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<p class=MsoNormal>I run a fairly popular WP blog, and need some help with the
MySQL databases.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Whatever can be done to reduce the CPU load MySQL is
causing.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Whether it be:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span
style='mso-list:Ignore'>-<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></span><![endif]>Database Tuning <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span
style='mso-list:Ignore'>-<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></span><![endif]>Adding an index here and there (can someone teach me?)<o:p></o:p></p>
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style='mso-list:Ignore'>-<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></span><![endif]>Possible re-writes to certain plugins (I have Get
Recent Comments, which is apparently a huge resource hog – But I need
that plugin)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span
style='mso-list:Ignore'>-<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></span><![endif]>Server configuration tweaks (my.cnf, http.conf, etc)<o:p></o:p></p>
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style='mso-list:Ignore'>-<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></span><![endif]>Anything else to help reduce server load without losing
functionality.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>I have a dedicated dual Xeon 2.4ghz, 2GB RAM, 2 SATA 80GB Hd’s…<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>I’ve added all the available performance tools
(wp-Cache, eAccelerator, Varnish HTTP proxy, and more)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Here’s my current my.cnf if anyone sees anything wrong
with it, please let me know…<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p>--------------------------<br>
[mysqld]<br>
old_passwords=1<br>
datadir=/var/lib/mysql<br>
skip-locking<br>
skip-innodb<br>
safe-show-database<br>
query_cache_limit=6M<br>
query_cache_size=32M ## 32MB for every 1GB of RAM<br>
query_cache_type=1<br>
max_user_connections=512<br>
max_connections=2048 # four times max_user_connections, to support the ad
software<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>#delayed_insert_timeout=40<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>interactive_timeout=10<br>
wait_timeout=15<br>
connect_timeout=20<br>
thread_cache_size=512<br>
key_buffer=64M ## 32MB for every 1GB of RAM<br>
myisam_sort_buffer_size=64M<br>
join_buffer_size=8M<br>
max_connect_errors=20<br>
max_allowed_packet=64M<br>
table_cache=2048<br>
tmp_table_size=64M<br>
max_heap_table_size=64M<br>
record_buffer=2M<br>
sort_buffer_size=2M ## 1MB for every 1GB of RAM<br>
read_buffer_size=2M ## 1MB for every 1GB of RAM<br>
read_rnd_buffer_size=2M ## 1MB for every 1GB of RAM<br>
thread_concurrency=2 ## Number of CPUs x 2<br>
server-id=1<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>long_query_time=1<br>
#log-slow-queries=/var/log/mysql-slow.log<br>
#log=/var/log/mysql-query.log<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>[mysql.server]<br>
user=mysql<br>
basedir=/var/lib<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>[safe_mysqld]<br>
err-log=/var/log/mysqld.log<br>
pid-file=/var/lib/mysql/mysql.pid<br>
open_files_limit=8192<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>[mysqldump]<br>
quick<br>
max_allowed_packet=16M<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>[mysql]<br>
no-auto-rehash<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>-------------------------<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Thanks,</span></b><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Perry
<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><a
href="http://www.hoboken411.com"><span style='color:blue'>www.hoboken411.com</span></a></span></b><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><a
href="mailto:hoboken411@gmail.com"><span style='color:blue'>hoboken411@gmail.com</span></a></span></b><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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