The rise of the GLAMMP stack
First there was LAMP. But are you using GLAMMP? You have probably not heard of it because we just coined the term while chatting at work. You know LAMP (Linux, Apache, MySQL and PHP ...
dealnews is hiring a Systems Administrator
We are hiring! dealnews is looking for a full time systems administrator. The developers have been sharing the sys admin load for over 10 years now. But, we really need a dedicated p...
Replication is much better than cold backups
So, I wrote about the begining of our wild database issues. Since then, I have been fighting a cold, coaching little league football and trying to help out in getting our backup solutions working in t...
An Introduction to MySQL - Birmingham, AL
I am giving a talk titled "An Introduction to MySQL" here in Birmingham, AL on June 21, 2008 at 3PM. I love living in Alabama. I was born and raised in Huntsville. However, Birmingham has always ...
Example my.cnf files
NEW UPDATE: MySQL Forge is being end of lifed. And honestly, there were never that many examples there. It just never took off. But, there is good news. Percona, the company in my opinion that is lead...
Local: Best practices for SQL backed web applications
When Tuesday, March 11, 2008 at 12:00 PM Where BizTech 515 Sparkman Drive Huntsville , AL 35816 Details Brian Moon of dealnews.com will be discussing best practices for writing database backed web b...
Speaking at MySQL Conference 2008
I had mentioned a while back that I submitted three proposals for the 2008 MySQL Conference. Well, two were accepted. From one server to a cluster In the last 10 years, dealnews.com has grown from...
Apache Worker and PHP
The PHP manual basically tells you not to use Apache 2 with a threaded MPM and PHP as an Apache module. In general, it may be good advice. But, at dealnews.com, we have found it very valuable. Apac...
Managing two data centers
Call it paranoia. Call it being prepared. Whatever your stance, we are considering using more than one data center for dealnews.com. It is not a capacity issue. We can keep growing our current...
GoDaddy support is awful
Luckily, I don't have personal experience with them. But, based on the 2 to 3 users per week that come to the Phorum support forums and IRC, they have the worst support of any host on the internet. ...