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Mb81 · 2004-07-25, 19:09

Just a small poll. I hope we get some feedback. Thanks.

Mr_Paper · 2004-07-25, 19:10

Where's the poll?

[EDIT]

Okay, I can see the poll now. Personally, I find the forum is a little bit slower than it used to be. Pages used to load almost instantly but now I usually have to wait a second or two for each page to load.

Thyrz · 2004-07-25, 19:10

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mb81

Just a small poll. I hope we can some feedback. Thanks.

I don't see a poll O.o

edit: ahh there it is

And now that you mentioned it, I do notice a speed increase, or is it just because there's not enough people online.

hobbs · 2004-07-25, 19:30

seems to be going fast..but im not that sure..

HoboGod · 2004-07-25, 19:53

i can't tell yet, i'll vote soon tho when i can draw a conclusion.

EDIT: well, it takes a second or 2 longer than it used to, but it is rather consistant. in the old forums, it was randomly slow or lighting fast. so i guess the consistantcy makes up for the extra second, i'll say equal.

_Sin_ · 2004-07-25, 21:32

It's the same as before. It was fast to begin with since I'm located in Germany, and it did not improve much. :shrugs:

KeinikuSuki · 2004-07-25, 22:10

Seems better here in the United States. Pages with 50 posts on them seem to load much faster, nice work.

Green² · 2004-07-25, 23:42

I think it is loading faster for me on both Internet Explorer and Firefox web browsers. But then I don't know if it's fair stating that as I've got the bittorrent client currently running...

OutPhase · 2004-07-25, 23:51

It's much faster now. I wait for little to no time now. I use Internet Explorer in case you're wondering. All hail Internet Explorer and it's "Better-Than-AOL" skillz!

EDIT: ONE PROBLEM! For some reason it won't load some pages all the way. This is third time this happened to me so far.

mantidor · 2004-07-26, 01:25

Its pretty much the same for me, since it takes from 30 secs-1 min to load the whole page >_<! ... yeah I know my conection isnt the greatest...

Lexander · 2004-07-26, 01:39

lol not better ... made me crack for some reason ... what happend to 'worse'?

I don't think the different was sagnificant enough to notice. about the same I guess.

Yamano667 · 2004-07-26, 01:42

very nice and fast

Lefteris_D · 2004-07-26, 02:41

For me the speed is the same but at least the clock is working right which is good

Lefteris_D · 2004-07-26, 10:20

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mb81

We are now on Apache 2 + Php 5

Could that be responsible for the avatar issue?

Apache 2 combined with Php 5 is not that high in my wish list. I believe you know what I mean by that.

***GHDpro*** · 2004-07-26, 10:52

Checked a few posts on vB's community forum. You can have as much as 20%-30% speed
increase by simply dumping PHP 5 and installing good-old PHP 4.3.8

And I'm not sure how up-to-date this particular page is, but take a look at the warning at
the top of this page:
http://www.php.net/manual/en/install.apache2.php

Now I'm only very much a part-time system admin, but if you ask me, the best combo would be:
Apache 1.3.31 + PHP 4.3.8 -- Fast & Stable

Then again, the avatar issue was quickly solved, so I doubt it had anything to do with either
Apache 2 or PHP 5, but was merely a permission/restriction issue...

Oh well, time will tell.

TheShadow · 2004-07-26, 12:45

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mb81

Well, let me say, i thought so too first. But fact is, the system is faster currently and is using much less memory (cause is apache apache 2). And so far, no problems with Php 5 which i might add, surely depents on the code.

Just curious, if server load is a problem, have you tried any of the PHP accelerators like turck mm-cache or php accelerator?

PHP Accelerator gave a nice boost to a site I was running. That wasn't really a busy site, but it was unfortainly running on a far too slow server.

Nowdays I'm using turck mm-cache for that site, mainly since php accelerator hasn't been updated for a while, and it's running smoothly.

As for using PHP5, I'm not really sure if any of the accelerators are working with it unfortainly (php accelerator certainly won't, even Zend's commerical accelerator hasn't PHP5 among the supported versions). I noticed a note about mm-cache working with one of the betas, so I'm going to test it with PHP5 on a test server for myself.

Lefteris_D · 2004-07-26, 13:11

Has anyone tried the free Zend Optimizer with php5? So far the FAQ page still mentions php4 so I doubt if it has support for version 5.

TheShadow · 2004-07-26, 13:29

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mb81

The main problem "was" swapping since apache / mysql uses a lot mem.

Evil swapping

As for apache and memory usage, synce you are at apache 2, I assume you have tried/is using the worker mpm instead of the default prefork mpm?

I wouldn't be able to tell if I find the forums any faster atm cause my upload is almost saturated from bt atm =)

Forse · 2004-07-26, 13:38

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lefteris_D

Has anyone tried the free Zend Optimizer with php5? So far the FAQ page still mentions php4 so I doubt if it has support for version 5.

