document updated 21 years ago, on Jun 2, 2005

the Linode forums are VERY helpful, no matter what service provider you're going with
64MB RAM is a very tight squeeze if you're doing webserver+mysql+mail
summary of tips for reducing memory
- use `ps -eF --sort s` to show which processes are taking the most memory
- remove any apache modules from http.conf that you're not using
- switch from Apache to thttpd or lighttpd
various tips on memory-usage for 64MB or 96MB UML's: one,
random other memory tips...
- use pmap to find out what apache modules use the most memory