Optimizing to improve page-loading times?

[rant boss]

Hello

Wondering if there's something I should be doing to address a recent increase in page-loading times -- a problem that's getting worse over the last week or so.

Running on a VPS (host says all looks good on his end)

VBul version 3.6.8

4,000 registered users, 150,000 posts

Usually no more than 100 users online at any time

Adsense in a few spots on each page (side column, in threads and above forum)

Is there something I can be doing to streamline things on my end (without dumping old posts)?

I'm not really a techie...so please make your suggestions understandable to the average joe.

Thanks

[snakes1100]

You should be posting in the "server optimization" forum over at vb.com, george will help you out.

[DivisionByZero]

definitely optimize all your tables, and as far as php/httpd performance, you could do this--and i do this as a rule all the time--for speed and security:

purchase a license for the ionCube encoder, and encode ALL your php files as "max binary". This encrypts the files, and as a side effect, boosts performance.

[MaestroX]

I've written an article on my site how to Optimize your vBulletin to reduce bandwidth and load (http://www.vbskinzone.com/forums/41-optimize-your-vbulletin-reduce-bandwidth-load.html), hope it helps :)

[Dismounted]

Have you tried using XCache?

[SEOvB]

Decrease your CSS size,
Make your CSS written to a file
Decrease images and scripts that run on pages where load time is unacceptable

[rant boss]

Thanks all for the excellent advice!

Just optimizing/repairing the tables seems to have made a difference already. Something so simple :eek:

I'll give the others a try

[Zia]

Thanks all for the excellent advice!

Just optimizing/repairing the tables seems to have made a difference already. Something so simple :eek:

I'll give the others a try

install xcache with This (https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=141005&page=15&highlight=xcache)

[Dismounted]

The XCache Datastore module/class is included in vBulletin 3.7+.

[Mecho]

The XCache Datastore module/class is included in vBulletin 3.7+.

ah i didnt know that . do we need to enable it from somewhere ? how can i make sure how it works in my forum ?

thanks

[Dismounted]

You will need to use the 3.7 config.php file, as it is the one that has the new settings.

[Mecho]

This line :

// $config['Datastore']['class'] = 'vB_Datastore_Filecache';

if yes , just need to remove // ? nothing else ?

[Dismounted]

Have a look at the comment above it ;).

[Mecho]

ah my bad :

i just want to make sure that i did correct .

uncommented this line :
// $config['Datastore']['class'] = 'vB_Datastore_Filecache';
and
Changed vB_Datastore_Filecache to vB_Datastore_XCache .

is it correct , right ?

[snakes1100]

yes it is

[Boofo]

How do I find out if the server is using Xcache or another cache?

[snakes1100]

lol @ boofo

info.php


This program makes use of the Zend Scripting Language Engine:
Zend Engine v2.2.0, Copyright (c) 1998-2007 Zend Technologies
with XCache v1.2.2, Copyright (c) 2005-2007, by mOo

Will be listed there to start and then have a variable section further down to show what its setup with.


XCache Support enabled
Version 1.2.2
Modules Built cacher
Readonly Protection N/A
Opcode Cache enabled, 33,554,432 bytes, 2 split(s), with 8192 slots each
Variable Cache enabled, 16,777,216 bytes, 2 split(s), with 8192 slots each
Shared Memory Schemes mmap

Directive Local Value Master Value
xcache.admin.enable_auth Off Off
xcache.cacher On On
xcache.coredump_directory no value no value
xcache.count 2 2
xcache.gc_interval 3600 3600
xcache.mmap_path /dev/zero /dev/zero
xcache.readonly_protection no value no value
xcache.shm_scheme mmap mmap
xcache.size 32M 32M
xcache.slots 8K 8K
xcache.stat On On
xcache.test no value no value
xcache.ttl 7200 7200
xcache.var_count 2 2
xcache.var_gc_interval 300 300
xcache.var_maxttl 7200 7200
xcache.var_size 16M 16M
xcache.var_slots 8K 8K
xcache.var_ttl 3600 3600

[Boofo]

Nope, this is all I got:

This program makes use of the Zend Scripting Language Engine:
Zend Engine v2.2.0, Copyright (c) 1998-2007 Zend Technologies
with the ionCube PHP Loader v3.1.32, Copyright (c) 2002-2007, by ionCube Ltd., and
with Zend Extension Manager v1.2.2, Copyright (c) 2003-2007, by Zend Technologies
with Zend Optimizer v3.3.3, Copyright (c) 1998-2007, by Zend Technologies

But will using the filecache be better than nothing at all? And do I need to edit the datastore file? This is all new to me, sorry for the ignorance concerning it. ;)

[snakes1100]

Just 777 the file and your all set, it will be better than nothing at all.

[Boofo]

OK, but the settings in the config.php. I know to set the IP address but what about the port setting and the others?

[snakes1100]

Unless the host changed it, the port is correct.

[Boofo]

So, just set the IP and nothing else then? The IP is at the localhost setting right now?

I just noticed that those settings are for the memcacheserver so I don't need to set those. Basically, just uncomment that one line and chmod the file and that is it, right?

[snakes1100]

Yes, if your not using the memcache, u can comment out the lines and uncomment the one u want to use and chmod the file to 777

[Boofo]

OK, did that and am waiting to see the file change. And thanks for the help, sir. ;)

[snakes1100]

ur welcome sir