Re: autodetect mirrors
| From: | shimi | Date: | Tue, 21 May 2002 18:52:31 +0000 |
| Subject: | Re: autodetect mirrors | ||
| References: | 1 | Groups: | php.mirrors |
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On Tue, 21 May 2002, Adolfo Garcia Veytia wrote:
> ... yes and you don't depend on other servers. The only
> thing that scares me about this is that mirrors would be
> required to have it installed right?
Why? it is a redirection service from the main php.net site to the php.net
mirrors. If someone got to a mirror, it's because he knows about it...
>
> What happens if in the next six months I decide to have
> the mirror moved and I forget to move the GeoIP software?
> I don;t want to mess the mirror system. On the other hand
> it could be donde in such a way that all downloads would
> be managed by the central server, it would redirect
> everyone to the appropiate mirror based on a central GeoIP
> database. But I don't think that this is quite optimal
> (speaking load-wise of course).
>
That is exactly what will happen if php.net will automatically redirect
users to mirrors...
- shimi.