In early 2001, we were caught by surprise when our server started going ballistic. As more and more users became aware of Neoseeker's existence, our traffic had slowly started to mount up - to the point where we were literally growing too fast for the server to keep up. We had already undergone several painful server transitions, and we were faced with the hard decision of HOW to alleviate the server load. We had been growing steadily without many problems, and then suddenly, a growth spurt caught us unawares and left us scrambling as the server crashed almost hourly. Rancho*: Somehow sounds familiar...

Neoseeker Server Project 2002 Report