Wikipedia:Reference desk/Archives/Computing/2012 December 11

= December 11 =

Google image search
I no longer see the option to select the size image you want.

1) Is this the same for everyone else ?

2) Is there a way to bring this option back ? StuRat (talk) 07:08, 11 December 2012 (UTC)


 * 'Search Tools', underneath the input area, towards the right. For a significantly older look, you can add to the URI. ¦ Reisio (talk) 09:14, 11 December 2012 (UTC)


 * OK, thanks, that's where they hid it. StuRat (talk) 17:53, 11 December 2012 (UTC)

On what's that site running
Is it possible to find out what hosting plan (shared hosting, VPS, dedicated server,...; how much memory, etc) a site is running on? If not, is there a list of selected sites and their hosting plan out there somewhere? (I'd be mostly interested in small to medium e-commerce sites.) bamse (talk) 19:46, 11 December 2012 (UTC)


 * Generally speaking there is no way to tell. In some cases you may be able to RDNS the host, figure out who the hosting company is, and then infer things about the server from the types of services that the company offers.  But that's not much to go on.  In many cases it won't give any clue about what's happening on the back end either.  The only part you can see is the public-facing web server, but many services are spread across multiple machines.  You might even only see a content distribution network rather than the actual server that the site operator uses.  What are you really trying to find out or do?  You might get a more helpful response if you can describe your goal or application more directly. 66.127.54.40 (talk) 07:23, 12 December 2012 (UTC)


 * Thanks for the reply. Basically I am just trying to get a rough idea of what my own site(s) would require. Perhaps some sites publish what they are running on!? bamse (talk) 08:26, 12 December 2012 (UTC)


 * You could try contacting some of the sites - if they're a small operation there is a good chance that a friendly email explaining that you're trying to set up a site that you expect to have similar traffic to will get you a helpful response. Of course, it will probably work best if you ask someone you won't be competing with. Some hosting companies will also automatically scale up your resources when you hit an unexpected peak without charging for it, and if you seem to be near the limits of your package they can offer easy upgrades. I've had good luck with 1&1 Internet in the past, but it has been several years since I've had a website hosted. I picked them because they were the cheapest, and ended up very impressed with their ability to keep my site going through massive traffic spikes, but they seemed to be very lacking on the technical support side. I have no idea how things have changed since I left. 209.131.76.183 (talk) 13:03, 12 December 2012 (UTC)