Re: FAQ 3.19 How can I make my CGI script more efficient?

Brian Wakem wrote:
> Purl Gurl wrote:
> > Gunnar Hjalmarsson wrote:
> >> Purl Gurl wrote:

(snipped)

> > Serving up pages via cgi is significantly more efficient than static html
> > pages; increase in Apache speed is amazing. Apache is relieved of parsing
> > for content such as html versus plaintext, relieved of producing content
> > headers, relieved of parsing for server side includes, on and on. Apache
> > runs lots faster.

> This is absolute pish-posh. Apache running all bell and whistles (SSI etc)
> will serve static pages *at least* 100 times faster than mod_cgi served
> pages, and twice as fast as mod_perl served pages.

> If this is not the case on your machine then you have serious config
> problems.

> I have done much benchmarking on these issues.

Honestly and truly? I believe you are full of mule manure.


URL measured: http://www.purlgurl.net/~callgirl/index.cgi
Page speed: 1.89 sec (see details below)
Compare to: 2.49 sec (average speed of all our benchmarks)

Page downloading steps (as seen by Microsoft Internet Explorer):

Seconds Status Activity URL
0.00 Loading Begin Navigation http://www.purlgurl.net/~callgirl/index.cgi
0.00 Loading Begin Download
0.33 Loading End Navigation
1.90 Interactive End Download
1.90 Complete Document Complete

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URL measured: http://www.purlgurl.net/~godzilla/index.html
Page speed: 6.50 sec (see details below)
Compare to: 2.49 sec (average speed of all our benchmarks)

Page downloading steps (as seen by Microsoft Internet Explorer):

Seconds Status Activity URL
0.00 Loading Begin Navigation http://www.purlgurl.net/~godzilla/index.html
0.03 Loading Begin Download
3.94 Loading End Navigation
6.48 Interactive End Download
6.50 Complete Document Complete


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