Move MySQL database to a second hard disk

If your server has 2 hard disks, it helps to move the MySQL database to the second hard disk - this is because with a busy database the I/O wait is usual the bottleneck and having a second hard disk spindle working for you should speed up the forums. (In fact, on my web servers I put the php files on the second hard disk so that it’s separate to the OS).

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