Re: How to increase speed?

[Terry Allen <hmag@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

>I am running WebTen 2.1.1 on a G3/266 Beige computer (plain vanilla
>box with 128 MB RAM). I serve all pages through Lasso 2.5.1 and
>Filemaker Pro 4.
>
>Almost all pages on the site involve at least one and up to 10
>accesses to Filemaker to build pages as they draw components and data
>from the 43 different databases running on the server.
>
>I leave the unit running with Finder in the front as this seems to
>make it run much faster.
>
>My perception is that there are huge delays while Lasso and FMP
>interact (usually on the order of 7-10 seconds) and then the pages
>load. I can see that non-Lasso pages - like a direct call to a JPEG
>file - are served immediately.
>
>I have been trying to determine the best plan to increase speed. I am
>looking at moving over to 4D, upgrading Lasso, and/or buying a new
>server.
>
>I have run tests using Webten 3.x and am absolutely sure that the
>problem remains.
>
>I do not particularly care about 4D's interface features, as my ONLY
>concern is speeding up my *existing* code. I do not want to have to
>replace five years of Lasso coding.
>
>Yet, as I price it, I am going to have to spend at least $1250 to
>update to the latest Lasso Web Engine and 4D. At that price, I can
>buy a new G4 box.
>
>My question is what others on this list have experienced with 4D and
>whether they would recommend making the change. Any references to
>case studies or comparison articles would be appreciated.
>
>If we are going to spend so much money, I would like to end up with a
>server that bangs a database driven page back to me in 1-2 seconds -
>similar to what I see from the larger commercial sites I frequent on
>the web.
>
>Any suggestions on how to remove the bottleneck will be greatly appreciated.
>--
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Hi Clark,
        You'll certainly pick up speed by moving to a higher spec Mac.


        Bye for now, Terry Allen
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