Website changing servers/IPs

Discussion in 'Site & Server Administration' started by nokia3310, Apr 22, 2011.

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    Can anyone explain to me how a website can change between different web servers?

    Is this load balancing? or DNS management?

    Can anyone please explain this technology.

    To experience this please try istockphoto.co and you will see that their server changes to different server locations with different IP often. You will need to refresh and refresh to see if the server changes.
     
    nokia3310, Apr 22, 2011 IP
  2. anands

    anands Well-Known Member

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    You can use a physical load balancer to distribute visitors among multiple webservers. Remember you must have a common db server and everything should be in same DC. If you are going to distribute across multiple location, you must setup database replication.
     
    anands, Apr 24, 2011 IP
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    saqib889 Peon

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    there is no as such majic, just depends on new and old server specs, and the tools they are using, nothing else
     
    saqib889, Apr 25, 2011 IP
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    Intermg Active Member

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    Load balancing is only useful for super-high traffic sites. A single dedicated server is more than enough in most common cases.
     
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    dedicated server is the always best for websites
     
    b10, Apr 28, 2011 IP