Systems and methods for partitioning data on multiple servers

A method for dividing information for storage across multiple web server databases, the method comprising:

• providing a first and a second data partition;
• storing a user data block on the first partition, wherein the user data block comprises information about a member of a web site;
• specifying a relationship between data within at least one of the first or second partitions and data within a data set;
• storing a replica of the data within a data set that relates to the least one of the first or second partitions;
• and
• maintaining a pointer on the replica of the least one of the first or second partitions.

A system for sharing data between multiple web servers, the system comprising:

• a plurality of web servers;
• a database accessible to the web servers, wherein the database comprises at least a first partition and a second partition;
• a first data set stored on the first partition and a portion of the first data set stored on the second partition;
• a second data set stored on the second partition and a portion of the second data set stored on the first partition, wherein a relationship between data within at least one of the first or second partitions and data within the second data set is specified, and at least a portion of data within the second data set that relates to data within the at least one of the first or second partitions is replicated;
• a first pointer indicating the location of the portion of the first data set on the second partition;
• and
• a second pointer indicating the location of the portion of the second data set on the first partition.