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Need some help getting the most out of Apache
Posted by coax, 04-13-2010, 11:09 PM |
Since Google is now using site speed as part of the 200+ signals, it inspired me to want to tweak my Apache which I haven't done at all.
I have Googled around and configured various apache prefork and worker settings among other settings, and using 'ab' command to benchmark.
For my wordpress blog, I get the following benchmark:
But then for my semidynamic site (only a couple php scripts) I get
For these I used the command
My hardware is basically a quad core, 8 gb ram, and normal 7500 rpm scsi disk.
Anything here look out of the ordinary? Can I improve the blog or the static serving somehow?
Thanks.
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Posted by vapetrov, 04-14-2010, 02:36 AM |
Usually you can improve server performance by install php cache (like xcache, eaccelerator, apc), tune mysqld (try mysqltuner.pl) and optimize sql queries.
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Posted by assistanz247, 04-14-2010, 10:20 AM |
Try using caching with apache and there are modules available like, mod_expires and mod_headers. This kind of server side caching will increase your site's performance.
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