> We are starting a new project, and are trying to decide the best way to > proceed. We want to setup a LAMP configuration using Centos, something > we have been doing in the past with great success. > > The question is load balancing. We antisipate the potential for the > system to receive 500,000 requests/ day with in the next year. We want > to plan for that extra load now as we start the project. What would you > suggest for setups for multiple servers for redundancy and load balancing? > > I have setup MySQL replication and that works fine but what about the > rest of the system. I know it is quite simple to setup with windows > 2003 server. > > Would a cluster be the way to go? Ideally we would like 2-? severs > setup that are all identical and sharing the load as need be, and if one > fails users would notice nothing. > > I have also thought of just looking for a hosting company that offers > load balancing servers and not worry about it but we like to have control. > > Thanks for any suggestions personally is you want a commercial system i would go for Zeus as it installs onto commodity x86 hardware or if you want open source then the Linux LVS project is a good bet thanks