Legacy Optimizing APTL to be more server friendly

[Alan_SP]

I want to report impact of this mod on server resources.

This is mod that uses the most server resources. Showthread page generation time with this mod is about 80-90% longer, even for guests. As users spent most time looking at threads, this almost halves number of users server could serve (keep online).

I tested also with lower number of posts per page (I have 25 posts per page). At 10 posts per page I'm getting about the same page generation time as without this mod.

This is really huge impact on server. The problem is even worse as it impacts guests' page creation time. All my other mods (and I have quite few of them) doesn't compare with this mod.

I'm writing this to ask if there could be some performance tricks, whatever, that would reduce impact of this mod on server.

I also tried to use vBSEO likes system and if someone asks, it's even bigger server hog.

I'll keep it installed, but at the moment I'll turn it off, hoping that something could be done. Please, my users like this mod very much, try to work your magic and reduce impact on server, or at least impact on guests. I could use it if it will impact only registered users.

I'd posted this on vborg too.

 

[Fillip H.]

Can you be more specific as to which page you're referring to?

 

[Alan_SP]

You're fast.

I mean all showthread pages, i.e. looking at all threads. Of course, if page has more posts per page, the impact is bigger.

For example, any full page (i.e. with all 25 posts) is created in about .6-.7s. With your mod on it's about 0.9-1s. With vBSEO Likes, it goes to 1.1s.

For guests it is also so, but guests has page creation time in about .5-.6s for page. With your mod on, it's about .8-.9s

It is a big impact on my server. As I said, if I lower it to 10 posts per page, then I'm about even as when I have your mod turned off.

 

[Fillip H.]

We'll look into it for the future now that we know where to look

 

[Alan_SP]

Thanks, hope you'll manage to find out how to reduce so big impact on server.