apache benchmark, aka "ab" comes with apache and lets you hit your server as many times as you want.
Also see wget and valgrind/callgrind For Windows users, there's something called SuperSmack or some equally silly name... :-) On Mon, January 21, 2008 3:50 am, Jochem Maas wrote: > hi guys, > > I need to do some performance testing for a site of mine. > I want to compare performance of various combinations > of using APC, Squid, Apache/LightHTTPD mod_php/fastcgi. > > all very well I can build the various setups but I'm stuck as > to how to go about recreating realistic load on the machine in > question. > > I don't want to have to go out and buy some commercial software. > > STFW is making my head spin. > > Does anyone have any tips, urls, advice as to how to start > going about creating something like a 'test suite' for testing > high load performance of a website? > > TIA > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > > -- Some people have a "gift" link here. Know what I want? I want you to buy a CD from some indie artist. http://cdbaby.com/from/lynch Yeah, I get a buck. So? -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
