master/slave question

[peter]

Hello,

When you link a db to a 'master' tube... does it performs a SQL connection on every page request (every time a visitor enters my site) or it only connects on cron?

Please note i am refering to the SQL connection between the slave and the master DB, not between the slave and its own DB.

Thanks.

[admin]

Each time it needs to create a pages using master's thumbs DB

[peter]

and how often it needs to create a page?

[admin]

Well ..
If you have just 1 page - 1 time each X seconds where X is cache time.
if nobody visits that page - never.