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by tad
Mon Mar 26, 2007 10:14 am
Forum: PHP - Theory and Design
Topic: Speed of PHP (through a CDN)
Replies: 12
Views: 2373

Actually, I meant CDN as in "Content Delivery Network" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Content_Delivery_Network
by tad
Sat Mar 24, 2007 5:20 pm
Forum: PHP - Theory and Design
Topic: Speed of PHP (through a CDN)
Replies: 12
Views: 2373

Thanks a lot! That's all I was worried about. Maybe, with this input, I'll be able to drop my static pages and setup a nice CMS... pending my boss's approval.
by tad
Sat Mar 24, 2007 5:05 pm
Forum: PHP - Theory and Design
Topic: Speed of PHP (through a CDN)
Replies: 12
Views: 2373

Actually, the HTML and PHP files don't get cached. Files such as images and videos and music are (and for some reason CSS.) A CDN is a service for larger companies that want to make their files seen faster and better (like when you go to ABC.com to watch the latest episode of "Lost.") We d...
by tad
Sat Mar 24, 2007 4:45 pm
Forum: PHP - Theory and Design
Topic: Speed of PHP (through a CDN)
Replies: 12
Views: 2373

It's not necessarily geographical but whichever rout is the fastest with our CDN. However, yes, that plays a part. Say that I have a large library of music that I's like to get to my target audience which is a lot. If I use a regular hosting company based in Canada (eigh :wink: ) A single person in ...
by tad
Sat Mar 24, 2007 3:57 pm
Forum: PHP - Theory and Design
Topic: Speed of PHP (through a CDN)
Replies: 12
Views: 2373

Speed of PHP (through a CDN)

I work for a CDN. I've been trying to get my boss to let me implement a CMS into the corporate website because things are constantly being updated and I'm the only one that can do it. His drawback of this is that using PHP might significantly slow the process of displaying the content of the site. S...