The next time you feel like GOD can't use you to further His Kingdom, just remember...
Noah was a drunk
Abraham was too old
Isaac was a daydreamer
Jacob was a liar
Ok, because I foresee the need to upgrade my hosting to handle larger loads I have been doing some research. thewhir.com posted an article called The Web Host Marketing Roundup in which several of the top hosting companies were reviewed in terms of growth. MediaTemple had the largest growth. One of the reasons is probably because sites that use MT usually have a (mt) logo on them (like the 9rules sites!).
Ok, I just finished building this layout. It is a fluid 3 column design that is valid XHTML 1.0 Transitional. While the design may need work, I built this as a model for a cross-browser compatible 3 column design that would expand or contract to the users screen.
Now that you have built that awesome site, you may start experiencing slower responses from the server as more people visit your page. What can you do to speed up your code?
phplens.com has a great article on how to Optimize PHP. It is a must read for anyone who is planning on their site taking off. In today's world of endless possible bottle-necks, you have to be aware of what you server can handle and what you can do to cut your server load in half.
Scud-affiliates is a great affiliate script from scudworkz.com. Sadly, Ulysses (a.k.a coolaid) the owner of scudworks disappeared along with the site...
This is Code2Design's (and my) first MOD for the PunBB forum system.
The project started when I saw Riklaunim's Benchmarks for different forum, blog, and CMS systems. punBB was the fastest/stable forum system, followed by phpBB 2.x (Yay!), then SMF and IPB 2.
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