I have a question! - Dotable

yellow · 9th June 2006, 07:20 AM

Im thinking of moving, well not thinking but moving for sure, my current host is too slow.
1. The host Im on doesnt have Cpanel, so I dont expect you guys can help me to move the fine, that's fine tho, but Im wondering about the domain. When I change host, I need to edit the nameserver rite? So my site will be unreachable in 24-48 hours, is that correct? Is there any way to avoid it?
2. Our site is a small-medium forum with 3000 members, over 1000 unique visits/day, 15000 pageviews per day, and max 50 members online at the same time. With our current usage, we may need your 4dots package, I dont need anything special except for the speed, it must be FAST, omg I hate the loading. So franly speaking, do you think your host can handle this medium forum Fast?

Thanks so much.

themanwho · 9th June 2006, 08:49 AM

Hi,

Not an official answer, but I think I can help a little.

You should be able to move your site with no downtime. You would duplicate your site at both hosts but point both forums to the database at Dotable, then make the nameserver change. Whilst the change was propogating, no matter which host users were directed to the database would always be current.

Sometimes heavily loaded forums are not suitable for shared hosting environments, but with the spec of the Dotable shared servers your forum may run fine. Over to Aussie Bob for an answer on that one...

yellow · 9th June 2006, 11:07 AM

Thank you, I know that too but dotable doesnt offer VPS or dedicated hosting rite?

Aussie Bob · 9th June 2006, 11:21 AM

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Originally Posted by yellow

Thank you, I know that too but dotable doesnt offer VPS or dedicated hosting rite?

That's correct, Dotable does not offer VPS or dedicated servers.

yellow · 9th June 2006, 03:06 PM

How about the main question on the first post Bob? With my forum's stat should I consider moving here?

Aussie Bob · 9th June 2006, 03:18 PM

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Originally Posted by yellow

. . . When I change host, I need to edit the nameserver rite?

Yes.

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So my site will be unreachable in 24-48 hours, is that correct? Is there any way to avoid it?

It should just switch over to the new nameservers fairly seamlessly. You probably won't notice any downtime with the nameserver switch.

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2. Our site is a small-medium forum with 3000 members, over 1000 unique visits/day, 15000 pageviews per day, and max 50 members online at the same time. With our current usage, we may need your 4dots package, I dont need anything special except for the speed, it must be FAST, omg I hate the loading. So franly speaking, do you think your host can handle this medium forum Fast?

Shouldn't be an issue. But if you really really want the fastest possible load times for your forum, you'll need that site to be the only site on the server, so you'll need a dedicated server. That way your forum won't be sharing the server's resources with other sites. But a dedicated server is probably overkill, so you should be right on a Dotable server. We keep the loads under close watch, so as to ensure sites are accessed fast.

Sorry for taking so long to respond here. I saw the thread, and then got sidetracked onto something else.

yellow · 9th June 2006, 04:56 PM

Thanks for your answer Bob, I have never tried dotable but a host with active forum and fast support like this is definetely awesome.

Aussie Bob · 9th June 2006, 05:03 PM

No worries mate.

9th June 2006, 07:20 AM	#1 (permalink)
yellow New Dotable member Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 4	I have a question! Im thinking of moving, well not thinking but moving for sure, my current host is too slow. 1. The host Im on doesnt have Cpanel, so I dont expect you guys can help me to move the fine, that's fine tho, but Im wondering about the domain. When I change host, I need to edit the nameserver rite? So my site will be unreachable in 24-48 hours, is that correct? Is there any way to avoid it? 2. Our site is a small-medium forum with 3000 members, over 1000 unique visits/day, 15000 pageviews per day, and max 50 members online at the same time. With our current usage, we may need your 4dots package, I dont need anything special except for the speed, it must be FAST, omg I hate the loading. So franly speaking, do you think your host can handle this medium forum Fast? Thanks so much.

9th June 2006, 08:49 AM	#2 (permalink)
themanwho New Dotable member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: South Yorkshire - UK Posts: 14	Hi, Not an official answer, but I think I can help a little. You should be able to move your site with no downtime. You would duplicate your site at both hosts but point both forums to the database at Dotable, then make the nameserver change. Whilst the change was propogating, no matter which host users were directed to the database would always be current. Sometimes heavily loaded forums are not suitable for shared hosting environments, but with the spec of the Dotable shared servers your forum may run fine. Over to Aussie Bob for an answer on that one... __________________ Enjoying the view from Mars.

9th June 2006, 05:03 PM	#8 (permalink)
Aussie Bob Dotable Founder Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Land down under Posts: 4,067	No worries mate. __________________ Please review Dotable at the following review sites - HostJury.com \| WebHostingStuff.com

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9th June 2006, 11:07 AM	#3 (permalink)
yellow New Dotable member Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 4	Thank you, I know that too but dotable doesnt offer VPS or dedicated hosting rite?

9th June 2006, 03:06 PM	#5 (permalink)
yellow New Dotable member Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 4	How about the main question on the first post Bob? With my forum's stat should I consider moving here?

9th June 2006, 04:56 PM	#7 (permalink)
yellow New Dotable member Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 4	Thanks for your answer Bob, I have never tried dotable but a host with active forum and fast support like this is definetely awesome.