news site that
> has the potential to reach at least 50,000 views a month. I would appreciate
> having any insight into resolving potential issues?
>
> Here's what I consider the four features that have to be robust:
>
> I realize these point to extensions, but can a system that meets the feature
> requirements handle the load?
>
> * Stories – Current content, plus archive content quickly accessible
> * Calendering – flexible, attractive, fast
> * Search – responsive, intelligent, relevant
> * Ad serving – full featured, responsive, reliable
>
> I also wonder whether the answer ultimately rests on how well the server
> performs.
>
> thanks,
> Mark
>
> --
> Mark Holberg
> WayNorth Web
> Web Design & Hosting
> Watertown, NY 13601
> 315-486-0615
> http://www.WayNorth.com
>
>
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