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Joomla, like most PHP applications relies heavily upon MySQL for data storage and retrieval. In the search for performance, most people start by looking at the queries that are performed and tweaking them along with indexes. While that is by all means a good place to start, it’s too tempting to stop there. If you have a dedicated server (or a VPS), you have the opportunity to tweak MySQL to perform better under YOUR load (by tweaking it to your load).
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One common issue with a dedicated server (or a Virtual Private Server for that matter), is that it can be quite difficult to track down the cause of a high server load. Most people just write it off as inevitable, but something should be done about it. If you have a busy site, you'll want to tweak your server to handle high loads as best as possible. But how can you find out what is causing the high load? It's simple (kind of)... These steps are for a *nix based server (Linux, Unix, FreeBSD (I think)). |
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