Comments on: PHP gethostbyname() and DNS http://damonparker.org/blog/2007/08/23/php-gethostbyname-and-dns/ code / ecommerce / life Fri, 07 May 2010 21:24:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0-RC3 By: damonp http://damonparker.org/blog/2007/08/23/php-gethostbyname-and-dns/#comment-25657 damonp Mon, 27 Aug 2007 18:41:36 +0000 http://damonparker.org/blog/2007/08/23/php-gethostbyname-and-dns/#comment-25657 For optimum performance... yes. However, setting up a caching nameserver takes time (thus $$) and some know how or you can totally hose your server. Using a third party DNS takes two seconds and almost anyone can follow the few steps it takes to configure. If everyone could setup a nameserver properly on their own, there are a lot of us that would be out of a job. :-( For optimum performance… yes. However, setting up a caching nameserver takes time (thus $$) and some know how or you can totally hose your server. Using a third party DNS takes two seconds and almost anyone can follow the few steps it takes to configure.

If everyone could setup a nameserver properly on their own, there are a lot of us that would be out of a job. :-(

]]> By: Pavel Titov http://damonparker.org/blog/2007/08/23/php-gethostbyname-and-dns/#comment-25656 Pavel Titov Mon, 27 Aug 2007 17:26:19 +0000 http://damonparker.org/blog/2007/08/23/php-gethostbyname-and-dns/#comment-25656 In this case it's still worth to set up own caching NS and forward requests to OpenDNS. In this case it’s still worth to set up own caching NS and forward requests to OpenDNS.

]]> By: damonp http://damonparker.org/blog/2007/08/23/php-gethostbyname-and-dns/#comment-25655 damonp Mon, 27 Aug 2007 17:16:22 +0000 http://damonparker.org/blog/2007/08/23/php-gethostbyname-and-dns/#comment-25655 Local nameservers are a better setup if the datacenter ISP maintains a high QOS on its DNS servers and doesn't overload them with too many hosts for each nameserver. Many ISPs don't which is why I've seen better response in a lot of cases using a fast service like OpenDNS. Local nameservers are a better setup if the datacenter ISP maintains a high QOS on its DNS servers and doesn’t overload them with too many hosts for each nameserver. Many ISPs don’t which is why I’ve seen better response in a lot of cases using a fast service like OpenDNS.

]]> By: Pavel Titov http://damonparker.org/blog/2007/08/23/php-gethostbyname-and-dns/#comment-25641 Pavel Titov Thu, 23 Aug 2007 23:51:46 +0000 http://damonparker.org/blog/2007/08/23/php-gethostbyname-and-dns/#comment-25641 To boost server's performance it's better to have a local (preferably within the same network segment) caching nameserver. BTW it can forward requests to the OpenDNS, although I prefer using co-location facility's DNS. To boost server’s performance it’s better to have a local (preferably within the same network segment) caching nameserver. BTW it can forward requests to the OpenDNS, although I prefer using co-location facility’s DNS.

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