- If you would like to become an official PHP mirror, please be sure to + If you would like to participate in the official PHP mirrors program, read and follow these instructions carefully. You should have the consent of your hosting company (if you aren't a hosting company - yourself), and be prepared for some reasonably significant bandwidth - usage. A reasonable estimate as of September 2006 is 2GB/day, which - can go up to 12GB/day for busy mirrors, like uk.php.net. The PHP website - requires at least PHP 4.3.x, but PHP 5 is preferred. Set it up as an Apache - module with the settings outlined below, or in - any other Apache connected way (CGI, FastCGI, etc), considering the requested - PHP settings outlined below in the Apache vhost instructions. The size of - the full website is approximately 2.1 gigabyte. + yourself), and be prepared for some potentially significant bandwidth + usage. As of January 2011, the network is averaging 223GB per day spread + across 115 mirrors, or roughly 1.9GB per day. This can go up to 12GB per + day or more for busy mirrors, such as those in the US, UK, and India. + Please be sure your server or hosting account is able to handle a minimum + of roughly 58 gigabytes of transfer each month without incurring any + additional costs or penalties. In the event that such action is taken + against your account, remember, it is your responsibility.
++ Official mirror program participants are required to use PHP 5.1.6 or better. + Set it up as an Apache module with the settings + outlined below, or in any other Apache connected + way (CGI, FastCGI, etc), considering the requested PHP settings outlined + below in the Apache vhost instructions. The size of the full website is + approximately 2.1 gigabytes. +
+ ++ Applications to join the official mirror program are reviewed on a + case-by-case basis, but we will only approve those from ISPs and web + hosting providers, universities and state-recognized academic institutions, + and PHP-centric web development firms. Under no circumstances will we + permit new applications from marketing firms, website portals or + directories, or anything of questionable moral or legal standing. We + also reserve the right, at our discretion, to refuse any application for + any reason. +
+Please note that we are currently only accepting new official - mirrors in countries where we don't already have two active official - mirrors. For a list of official mirrors have a look at + mirrors in countries where we don't already have two official + mirrors. For a list of active official mirrors, have a look at mirrors.php. Before you start to set up - an official mirror site, it is advisable to contact mirrors@php.net, and ask if you - have chance to get your mirror site accepted. We have this limit in - place to avoid overloading our rsync server and monitoring infrastructure - as well as the people who actively assist mirror sites stay up to date and - correctly configured. We have found that this 2 mirror limit per country - serves our users well, so please do not ask to be the 3rd in a country that - already has 2 unless you have a very good reason. Please also ensure - that the mirror is located in the country you would like to register the - mirror for. + an official mirror site, you are advised to contact mirrors@php.net and ask if your + application will have a chance to be accepted. We have this limit in + place to avoid overloading our rsync servers and monitoring infrastructure. + We have found that this 2 mirror limit per country serves our users well, + so please do not ask to be the 3rd in a country that already has 2 + unless you have a very good reason. Please also be aware that the + mirror is required to be physically located in the country you would + like to serve. If there are already two mirrors in a country for + which you would like to provide an official mirror, we operate an + official waiting list, to which you may add your name and information + here. If + and when a spot becomes available, we will go through the applications + on the waiting list before entertaining new public applications.
- If you are not an official mirror (eg. mirror the site for your company's + If you are not an official mirror (e.g. you mirror the site for your company's internal use), you should not rsync from rsync.php.net more frequently than once a day, or you may find your IP blocked. Also, please make an effort to only mirror those parts of the site that you actually need. @@ -78,8 +102,8 @@
- First, you need to have a rsync installed. - As you have rsync, fetch the web files with the following: + First, you need to have a rsync + installed. As you have rsync, fetch the web files with the following:
@@ -88,6 +112,15 @@
rsync.php.net::phpweb /your/local/path
+
+
Setting up an unofficial mirror, and want to only mirror one @@ -125,8 +158,8 @@ SQLite is an embedded SQL database implementation that has very high performance for applications with low write concurrency. PHP mirrors currently employ SQLite for URL - shortcut lookups, and will use it for manual page displays and searching - in the future. + shortcut lookups, and it is a requirement of all official mirrors to have + it installed and available to PHP.
@@ -218,9 +251,15 @@ mirror, if you have contacted us first, and asked for a possible name for your mirror. The official names for PHP mirrors are in the convention: "xx.php.net", where "xx" is - replaced by the 2-letter country code of your mirror's location. If + replaced by the 2-letter ISO country code of your mirror's location. If there already is a "xx.php.net", then you will probably get - "xx2.php.net". + "xx2.php.net". Do not assume that you know the code you will + receive until your application has been reviewed and approved, and do + not submit an application saying, for example, "We are applying to + become DE.PHP.NET," because it's possible that the mirror already + exists, but is experiencing issues that have it temporarily removed + from active rotation. We do not want anyone to waste their time only + to have their application altered or rejected.
@@ -255,7 +294,7 @@ site should start working.
-Setting up local stats can be a plus on your mirror. We @@ -310,7 +349,11 @@ And finally, don't forget to put a nice little PHP logo somewhere on your hosting company's site if possible. Grab one of the logos from the Download logos page, and - link it to your mirror. + link it to your mirror. This shows the community that you are a + proud supporter of PHP and open source technology, and you will be + worshipped every hour, on the hour, by millions. Well, okay, not + worshipped.... but folks will certainly appreciate your generosity + and support!
- Thank you for providing a mirror! + Thank you for your interest in providing a mirror! If you ever have any + questions or concerns, drop us a line at + mirrors@lists.php.net + --- we are here to help!