Do you think 2GB dedi server can handle 100 users online?

[sceneguy]

i agree with the person saying about 384mb..if you know your stuff,a 512mb ram server can handle upwards of 500people online and active.i had my guy do it for me on the old kimsufi range.

[Robin H]

Dude if your site is a forum and having a big database, then the issue is with disk I/O. Most people just look on RAM and CPU. Then don't even consider about disk speeds

And we have a winner!

[masterb56]

Dude if your site is a forum and having a big database, then the issue is with disk I/O. Most people just look on RAM and CPU. Then don't even consider about disk speeds

And if you know how to cache your database that would help speed it up cause ram is faster than disk.

[vgnheart]

@masterb56, caching will work only for read operations. Don't forget that IOPS of a SATA is only 40-50. A good forum can blow it up easily

[Lock Down]

If we are talking a large streaming or video content yes. But most browsers cache pages in advance and if it is text and small icons like in warez linking sites or most normal applications the problem would be the mysql load as members love to do huge searches over and over again. So tuning applications to return smaller amounts of data and stop delivering over a hundred records will ease that along with some fine tuning of indices and selects.