"Shabam" <info@pcconnect.net> wrote in message
news:U4ydnZzBnMTWcO_dRVn-tA@adelphia.com...
> When a web application becomes overloaded with traffic, one can offload it
> by load balancing and clustering the front end web servers. What happens
> when the back-end MSSQL database becomes overloaded? Does MYSQL offer
load
> balancing and clustering?
>
>

I'm not sure if you're talking about MSSQL (Microsoft SQL Server) or MySQL.
In the case of MSSQL, clustering is supported for failover only, not for
load-balancing. If you need load-balancing, then it can be implemented in a
middle-tier.

Simon