Re: How reliable is WebDNA?
This WebDNA talk-list message is from 2004
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texte = We run Washington state's Vote.WA.Gov election reporting system using=20 WebDNA and the county reporting system, VoteWashington.org - have been=20= since 1998. On election night we receive about a million hits between=20= 8:00 pm and midnight; 12 million hits in the first week following an=20 election. Because of the political nature of the system, down down - even a=20 minute or so - is simply not an option. We have had exceptional=20 results with WEBDNA. The issue sounds more a matter of data design and data modeling - doing=20= dynamic sites involves certain disciplines that take time to learn. If=20= you are using databases, planning your data model is more important=20 than writing the code. Since you are not a "programmer", you need to=20 either learn this side or work with someone who can assist you. I couldn't design a straight line with a ruler, but we use freelance=20 designers to help build the foundation from which we work. We have no=20= employees, so use strategic relationships with other key disciplines to=20= fill in where we do not have the expertise. I suggest you consider=20 some of these options. Larry On Jun 27, 2004, at 3:43 PM, Cristi=E1n Tapia wrote: > Hi all, > > I've been a fan of WebDNA since year 2000. I'm not a programmer, I'm a > designer, but thanks to WebDNA I've been able to design powerful and > intelligent websites that I never thought I could create. > > Nevertheless, because of my experience with the product in the last=20 > months > now I'm considering using amother solution for database and dynamic > content management. To be honest I don't want to do it, I don't want = to > start learning another programming language and I don't want to = rebuild > all the WebDNA sites I've developed, but my clients are complaining=20 > and I > don't want to loose my business because of this. > > The problem is that every time the WebDNA engine is (as I consider)=20= > under > "pressure", it can't handle the situation. Some databases can't be=20 > opened, > some pages aren't found, and I get this error on my system.log: > > Jun 25 15:06:56 xserve WebDNA[22819]: Could not establish connection=20= > with > the module. > > Server statistics for a busy day are: > > 200.000 page views > 7.000 unique visitors > 300 concurrent visitors (max). > 1.500.000 hits > 8 GB transferred > 120 databases for 45 sites > > I would like to know if this scenario is too much for WebDNA, or if = the > problem can be platform, processor or RAM related. > > I'm using WebDNA 5.1 on an Xserve 1.2 Ghz with 512 MB of RAM. > > Any hint, comment or advice would be greatly appreciated. I'm willing=20= > to > get some answers, tips or anything that can be helpful from other=20 > WebDNA > users from the list. > > Thanks a lot. > Regards, > --------------------------------------------------- > Cristi=E1n Tapia Smith > Lim=F3n Creativo Internet y Multimedios > ctapia@lemongroup.cl > http://www.lemongroup.cl > Fono: 562-3468600 > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------- > This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to > the mailing list
. > To unsubscribe, E-mail to: > To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to=20 > > Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/ > > Larry Hewitt 360.807.1100 = OFFICE HCO, LLC 360.807.1103 = FAX 1133 Kresky NE #106 360.508.6231 CELL Centralia, WA 98531 larryh@hewittco.com www.hewittco.com = www.votewashington.org ------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/
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We run Washington state's Vote.WA.Gov election reporting system using=20 WebDNA and the county reporting system, VoteWashington.org - have been=20= since 1998. On election night we receive about a million hits between=20= 8:00 pm and midnight; 12 million hits in the first week following an=20 election. Because of the political nature of the system, down down - even a=20 minute or so - is simply not an option. We have had exceptional=20 results with WEBDNA. The issue sounds more a matter of data design and data modeling - doing=20= dynamic sites involves certain disciplines that take time to learn. If=20= you are using databases, planning your data model is more important=20 than writing the code. Since you are not a "programmer", you need to=20 either learn this side or work with someone who can assist you. I couldn't design a straight line with a ruler, but we use freelance=20 designers to help build the foundation from which we work. We have no=20= employees, so use strategic relationships with other key disciplines to=20= fill in where we do not have the expertise. I suggest you consider=20 some of these options. Larry On Jun 27, 2004, at 3:43 PM, Cristi=E1n Tapia wrote: > Hi all, > > I've been a fan of WebDNA since year 2000. I'm not a programmer, I'm a > designer, but thanks to WebDNA I've been able to design powerful and > intelligent websites that I never thought I could create. > > Nevertheless, because of my experience with the product in the last=20 > months > now I'm considering using amother solution for database and dynamic > content management. To be honest I don't want to do it, I don't want = to > start learning another programming language and I don't want to = rebuild > all the WebDNA sites I've developed, but my clients are complaining=20 > and I > don't want to loose my business because of this. > > The problem is that every time the WebDNA engine is (as I consider)=20= > under > "pressure", it can't handle the situation. Some databases can't be=20 > opened, > some pages aren't found, and I get this error on my system.log: > > Jun 25 15:06:56 xserve WebDNA[22819]: Could not establish connection=20= > with > the module. > > Server statistics for a busy day are: > > 200.000 page views > 7.000 unique visitors > 300 concurrent visitors (max). > 1.500.000 hits > 8 GB transferred > 120 databases for 45 sites > > I would like to know if this scenario is too much for WebDNA, or if = the > problem can be platform, processor or RAM related. > > I'm using WebDNA 5.1 on an Xserve 1.2 Ghz with 512 MB of RAM. > > Any hint, comment or advice would be greatly appreciated. I'm willing=20= > to > get some answers, tips or anything that can be helpful from other=20 > WebDNA > users from the list. > > Thanks a lot. > Regards, > --------------------------------------------------- > Cristi=E1n Tapia Smith > Lim=F3n Creativo Internet y Multimedios > ctapia@lemongroup.cl > http://www.lemongroup.cl > Fono: 562-3468600 > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------- > This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to > the mailing list . > To unsubscribe, E-mail to: > To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to=20 > > Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/ > > Larry Hewitt 360.807.1100 = OFFICE HCO, LLC 360.807.1103 = FAX 1133 Kresky NE #106 360.508.6231 CELL Centralia, WA 98531 larryh@hewittco.com www.hewittco.com = www.votewashington.org ------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/
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