Dave M G wrote: > Per Jessen, > > Thank you for responding. > >> Might this be a name-server issue? > > Maybe, but I don't think so. The reason I suspect that is not the case > is because I can go first to a .html page on the server, and it loads > up quickly. Then I go to one of my .php pages, and the slowdown > occurs. And your script does not cause any dns lookups? > If it were a name server issue, I would expect the slowdown to happen > regardless of which page I load first. Not necessarily - it would depend on what is being looked up. > So, I guess to be more specific, the slowdown happens the first time I > load one of my PHP scripts on this site, not the first time I access > the site. Have a look at which external services you use - database, nameserver, ldap etc. I'm assuming an initial loop is out of the question? Also, check memory status - if the server is very heavily loaded, and your stuff isn't in memory, it could take time to page it in. 10 seconds is a long time, but ... /Per Jessen, Zürich -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php