Vb too much for web hosts?
 

I have been using Vb for a couple of years now, allways on the same host. No problems... No grief.

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comments welcome.

The only time at which vBulletin uses excessive resources is when people install monster hacks on them that perform over 100 queries per page.. ;)

I haven't heard any such problems with vB3 though.

My host allows vB3, and they run it as their support forums as well. They're not fly-by-night (third year with them) and they're clearly knowledgable. Enough said.

is your host one of those who puts 50 or more accounts on a celeron box like those that advertise at webhostingtalk.com?

i personally have always wanted to run tests and put about 25 forum installs on a single box with about 100 folks per forums using it to see what kind of load there is on the box.. but i only have a single license and can't do that..

either way, i don't believe your host is dealing with people who know how to manage their forums if this is the case.. or they have too many accounts on a single box..

Time for a new host....something is wrong with those guys.

Ventures Online is one of the more reputable hosts out there. They didn't outright ban Vbulletin like they did hivemail, but they did try to force me to upgrade to a dedicated or virtual private server shortly after I upgraded to VB3. My traffic levels didn't change - only the version of vbulletin that I was using. I know I wasn't the only one who had this problem.

Many of the clients on my servers run vBulletin and I don't have any complaints. Some hosts will just look for reasons to complain.

my mate that runs a host complains that vb3 uses more resources than vb2... but it's never become much of a problem...

I'd say ditch the host and find a new one...their loss...

I believe that any community software is going to take more resources than your average html website or even the average PHP/MySQL website. Why they choose to point vB out I have no clue.

The host I'm with (HostRocket) used to say that if you had more than 30 people on at a time posting and other stuff to your board you might be useing to many resources. That statement was said during vB2. I have asked about vB3 and they said they had no clue about what to say since they installed MySQL 4 with query chaching and the fact that vBulletin 3 uses less querys. The most we have ever had on with vBulletin 3 is 42 and they have yet to complain.

I've had 120+ on a vB site that's on one of my servers that also hosts other vB sites (including an extensively hacked and extended vB2 site). The server didn't even breathe hard.