[thelist] MySQL/website on different servers

[Tobyn Baugher]

On Fri, Aug 22, 2003 at 12:58:14PM +0200, Marek Kilimajer wrote:
> but most hosts does not allow connections from outside, only localhost.

Indeed. Furthermore, even if you can connect to the other host's
database servers, bear in mind that you're having to go all the way
across the Internet for your data, then have to go all the way back
again to display it to the client. In other words, performance is going
to SUCK.

Not only that, but your site will be less reliable because it depends on
both hosts being up at the same time rather than just the one, and any
routing issues between the two are going to show up as long response
times for all your visitors.

Plus tech support for neither company will want to touch your site with
a ten foot pole and will always tell you it's the other hosting
company's fault. 

-Tobyn

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