registration for missing persons
DESCRIPTION
Presentation on the topic "Registration for Missing Persons from Tsunami in Thailand: Sharing experiences" in NSTDA Annual Conference 2005, Pathumthani, Thailand.TRANSCRIPT
What is missingpersons.or.th?
Tsunami hit Thailand’s southern coastlines on morning of December 26, 2004. The missingpersons.or.th web site is created to serve those who are in need to advertise for the missing of their loved ones via internet.This web site is fully supported by the Thai Red Cross Society and NECTEC/NSTDA/MOST
Event-date references
Tsunami hits –Dec. 26
Start developing the system – Dec. 28, using the system -
Dec. 30
December 2004 January 2005
No longer serve new registration –
Feb. 14 Cooperate with CIFS in
matching process
February 2005
Timeline
Missingpersons.or.thThai Red Cross + NECTEC/NSTDA/MOST
สํานักงานจังหวดัภเูก็ต(www.phuketitcity.com)
กรมปองกันและบรรเทาสาธารณภัยกระทรวงมหาดไทย
ศูนยนเรนทรกระทรวงสาธารณสขุ
ศูนยชวยเหลือผูประสบภัยมหาวทิยาลัยธรรมศาสตร
www.thaitsunami.comICT
สถาบันนิตวิทิยาศาสตรกระทรวงยุตธิรรม
กองพสิูจนหลักฐาน สํานักงานตาํรวจแหงชาติ
สถติิการเขาชมเว็บไซต (Truehits)
16,670
33,416
281,672
35,945
Unique IP
308,091
604,265
3,746,628
280,744
Page View(pages)
มนีาคม 2548
กุมภาพันธ 2548
มกราคม 2548
ธันวาคม 2547
เดือน/ป
1st Server for missingpersons.or.th
Server Specification
• Pentium3 1.4G (Dual)
• 2GBytes of RAM
• 10/100 LAN card
• SCSI disk storage 18 GB + 660 GB with RAID5 controller card
Software
FedoraCore 2 Linux
Apache Web Server (2.0.52) (Build in)
MySQL Server (3.23) (Build in)
phpMyAdmin, ssh
Problems with the 1st Server
Main memory was used almost 100%
Solution: add 2 more GB RAM handle double number of transactions.
Problems with the 1st Server
Main memory was still used almost 100 %.
Solution: adjust configuration of Apache #vi /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.confMaxClients was set to be 256 (maximum).
Problems with the 1st Server
One day had passed, number of accesses increased exponentially.
2nd Servers for missingpersons.or.th
Specification of new web server
• Intel XEON 3.06G (Dual)
• 5GBytes of RAM
• Two 10/100 LANcards
• SCSI disk storage 105 GB with RAID5 controller card
Software
FedoraCore 3 Linux
Apache Web Server (2.0.52) (Build in)
phpMyAdmin, ssh
Memory usage was better.
Also, memory usage of buffer machine was also better.
Performances (1)
Performances (2)
Number of hits increased a lot.
Tools
OS: FedoraCore 3 LinuxWeb Server: Apache version 2.0.52Programming: PHP version 4.3.10Database: MySQL
Main Page: Menus & Statistics
Main Page: Menus & Statistics
Missing Persons Page: Search & View
Missing Persons Page: Picture Gallery
Missing Persons Page: Registration (1)
Missing Persons Page: Registration (2)
Missing Persons Page: Found
Missing Persons Page: Add More Information
Survivors, Injured, Deceased
Survivors Database page
Injured Database page
Deceased Database page
Missingpersons’s Data
-
-
-
656
จํานวนที่ทราบสถานะ
474
1,618
18,362
4,702
จํานวนที่ลงทะเบียน
(คน)
ผูรอดชีวิต
ผูเสียชีวิต
ผูบาดเจ็บ
ผูสูญหาย
ประเภทขอมูล
ReferencesRegistration for Missing Persons from Tsunami in Thailand http://missingpersons.or.th/
Tsunami Relief Information http://www.inet.co.th/tsunami/
Thai Web Statistics Center http://Truehits.net/
Multi-Processing Modules (MPMs) ; http://httpd.apache.org/docs-2.0/mpm.html
Apache 2.0 Documentation ; http://httpd.apache.org/docs-2.0/
MySQL Reference Manual ; http://dev.mysql.com/doc/mysql/en/index.html
AcknowledgementThis website is supported by
the Thai Red Cross, Phuket Province,
SIPA - Phuket IT City Project,
Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation, Narenthorn Center, Thammasat University,
Hydro and Agro-informaticInstitute,
Government IT Services, AX4A BV-The Netherlands, Thai Webmaster Association, Internet Thailand PCL, Manager Online, TH-NIC Company Ltd.,
National Science and Technology Development Agency, Ministry of Science and Technology.
Project ManagerNational Electronics and Computer Technology Center (NECTEC), National Science and Technology Development Agency, Ministry of Science and Technology.
112 Thailand Science Park, Pahon Yothinroad, Klong 1, Klong Laung, Pathumthani12120, THAILAND.Tel. +662-564-6900 Fax. +662-564-6772 eMail: [email protected]