As traffic increases speed decreases. There will be certain times of the day or month when the site will likely slow down some.
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As traffic increases speed decreases. There will be certain times of the day or month when the site will likely slow down some.
What can be done to speed up the speed?
(excuse my lack of knowledge in this thingy)
One thing I need to do is implement a caching system for the main site to cut down on database queries.
Otherwise the only option is server upgrades, or server moves. About a year ago this site got a new server, I don't know if you recall but that move drastically increased speed.
Yes, Chris I remember about that where you created a thread to inform us about the server upgrade. What happen if you cut the database queries?
database queries are the most intensive things for the server to process, so cutting them would lessen the load.
Its just a matter of me coding the caching system, it'll be somewhat complex.
Currently all the pages on the site are generated on the fly (dynamic) when requested. What I need to do is make a system whereby once a week (or whenever) static files are generated off the database instead. Then only the search functions wouldn't be cached (and the homepage so it can always show the 10 most recent forum posts).