#1 Get the code, install it on a box in the closet, run valgrind --callgrind This will give you a stack trace of what gets called the MOST in your application. Look for "tall" trees in the call graph, and fix those first. #2 You can use 'ab' (apache benchmark) or similar to test it externally. #3 You can also script things with Selenium IDE and then use Selenium remote control to run them repeatedly, for the end-user experience. Don't let server non-access stop you from doing #1 though... On Mon, March 3, 2008 11:09 am, Thiago Pojda wrote: > Guys, > > I've been asked to build a performance report for a PHP app. I can't > profile > it using automated tools as I don't have full access to the server, > only to > the application itself. > > It's a PHP4 Object-Oriented app, which uses ADODB as abstraction layer > with > a Oracle 8i databse. The system also uses a VB.NET socket server for > some > data manipulation. > > As for migrating to PHP5 I think it's crucial, but I need facts that > it > really runs faster than PHP4. Anyone? :) > > Any ideas on what might be the bottleneck? > > Thanks guys > > Atenciosamente, > > > <http://www.softpartech.com.br/> www.softpartech.com.br > > > Thiago Henrique Pojda > Desenvolvimento Web > +55 41 3033-7676 > thiago.pojda@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Excelência em Softwares Financeiros > > > -- 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
