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Re:9 million hits/day with 120 megs RAM by jacques_chester on Wednesday August 31, 2011 @08:55PM (#2948213)
> I don't need to implement any caching because I already have sufficient resources.

I want you to print this out and stick it somewhere out of sight. When one day you are linked to on Reddit, Slashdot, a major news site or the like, pull it out for a hearty laugh.

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Re:9 million hits/day with 120 megs RAM by pwaring on Thursday September 01, 2011 @03:53AM (#2949054)
There's a risk vs effort balance involved in these sorts of decisions. The risk of any of my sites getting Slashdotted is sufficiently low that it's not worth spending time preparing for such an eventuality, and I'm prepared to accept the consequences if it does happen.
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Re:9 million hits/day with 120 megs RAM by jacques_chester on Thursday September 01, 2011 @04:20AM (#2949112)
Installing WP-super-cache or W3 Total Cache takes about 5 minutes and will do the most effective 80%.
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Re:9 million hits/day with 120 megs RAM by lobo_tuerto on Thursday September 01, 2011 @01:27PM (#2950906)
Also, I think W3 Total Cache is an order of magnitude easier to install than WP Super Cache.
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