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Internal CDN and setting up subdomain to increase maximum parallel connections
I've heard that browsers can have around maximum of 6 parallel connections per domain at a time.
So I decided to have another subdomain "cdn." then use mod_rewrite to point to media folder then ...
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CDN for site with target market in Australia
I was told that http://www.edgecast.com/ is very good CDN provider for Australian market.
I have a cloud server based in Sydney Australia but was wondering whether it's even worth getting cdn as my ...
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Slower site with the *same* configuration than a mirror copy…?
I've got this Drupal site (ligadelconsorcista.org) that I have to move it from one server to another. The reason was that my older host even when it was pretty decent, it started a couple of months ...
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why is my site slower with amazons cdn?
so I have move most of the static objects to amazons Cloudfront CDN
example: http://images.storyfollower.com/images/cycleOfStories.jpg
which through cname point to the cdn
Now I just ran a speed ...
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CDN solutions pros and cons
As the sysadmin in our organization I've been asked to look into CDN solutions as we have plans to roll out a web platform that is targeted at developing countries. Here is my research so far on the ...
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is it true that CloudFlare really doesn't affect dynamic content?
I've been reading the CloudFlare FAQ, I understand that is acts as a reverse proxy
and all requests to your domain will go through CloudFlare.
They say in the FAQ that it won't slow down dynamic ...
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When and when not to use a CDN
I'm working on a web-application that loads a couple of small gif images onto the screen. I'm using a relative path, which means they are loaded from the same web server that serves the php page. The ...
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How is Apple's enormously image-heavy site served so fast?
Took a profile of the "Smart Cover" page on Apple's site using Pingdom. It's requesting 241 objects for a total page weight of 3472.6 KB! An absolute mammoth.
How does this possibly translate into ...
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What's the best FREE CDN service available? [closed]
It seems like using CDN is a best option to provide users a great browsing experience. But, plans of the major CDN providers seem costly. So, I would like to get used to the CDN thing before I ...
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CDN for authenticated sites
We have a site that requires users to sign into. Typical stuff. Today, all the content (dynamic and static) is behind the login process, and you cannot access any of the pages or files via a URL ...
