This is the slowest site I visit/use

[Tom Westbrook]

OK, so I've checked the servers (http, dataabse) every which way and don't find any problems there.

So, from what I've heard, is this ONLY an issue while posting or is it bad generally (page load time)?

Performance will never be super-fast: we only run on a middling Unix box, but it shouldn't take more than 5 secs (use your watch to time things) to load a page or post to a thread.

[bobwysiwyg]

Tom,

Routine browsing is quite fast, almost instantaneous for me (Win XP, Safari, Comcast). However, posting a reply is v-e-r-y slow. I've never actually put a watch to it, but I would estimate it easily exceeds 30-40 seconds. The next couple of times I will actually time it and note the TOD. I know these things can be a bear to track down.

Edit: Just timed this post, it took 40 seconds to respond.

Another edit: If it helps any, the initial reply took 40 seconds, editing and updating and already existing post (this one) is virtually instantaneous.

[eddie]

what bob said above. i experience the same thing. (vista and XP) and it happens with the PM as well.....

[IanG]

Tom, I posted the original comment because it frequently times out on page loading, whether here in Turkey or when I'm in the UK.

It's just as bad at times when most of North America are asleep/offline and it's the only website I have constant problems with.

EDIT: 31 seconds to add post

EDIT 2 Almost instantaneous to post the edit

Perhaps it's a databse/SQL problem rather than the webserver itself

Ian

[eddie]

seems to go in and out.. today is better

edit: i spoke too soon....

[Jim Michael]

Read time is very fast for me. Always great performance. Only when posting do I see latency, so that appears to point to the database. If you have access to the code then it might be useful to place some timing code to see where the latency exists. Sure acts like an index issue. Or maybe tablespace having to be incremented?

Edit 1: post took 37 sec.
Edit 2: edit took 1 sec.

OK, so I've checked the servers (http, dataabse) every which way and don't find any problems there.

So, from what I've heard, is this ONLY an issue while posting or is it bad generally (page load time)?

Performance will never be super-fast: we only run on a middling Unix box, but it shouldn't take more than 5 secs (use your watch to time things) to load a page or post to a thread.

[unkgowa]

Exactly the same sort of thing for me.. I'm using Mac OSX..