I just wanna know all the things that we need to make a site/database like Rapidshare

Discuss the following points below

1> What are the resources we need
2> Where to host such a huge site/database
3> How is the management of such a famous site done
4> The cost for each resource and the amount of resources we need eg. Server configuration or the employees needed to run RS
5> How to beat Law and order as the database contains 95% pirated or illegal data
6> How to start such a site if we are in a very noob stage
7> How to earn from srom such a site (How does RS earn ?)
8> What type of referal schemes or payment method should be kept in order to attract customers
9> Mechanism that they use to upload so many files in their serves
10> How to plan for such a site??

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I am not planning to open such a site but just wanna know How it all works.
ganzik Reviewed by ganzik on . What all it takes to make a site like Rapidshare ???? I just wanna know all the things that we need to make a site/database like Rapidshare Discuss the following points below 1> What are the resources we need 2> Where to host such a huge site/database 3> How is the management of such a famous site done 4> The cost for each resource and the amount of resources we need eg. Server configuration or the employees needed to run RS 5> How to beat Law and order as the database contains 95% pirated or illegal data 6> How to start such a site if Rating: 5