well this ISN'T (i mean) my area of expertise... nor is anything really

... but maybe a dedicated server for the mysql database ?
what about upgrading to php4 and zend optimiser... ? check the forum i mentioned for that kind of stuff cause i don't know much about it...
i see you also have taken on fellow aussie Jai's site insanehardware.com as well
[Edited by eva2000 on 09-01-2000 at 02:03 AM]