Re: php mirrors

> I was just wondering... I need php NOW... so I go to php.net, and the > site is down. I'm a system administrator myself, okay, its down, shit > happens, kernel upgrades and maintenance have to be done and mistakes > are human... > So I take nl.php.net to download php and what do I get? a php link to > php.net to monitor the downloads... The same php.net that's down... > Conclusion: if php.net is down: everything is down! What's the point > of having a mirror then? The download is actually from the mirror site. The link only adds a line to our log files. So we divide our bandwith needs across mirrors. If you urgently need a PHP distribution, access the file with the name you see in the download link from http://nl.php.net/distributions/the_file_name_here We know the problem you outlined, but noone had time, to solve (using separate logs, and then glue them...) NOTE: Please use reply all when replying to this mail. Thanks. Goba [one webmaster@php.net]