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Got NFS working

Well, last night I started reading about how to share the files folder of a Drupal installation on a site with multiple web servers. Seems like NFS is the right way to go (as long as your traffic doesn’t grow too much). Perfect for Spaniards.es, since I want to move from a 2 dedicated server [...]

CloudServers: Creating a new MySQL db server

On my previous post I posted the commands I used to create a brand new Linux web server for my Drupal site. Now I’ll post the commands to create the database server. While creating the server instance at RackspaceCloud, I’ve chosen Fedora 12 for my db server, which comes with MySQL 5.1.42. # Install MySQL [...]

CloudServers: Creating a new web server with httpd, php & memcached

Creating a new web server is piece of cake at Rackspace Cloud. Here is a demo video of how to set up a new instance with your favorite Linux distribution. I have used Fedora 12 for my new spaniards.es servers, and here is the script I’ve used to install everything needed so far: # Install [...]

Got new servers on Rackspace Cloud

Last night I got an account at Rackspace Cloud and created three brand new CentOS Linux servers. Now I have to set them up: two web servers and one database server. My goal: Move Spaniards.es website to this new hosting. Why move? Currently I am hosting Spaniards.es on two dedicated servers at Ace-Host.net. So far, [...]

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Eneko Alonso is a software engineer and UI developer with more than eight years of experience in software and web development. He lives in San Luis Obispo, California and works at LEVEL Studios.

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