___/ On Sun 22 Oct 2006 10:27:23 BST, [ Computer Guru ] wrote : \___
Anyone that tried to visit my site a couple of days ago got a "Account
Suspended" message from my host thanks to Neowin, OSNews, Slashdot, and
Digg. They were accessing a WordPress post.
Yes, I witnessed this. The mirrors failed as well.
I'm moving to a dedicated server, but I want complete optimization. I'm
hacking wp-cache to work with IIS (yes, it's a Windows Server, and no,
Windows Server 2003 is NOT bad), and was thinking about a PHP cache
implementation as well - since I had wp-cache and a lot of other
optimizations running on CentOS w/ Apache on my VPS earlier.
I was thinking of eAccelerator as a php caching solution, then I started to
wonder why I don't just run PHP as completely compiled code.
BlobPress? I think it's a dangerous territory to approach.
If you were ever to encourage this type of thing, you would
soon lose many of the benefits of Open Source. There would
be those who are tempted to choose a compiled version over
one that's interpreted. Consequently, this translates to
less hacking (the benevolent connotation), which empowers
WordPress through plug-ins and bug fixes (reports and
patches). And that's just one among many beneficial aspects
that you would lose.
Has anyone run WordPress under RoadSend or Phalanger?
RoadSend: http://www.roadsend.com/home/index.php?SMC=1
Phalanger: http://php-compiler.net
Benchmarks of Phalanger and some alongside RoadSend:
http://www.php-compiler.net/Benchmarks.htm
Why not create static pages (selectively, of course)? If I
recall correctly, there was a long thread about this in the
end of April. I suspect that there are plugins that address
the issue of server spikes and heavy loads.
Does anyone even know if WordPress will compile? Sometimes "quirky" code can
create issues.
I'm afraid I can't offer an answer, but if it was over to
become a downloadable edition, imagine the implications on:
* Security updates
* Plugins (hooks, modification, etc)
* Maintaining multiple distributions
* More stuff...
Just food for thought :)
I am not familiar with benchmarks that compare compiled PHP
with more conventional forms (with or without some caching).
However, based on my experience with MATLAB I can assure you
that compiling what was geared towards interpretation of
code leads to very small (if not negligible) gains.
Languages as such are /already/ being heavily optimised to
deliver splendid performance without compilation (think
PostScript, for instance). Compilation is better as means of
preventing access to source code.
A properly-constructed syntax is needed to build something
that's translated into good binaries which take advantage of
decade-old compilers. PHP is, after all, not a naive
debugger. Also bear in mind the issue of mobility. Would you
like to see WordPress cease to work when you move it onto,
let us say, a SPARC-based Sun server? Would your compiler
(maybe a pricey commercial one) be still of any value?
In summary, caching, multiple servers, or static pages might
be your best solution to spikes. YMMV.
Best wishes,
Roy
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