So this week was action-packed, and it looks like next week is going to be even more so.

I've almost gotten the entire test server setup, with a few issues I'm looking into.  I will say that when running a site where small to large files (3mb to 30mb) are being served, a 100mbps uplink speed makes a difference worth paying for.  Especially if you plan to have more than a couple users utilizing files at the same time.

I ended up using the Apache, MySQL & PHP stack on Windows Server 2008 instead of IIS.  Why?  Because of our deadline and because when I start working with .Net I want to interrupt our primary web server as little as possible.  I'm sure I could do that now, but like I said, deadline.

Next week I get to dig into the production server and don't foresee many issues there.  Considering the speed of the machine, I expect a faster setup process than test.

Oh, that's right, our specs:

Our test server is a single cpu, Intel Xeon 3230-Quad Core [2.6GHz] with 4GB of DDR2 and 2 250GB sata drives in non-raid configuration.

Our production server is a dual cpu, Intel Xeon-Nehalem 5520-Quadcore [2.2GHz] with 12GB of DDR3 and 2 300GB SA-SCSI 15K RPM drives in raid1 configuration.

I can't wait for next week!