Hi i'm new to umbraco ( a few days of looking at it.. ) and some things i want to clear up.. sorry to bunch all these questions!

Media -
is it just a link to the /media section of the file system..
if so, what happens in a web farm?
are these PERMANENT links/paths? (e.g. /media/374/myFile.jpeg )
element type: Upload seem to not update the Media section except when uploading from media section (e.g. Sample Package: Frontpage doc type's headerImage )

Best Practice -
similar to news/ news items combo, i need to do that with media files..
i do need to add some metadata in addition to the file such as author, create date, etc..
should i..
(a) create a new media type or document type? ( i think media type makes more sense )
(b) if media type, then create a summary that will somehow retrieve the nodes in media/uploaded section?
so.. Media -> DirectoryToHoldFileInfo -> File1, File2, File3, etc..
(c) if a doc type, then create nodes below a list page ( like news template )?
(d) or some other custom solution? maybe a .net user control?

Performance -
I read that v3 will be 20x faster.. which makes me ask.. how does v2 perform?
i'm not expecting too many hits.. but what type of cpu/bandwidth/memory/disk space/etc..
would be required? i'm expect five people accessing the admin section and about 70-100 people online at peak times..
not much.. so just wanted some basic specs..

Debugging -
is there a quick way of debugging an xslt change?
i don't know what xml i would run it against since much of it is at runtime..

thanks guys! =)

Answering a few of your questions...


I've never found performance to be an issue with Umbraco on any of my sites, and have never heard of any performance issues from anyone else. One golfing site has more than 60,000 pages and performs very well. (see http://rtk-cv.dk/1050.aspx for a description)

Obviously, faster CPU, more RAM, and bigger internet pipes all help, as they do with any site. My own experience is that a 1,000 page site is very responsive, even on older hardware or in shared environments with newer hardware.

My development server, for instance, is an old Dell PowerEdge 6400 with four 700MHz P3 cpus and 2GB ram. I run all kinds of stuff on that machine (sqlserver, iis, disk shares, active directory, you name it) and umbraco web sites are just fine, taking no significant resources and being very responsive. The machine just idles along, even with a number of people logged in. If I had a very heavy user demand it might slow, but honestly, performance is not going to be a problem for you with any reasonable hardware.

Umbraco v3 *is* faster than 2.1, however. I noticed it in these forums when Niels switched over to a pre-beta version. The difference isn't one you have to have, it wasn't slow or sluggish before. But now the forums are even more responsive. Which means a server will be able to handle a higher number of visitors with v3 and v2.1.




No. This is a weakness of XSLT in general and not specific to Umbraco. I've seen a few development tools that let you add breakpoints, stepping in/out of templates and functions, as well as variable watching, but they are all rather expensive. So I do it like everyone else... trial and error. You get good at it after a while and these forums are a great place to find answers and get help.

Cheers,
doug.

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MVP 2007-2009 - Official Umbraco Trainer for North America - Percipient Studios

Doug & Casey..

like the tagteam action! :thumbup:
thanks for the answers..

i'm sure i'll be posting lots of questions for awhile.. :blush: but hopefully in a few weeks, i'll be answering questions!! :cool: