Will running forums on the same dedicated server, slow down my Minecraft server?

I am looking into getting forums for my server, but am afraid that it might slow down my Minecraft server from the traffic to the site and the mysql, php, and so on?
Will it increase cpu usage on the main core or will it go onto other cores? I have a intel xeon 1270 quad core I believe.
Was just wondering cause usually all the other servers out there appear to put their server and forums elsewhere..
Thanks

 

The CPU and RAM usage of Apache/MySQL for an average forum is negligible compared to a Minecraft server or a plugin like LogBlock. And you have 4 cores, you'll be fine.

 

We usually put the website on a different box. That way if the MC box crash, you always have a website working to alert people.

 

Yeah, that's what I currently have

 

Nope, you should be fine. The E3-1270 can handle quite a bit more than just MC and a site.

 

Yes and no.

If you receive a DDoS attack, both the website and MC server could be slow or down. If the box crashes, then both the website and server will be down.

Best to host them off separate servers, but if you're in a pinch, then hosting them both on the same box is fine.

 

It's always a good idea to run a webserver/mysql on a separate server for many reasons, but it shouldn't really hammer you performance wise unless you're driving a LOT of traffic to your website.

 

My server name is (example) "server.com" and that is what you use to connect to the server, but I also wanna use that domain for the website, there isn't a way to have the same domain name connect to 2 IPS, correct? Also what do you mean by "if the box crashes"? like if the minecraft server crashes or something?
If worst comes to worse, and I have to look forward to a day of downtime or more, I can easily just redirect the domain to an external website stating the status of the server. ;p

How much is a LOT? (just curious)

I used to run logblock on a mysql server, would having a website up be similar or would logblock be worse?

 

If you host the website and Minecraft game-server off the same VPS, then you can connect to the server via the domain name.... such as website.com for everything. 2 IPs would only be needed if you are hosting 2 separate game-servers and even then they are not needed, with the introduction of SRV records in Minecraft 1.3.

In my experience, VPSs tend to crash or lockup under high load, especially if it is from a cheaper host. This means that both your Minecraft server AND your website would both be down as a result.

BTW, do not use Apache.... it is pure trash, is an absolute resource hog and will surely use hundreds of megabytes of RAM, with even the most simple website.

Use Nginx or Lighttpd instead. Not only will your websites load a lot faster, but you will also use next to no resources hosting with these.

 

OP says it's a dedi, not a VPS.