Comments on: Supercache, eAccelerator and Wordpress – Benchmarks http://blog.sweetnam.eu/2007/11/07/supercache-eaccelerator-and-wordpress-benchmarks/ It's hard to think of a tagline - All the good ones are taken.. Sun, 14 Feb 2010 18:22:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Robert http://blog.sweetnam.eu/2007/11/07/supercache-eaccelerator-and-wordpress-benchmarks/comment-page-1/#comment-8794 Robert Mon, 04 May 2009 23:23:17 +0000 http://blog.sweetnam.eu/2007/11/07/supercache-eaccelerator-and-wordpress-benchmarks/#comment-8794 Hello Vito, My benchmarks were run on a LAN. If you are testing from home to your webserver then you will not get an accurate result because you will be limited by the speed of your internet connection. Running a benchmark from home to a webserver over the internet would not be recommended as the results would not be accurate! Hello Vito,

My benchmarks were run on a LAN. If you are testing from home to your webserver then you will not get an accurate result because you will be limited by the speed of your internet connection.

Running a benchmark from home to a webserver over the internet would not be recommended as the results would not be accurate!

]]> By: Vito Botta http://blog.sweetnam.eu/2007/11/07/supercache-eaccelerator-and-wordpress-benchmarks/comment-page-1/#comment-8793 Vito Botta Mon, 04 May 2009 23:17:03 +0000 http://blog.sweetnam.eu/2007/11/07/supercache-eaccelerator-and-wordpress-benchmarks/#comment-8793 Oops.... the numbers are in fact much lower, at around 2 requests/sec! (I had made a mistaken with the previous tests) What can this depend on? How can I improve things and what shall I expect instead? Thanks! Oops…. the numbers are in fact much lower, at around 2 requests/sec!
(I had made a mistaken with the previous tests)
What can this depend on? How can I improve things and what shall I expect instead?
Thanks!

]]> By: Vito Botta http://blog.sweetnam.eu/2007/11/07/supercache-eaccelerator-and-wordpress-benchmarks/comment-page-1/#comment-8792 Vito Botta Mon, 04 May 2009 22:09:38 +0000 http://blog.sweetnam.eu/2007/11/07/supercache-eaccelerator-and-wordpress-benchmarks/#comment-8792 Those numbers are impressive, but if I understood rightly you ran te bench from another PC in the same LAN, correct? With eAccelerator together WP Super Cache Plus (on WP 2.7.1), I can't go over 37-38 requests per second, running the bench from my pc at home (so not in the same LAN). Are these numbers OK or should I expect better figures? Thanks in advance Those numbers are impressive, but if I understood rightly you ran te bench from another PC in the same LAN, correct?
With eAccelerator together WP Super Cache Plus (on WP 2.7.1), I can’t go over 37-38 requests per second, running the bench from my pc at home (so not in the same LAN).
Are these numbers OK or should I expect better figures?
Thanks in advance

]]> By: Me Blog! » Blog Archive » Contemplating a change - Any advice? http://blog.sweetnam.eu/2007/11/07/supercache-eaccelerator-and-wordpress-benchmarks/comment-page-1/#comment-8389 Me Blog! » Blog Archive » Contemplating a change - Any advice? Sun, 08 Feb 2009 13:32:07 +0000 http://blog.sweetnam.eu/2007/11/07/supercache-eaccelerator-and-wordpress-benchmarks/#comment-8389 [...] is superb especially with Donncha’s Super Cache plugin. (see the difference that can make here) However recently I have been asked as a favour to host a few sites for friends and acquaintances. [...] [...] is superb especially with Donncha’s Super Cache plugin. (see the difference that can make here) However recently I have been asked as a favour to host a few sites for friends and acquaintances. [...]

]]> By: Donncha O Caoimh http://blog.sweetnam.eu/2007/11/07/supercache-eaccelerator-and-wordpress-benchmarks/comment-page-1/#comment-8291 Donncha O Caoimh Thu, 22 Jan 2009 10:32:10 +0000 http://blog.sweetnam.eu/2007/11/07/supercache-eaccelerator-and-wordpress-benchmarks/#comment-8291 I took a quick look at Hyper Cache. It has a few problems and doesn't have all the features of supercache. Both plugins use the same method of capturing the current page, but there's an obscure bug in WordPress that isn't really fixable in that if query_posts() is used more than once in a theme then the 404 status is lost. I fixed that a while back in my plugin. It only seems to cache for anonymous users, not logged in or users who left a comment. That's fine though because 99% of your users will be anonymous, mostly. It doesn't do any file locking either, although I'm considering removing the file locking from supercache, or making it optional because it screws up on some hosts. It does however support mobile user agents which is great, and I'll probably copy that code into supercache (and credit Hyper Cache of course) soonish so at least in "half on" mode it'll work properly with mobile phones. I do like how it's written though. It's much neater than supercache, and more encouragement for me to reorganise my plugin! I took a quick look at Hyper Cache. It has a few problems and doesn’t have all the features of supercache.
Both plugins use the same method of capturing the current page, but there’s an obscure bug in WordPress that isn’t really fixable in that if query_posts() is used more than once in a theme then the 404 status is lost. I fixed that a while back in my plugin.
It only seems to cache for anonymous users, not logged in or users who left a comment. That’s fine though because 99% of your users will be anonymous, mostly.
It doesn’t do any file locking either, although I’m considering removing the file locking from supercache, or making it optional because it screws up on some hosts.

