basically ive got all this bandwidth and disk space, and i can host some files for download.
but if people are downloading from my domain,
will other people be affected?
2006-06-28 07:25:23 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Internet
Downloading is technically no different from loading a page. What you mean by downloading is probably a browser GET request for a heavy file, like a ZIP, an AVI, or an MP3. What you mean by browsing is probably a GET request for an .html or .php page.
For each one of those GET requests Apache creates a separate process and serves it till the serving is done, i.e. the last byte of the requested file leaves the server. Naturally, requests for .html files are going to be completed much sooner than requests for 100 MB ZIPs.
A few downloading users will not slow down the browsing experience for other users of the sites. However, in extreme scenario of 1000s of people downloading Apache won't be able to create new processes for serving requests, and yes, your visitors would be able to enjoy that flying thingie around blue E.
2006-06-28 07:29:33 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes, every user of your site uses up some of the bandwidth and processing cycles of the server (It's just a computer!). Downloaders probably use the most resources. At some point your server can't handle everyone, and service slows down.
But usually it takes a lot to degrade service. If this is not your own dedicated server, talk to your web serving company. They have statistics on how much bandwidth and other resources you are using.
If downloading is a problem, you can usually give downloading a lower priority. The downloads may run slower, but your online viewers would still get good service.
2006-06-28 07:41:01 · answer #2 · answered by fredshelp 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. You only have so much bandwidth available. If people with broadband are downloading from your site they consume bandwidth. The more they download, the less bandwidth is available for others. If a lot of people are downloading it can slow your website to a crawl. That's why most web sites with heavy traffic use bandwidth throttling. It slows down the downloads to consume less bandwidth, allowing users to access your site faster.
2006-06-28 07:30:15 · answer #3 · answered by antirion 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes it depletes the bandwidth therefore slowing down the connection to that specific server shouldnt be by much though
2006-06-28 07:27:21 · answer #4 · answered by kenshiro 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