Bandwidth Throttling in Apache (mod_throttle)

[ddelbia]

Hi,
This is my first post :-)

I'm in love for mod_throttle: http://freshmeat.net/projects/mod_throttle/
I hate traffic limits, I'd like to set limits like: 64kbps guarantee bw for hosting too... the site will slow down but not suspended... and mod_throttle can do this, unlike cband (as the features list)

Unfortunally, it is only avaiable for apache1.3 now, but as you can see in the freshmeet project page, "a port to Apache 2.0 is planned to be done"...

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I have a question too, little OT here but I don't want to open another thread
What happens with the current version of ISPConfig if a site reach the traffic limit with the option "suspend"?
With "notify" option, I think an email will be sent to the customer... and me? ;-)
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Thank you for you job!
Sorry for my english, I'm italian (do you need translators to italian?;-))

Denis

[falko]

Originally Posted by ddelbia

page, "a port to Apache 2.0 is planned to be done"...

------ BEGIN OT ------
I have a question too, little OT here but I don't want to open another thread
What happens with the current version of ISPConfig if a site reach the traffic limit with the option "suspend"?
With "notify" option, I think an email will be sent to the customer... and me? ;-)
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If a site is suspended, it isn't deleted or moved elsewhere; not even the configuration of Apache is rewritten. The only thing that happens is this:

chown root <web_root>
chmod 400 <web_root>

This means that Apache, ProFTPd and all the other services aren't allowed to read (and therefore serve) pages/files from that web site. It's a very simple but very effective solution!

In both cases (suspension and notification) the customer will receive an email. If you specify a BCC email address for suspension/notification, that email address will receive a copy of that email.

[ddelbia]

Originally Posted by falko

This means that Apache, ProFTPd and all the other services aren't allowed to read (and therefore serve) pages/files from that web site. It's a very simple but very effective solution!

In both cases (suspension and notification) the customer will receive an email. If you specify a BCC email address for suspension/notification, that email address will receive a copy of that email.

Yes, very effective solution
This is effective but... not so "nice" for the customer... here is my feature request, bw throttling... what do you think?
Thank you anyway!
Denis

[till]

Most new installations of ISPConfig are using apache 2. I think we will have to wait until mod_throttle is available as stable version for apache 2.

[dembol]

Originally Posted by ddelbia

Hi,
[...] mod_throttle can do this, unlike cband (as the features list)
Denis

Hmm, mod_cband can do this from 0.9.6.0 version! You should use CBandExceededSpeed directive to slow down pages when the bandwidth is exceeded

[ddelbia]

Originally Posted by dembol

Hmm, mod_cband can do this from 0.9.6.0 version! You should use CBandExceededSpeed directive to slow down pages when the bandwidth is exceeded

Just released! very very nice, thank you!

[benbalbo]

Originally Posted by falko

If a site is suspended, it isn't deleted or moved elsewhere; not even the configuration of Apache is rewritten. The only thing that happens is this:

Just wondering - is the suspension automatically lifted at the start of the next month?

[falko]

Originally Posted by benbalbo

Just wondering - is the suspension automatically lifted at the start of the next month?

Yes, it is.