It does however support mobile user agents which is great, and I’ll probably copy that code into supercache (and credit Hyper Cache of course) soonish so at least in “half on” mode it’ll work properly with mobile phones.

I do like how it’s written though. It’s much neater than supercache, and more encouragement for me to reorganise my plugin!

]]> By: Robert http://blog.sweetnam.eu/2007/11/07/supercache-eaccelerator-and-wordpress-benchmarks/comment-page-1/#comment-8288 Robert Thu, 22 Jan 2009 01:27:27 +0000 http://blog.sweetnam.eu/2007/11/07/supercache-eaccelerator-and-wordpress-benchmarks/#comment-8288 It's as good as it's going to get! I only ran a quick and dirty benchmark but the results proved that there is a benefit to be gained but your scenario might not be the same as mine. If time allows I will try to run another benchmark but I can say that in the time since I ran that benchmark I haven't had any issue with performance. It has been much better than I expected. I would suggest trying WPsuper cache first if you are running a wordpress blog. However if you are running other php based software then it might be worth trying a php pre-compiler like eaccelerator. Hope this helps! It’s as good as it’s going to get! I only ran a quick and dirty benchmark but the results proved that there is a benefit to be gained but your scenario might not be the same as mine.

If time allows I will try to run another benchmark but I can say that in the time since I ran that benchmark I haven’t had any issue with performance. It has been much better than I expected.

I would suggest trying WPsuper cache first if you are running a wordpress blog. However if you are running other php based software then it might be worth trying a php pre-compiler like eaccelerator.

Hope this helps!

]]> By: Proxy http://blog.sweetnam.eu/2007/11/07/supercache-eaccelerator-and-wordpress-benchmarks/comment-page-1/#comment-8285 Proxy Wed, 21 Jan 2009 23:56:03 +0000 http://blog.sweetnam.eu/2007/11/07/supercache-eaccelerator-and-wordpress-benchmarks/#comment-8285 Is this information still good or is there an updated post with current information? Is this information still good or is there an updated post with current information?

]]> By: Robert http://blog.sweetnam.eu/2007/11/07/supercache-eaccelerator-and-wordpress-benchmarks/comment-page-1/#comment-6706 Robert Fri, 26 Sep 2008 16:52:24 +0000 http://blog.sweetnam.eu/2007/11/07/supercache-eaccelerator-and-wordpress-benchmarks/#comment-6706 Donncha's plugin WP Super Cache is under constant development and is getting much better with each release so it is still one of the best options out there :) Donncha’s plugin WP Super Cache is under constant development and is getting much better with each release so it is still one of the best options out there :)

]]> By: Broadband http://blog.sweetnam.eu/2007/11/07/supercache-eaccelerator-and-wordpress-benchmarks/comment-page-1/#comment-6705 Broadband Fri, 26 Sep 2008 15:10:20 +0000 http://blog.sweetnam.eu/2007/11/07/supercache-eaccelerator-and-wordpress-benchmarks/#comment-6705 Is the supercache still the best option? The post is quite old and I am now looking into it. Is the supercache still the best option? The post is quite old and I am now looking into it.

]]> By: Robert http://blog.sweetnam.eu/2007/11/07/supercache-eaccelerator-and-wordpress-benchmarks/comment-page-1/#comment-6418 Robert Wed, 27 Aug 2008 09:14:38 +0000 http://blog.sweetnam.eu/2007/11/07/supercache-eaccelerator-and-wordpress-benchmarks/#comment-6418 I'm glad you found it of interest. I just had a look at your own 'make it faster' entry and I found it very interesting too. Thank you for your hints as well ;) I’m glad you found it of interest. I just had a look at your own ‘make it faster’ entry and I found it very interesting too. Thank you for your hints as well ;)

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