optimizers and accelerators

[admin0]

Hi,

would having zend optimizer installed boost a bit of performance?
would encoding the vb .php files using zend encoder and running it via optimizer help a bit.

what tweaks could be applied after a default install?

just a thought ..

[Andreas]

I run eAccelerator and it seems to work quite well

[MissKalunji]

Originally Posted by Andreas

I run eAccelerator and it seems to work quite well

and how does this work? i just downlaoded and i have no clue...

[Nutz]

eAccelerator is a free open-source PHP accelerator, optimizer, encoder and dynamic content cache. It increases the performance of PHP scripts by caching them in their compiled state, so that the overhead of compiling is almost completely eliminated. It also optimizes scripts to speed up their execution. eAccelerator typically reduces server load and increases the speed of your PHP code by 1-10 times.

eAccelerator stores compiled PHP scripts in shared memory and executes code directly from it. It creates locks only for a short time, while searching for a compiled PHP script in the cache, so one script can be executed simultaneously by several engines. Files that can't fit in shared memory are cached on disk only.

from http://eaccelerator.net/wiki

I don't think that this would work on the common webserver, as it requires the web host to install it: http://eaccelerator.net/wiki/InstallFromSource

Thanks,
Mat

[MissKalunji]

im on a dedicated server? i wouldnt be able to?

[Nutz]

Perhaps, you would have to contact your provider

Thanks,
Mat

[Corriewf]

Originally Posted by admin0

Hi,

would having zend optimizer installed boost a bit of performance?
would encoding the vb .php files using zend encoder and running it via optimizer help a bit.

what tweaks could be applied after a default install?

just a thought ..

Since my brother works for Zend...... yes.