What is mirroring a site?

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I come across a query related mirroring a site i.e. mirror a site. But I am not getting the exact meaning of the same. I search for it and I come to know that mirroring a site means providing a free bandwidth to the open resources directory; Is this correct? I want more information about it.

 

Hi,

A mirror site is a duplication of an already existing site, used to bypass network traffic or improve the availability of the original site. It is an useful technique when sites have too much traffics for a single server to support.

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In computing, a mirror is an exact copy of a data set. On the Internet, a mirror site is an exact copy of another Internet site. Mirror sites are most commonly used to provide multiple sources of the same information, and are of particular value as a way of providing reliable access to large downloads. Mirroring is a type of file synchronization.

A live mirror is automatically updated as soon as the original is changed.

 

Its a good question for me I never heard about this. thanks for sharing

 

A Web site that is a replica of an already existing site, used to reduce network traffic (hits on a server) or improve the availability of the original site. Mirror sites are useful when the original site generates too much traffic for a single server to support.

 

Thanks for sharing such a great information.

 

helpful indeed, thank you

 

A Web site that is a replica of an already existing site, used to reduce network traffic (hits on a server) or improve the availability of the original site. Mirror sites are useful when the original site generates too much traffic for a single server to support.

Mirror sites also increase the speed with which files or Web sites can be accessed: users can download files
more quickly from a server that is geographically closer to them. For example, if a busy New York-based Web site
sets up a mirror site in England, users in Europe can access the mirror site faster than the original site in New York.

Sites such as Netscape that offer copies or updates of popular software often set up mirror sites to handle the large demand that a single site may not be able to handle.