A major UK dating site is using the open source
MySQL database server to power its fast-growing
site.
The mysinglefriend.com site has rapidly become one of the most
popular dating websites in the UK, with more than 150,000 current
users and a further 10,000 joining each month.
At peak hours, there are as many as 16,000 concurrent users in
the system. The site was launched by TV personality Sarah Beeny and
business partner Amanda Christie.
Mysinglefriend.com said it needed a fast, flexible and
reliable database that would scale to support its growth. The
database had to be cost-effective and backed by a high level of
customer support to ensure availability at all times, said the
site.
“After analysing the various solutions on the market, MySQL was
the clear winner. We decided to design the site from the ground up
with
MySQL and PHP as the foundation in a classical scaled-out LAMP
environment,” said Matt Bridges, mysinglefriend.com’s technical
director.
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