[PLUG] Separating out MySQL and Apache to different boxes?

[Aaron Burt]

On Fri, Dec 22, 2006 at 09:17:53AM -0800, Tim Garton wrote:
> Databases aren't that large in size(< 2GB), but are pretty busy.  The box
> hosting the dev db has a load > 9.  Granted, this is on a Celeron 2.5GHz box
> with a gig of ram, hence the need to upgrade:)

Heh.  On another list, a sysadmin was just complaining that his company
bought new hardware because some dev's database queries are poorly written.

The sysadmin offered to fix the dev's queries, and was told not to.

It's amazing how few web-app programmers understand relational databases.