link /var/www

digitolx · 06-30-2010, 05:26 PM

I have 4 internal web servers all with exact data being load balanced..

They currently all have full data on each, I'd like to consolidate the data to one location so my developers don't need to replicate to all 4.

Are there any repercussions to linking /var/www to a mounted network share?

ie ln -s /share/webapps /var/www

Is a setup like that standard?

custangro · 06-30-2010, 05:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by digitolx

I have 4 internal web servers all with exact data being load balanced..

They currently all have full data on each, I'd like to consolidate the data to one location so my developers don't need to replicate to all 4.

Are there any repercussions to linking /var/www to a mounted network share?

ie ln -s /share/webapps /var/www

Is a setup like that standard?

We serve our websites from an NFS mount here at work...no big issues here...but instead of linking them...why not mount "over" the directory?

Code:

mount nfs://host/share/webapps /var/www

-C

digitolx · 07-01-2010, 08:59 AM

Good idea,

Are there any issues with hanging process's and NFS shares that you know of? I've heard it through the grapevine that there might have been at one time.. Not sure if it's still an issue..

Thanks for the input, greatly appreciated..

Quote:

Originally Posted by custangro

We serve our websites from an NFS mount here at work...no big issues here...but instead of linking them...why not mount "over" the directory?

Code:

mount nfs://host/share/webapps /var/www

-C

custangro · 07-01-2010, 12:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by digitolx

Good idea,

Are there any issues with hanging process's and NFS shares that you know of? I've heard it through the grapevine that there might have been at one time.. Not sure if it's still an issue..

Thanks for the input, greatly appreciated..

What version on NFS will you use?

We use NFSv3 and NFSv3 and we don't have any issues...will you use php? Just to let you know that php performs a lot of "getaddr" (essentially "ls-ing")...we don't have issues with php but just keep in mind that php is kinda "chatty" with discs...

BUT; we have our site load balanced so we experence no issues...we take 10 million hits a week with no isses...

-C

digitolx · 07-02-2010, 05:44 AM

I am using NFS3, and also PHP almost exclusively. The webapps are all internal.

I will have to test it out on 2 of the servers and keep an eye on it before I roll it out to the other 2.

Thanks for your input

Quote:

Originally Posted by custangro

What version on NFS will you use?

We use NFSv3 and NFSv3 and we don't have any issues...will you use php? Just to let you know that php performs a lot of "getaddr" (essentially "ls-ing")...we don't have issues with php but just keep in mind that php is kinda "chatty" with discs...

BUT; we have our site load balanced so we experence no issues...we take 10 million hits a week with no isses...

-C