Do I need a dedicated server? (Gallery2 related)

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I have a Gallery2 installation at http://www.yorkshirejunkies.co.uk/gallery

It's a pretty basic install - i've turned the majority of features off along with the user accounts (so less strain on the db) but it seems to be getting slower and slower. I can understand this to a degree as there are over 9000 images, however it's getting to the point where it's pretty much pointless browsing due to the speed of it......

The hosting is with Dreamhost and it's pretty cheap (excellent in every other aspect though I might add) so i'm wondering if thats the reason?

Or do I need some sort of dedicated server? According to stats it goes through around 15GB a day averaging around 40,000 hits.

Cheers :)
 
daz said:
That said your site does seem pretty slow when just browsing, and I'm unsure of what kind of database load a gallery2 site like yours might utilise. Does gallery2 render thumbnails and resize images on the fly? Does it cache anything? Can you generate static files periodically (every time you upload new images/once a week or something) and serve those instead to save on database load?
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Yeah, it does the automatic resizing/generating of thumbnails on the fly.


blade007 said:
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How did you manage to hotlink that image? If I view an image, copy the location and place it in between the [ img ] tags etc it dosen't show?

I'l look into the mod rewrite...

Regarding the image sizes, it's not just me uploading them so all sizes/resolutions are on there. I guess a lot of people just upload them straight off their camera which is nice in a way as we've got quality images but at the same time we're ending up with 3MB+ files.

I'm not sure of the specs with Dreamhost - i'l see if I can find out.

Regarding some of the specs people have recommended, how much are we talking? I know it will differ from host to host but a rough price would be good. The only problem is the site is non profit so don't want to invest too much into it.

:)
 
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