Upcoming turck version should support php5

Anyway http://uptime.netcraft.com/up/graph?...ki.com&probe=1 forum server is using php5 and I am not sure if that is wise...yet. For me server load times are ~same

TheShadow · 2004-07-26, 13:40

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lefteris_D

Has anyone tried the free Zend Optimizer with php5? So far the FAQ page still mentions php4 so I doubt if it has support for version 5.

I doubt it would be of much help in the case of swapping, could possibly making it worse. As for lowering the cpu time spent on each page you'd probably gain more using mmcache, as Mb81 has already tried, or Zend Accelerator compared to Zend Optimizer.

View Poll Results: How is the server speed compared to the old one ?
better	17	32.69%
equal	28	53.85%
not better	7	13.46%
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2004-07-25, 19:09	Link #1
Mb81 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2003	New Server Just a small poll. I hope we get some feedback. Thanks.

2004-07-25, 19:53	Link #5
HoboGod Necromancer Join Date: May 2003 Location: Cardboard Box Age: 39	i can't tell yet, i'll vote soon tho when i can draw a conclusion. EDIT: well, it takes a second or 2 longer than it used to, but it is rather consistant. in the old forums, it was randomly slow or lighting fast. so i guess the consistantcy makes up for the extra second, i'll say equal. Last edited by HoboGod; 2004-07-25 at 20:40.

2004-07-25, 23:51	Link #9
OutPhase Lord Chairman God King Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Do you really give a damn?	It's much faster now. I wait for little to no time now. I use Internet Explorer in case you're wondering. All hail Internet Explorer and it's "Better-Than-AOL" skillz! EDIT: ONE PROBLEM! For some reason it won't load some pages all the way. This is third time this happened to me so far. Last edited by OutPhase; 2004-07-26 at 12:13.

2004-07-26, 13:11	Link #17
Lefteris_D Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Athens, Greece Age: 42	Has anyone tried the free Zend Optimizer with php5? So far the FAQ page still mentions php4 so I doubt if it has support for version 5. __________________ ...

2004-07-25, 19:10	Link #2
Mr_Paper Hmm... Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Looking for his book...	Where's the poll? [EDIT] Okay, I can see the poll now. Personally, I find the forum is a little bit slower than it used to be. Pages used to load almost instantly but now I usually have to wait a second or two for each page to load.

2004-07-25, 19:30	Link #4
hobbs nothing 2 do with calvin! Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Essex, UK Age: 35	seems to be going fast..but im not that sure..

2004-07-25, 21:32	Link #6
_Sin_ Member of the Year 2004! Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: "And if thou doest not well, _Sin_ lieth at the door."- Genesis 4:7 Age: 39	It's the same as before. It was fast to begin with since I'm located in Germany, and it did not improve much. :shrugs:

2004-07-25, 22:10	Link #7
KeinikuSuki 鶏肉がとてもおいしい。 Join Date: May 2004	Seems better here in the United States. Pages with 50 posts on them seem to load much faster, nice work.

2004-07-25, 23:42	Link #8
Green² It's bacon! Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Up and to the Left Age: 44	I think it is loading faster for me on both Internet Explorer and Firefox web browsers. But then I don't know if it's fair stating that as I've got the bittorrent client currently running...

2004-07-26, 01:25	Link #10
mantidor the Iniquitous Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: bogotá	Its pretty much the same for me, since it takes from 30 secs-1 min to load the whole page >_<! ... yeah I know my conection isnt the greatest...

2004-07-26, 01:39	Link #11
Lexander www.thefestlanders.com Join Date: Dec 2003	lol not better ... made me crack for some reason ... what happend to 'worse'? I don't think the different was sagnificant enough to notice. about the same I guess.

2004-07-26, 01:42	Link #12
Yamano667 Banned Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: The moon :)	very nice and fast

2004-07-26, 02:41	Link #13
Lefteris_D Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Athens, Greece Age: 42	For me the speed is the same but at least the clock is working right which is good

2004-07-26, 10:52	Link #15
*GHDpro* Administrator Administrator Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Netherlands Age: 45	Checked a few posts on vB's community forum. You can have as much as 20%-30% speed increase by simply dumping PHP 5 and installing good-old PHP 4.3.8 And I'm not sure how up-to-date this particular page is, but take a look at the warning at the top of this page: http://www.php.net/manual/en/install.apache2.php Now I'm only very much a part-time system admin, but if you ask me, the best combo would be: Apache 1.3.31 + PHP 4.3.8 -- Fast & Stable Then again, the avatar issue was quickly solved, so I doubt it had anything to do with either Apache 2 or PHP 5, but was merely a permission/restriction issue... Oh well, time will tell.