Pressflow vs Drupal

When to Pressflow Vs. Drupal
Presenters:
Matthew Dorman | Rasheed Barnes
July 24, 2010

Overview
■ Differences between platforms
■ Performance improvements in PressFlow
■ Compatibility issues with PressFlow
■ Test Procedures/Results
■ Q & A
■ Open Topics / Discussion

Platform Differences
■ Support Community
■ Adoption Numbers
■ Fork?
■ Security Tests

Pressflow Performance Improvements
■ Lazy Sessions
■ DB Replication
■ PHP Refactoring
■ MySQL Only

Pressflow Compatibility
■ Difficult to fully determine, due to adoption rate
■ Session Availability
■ Supports MySQL Only

Testing - Tools
■ ab - http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.0/programs/ab.html
■ Jmeter - http://jakarta.apache.org/jmeter/
■ Siege - http://www.joedog.org/index/siege-home

Testing - Best Practices (1/2)
■ Use same hardware configuration and kernel (OS)
■ Use same network configuration
■ First record server load using top or uptime command
■ Take at least 3-5 readings
■ Reboot the server and carry out test on next configuration

Testing - Best Practices (2/2)
■ Again record server load using top or uptime command
■ Retest using static html/php files and dynamic pages
■ Test during identical/similar traffic loads
■ Clear Cache!

Testing - Your Traffic Profile
■ Authenticated
■ Unauthenticated
■ Editors

Testing - Potential Hurdles
■ Bandwidth (Munin)
■ MySQL (Munin / MySQL Enterprise Monitor)
■ Workstation

Testing - Understanding the Results

Testing - Understanding the Results (cont.)

Q & A
You ask, we'll answer
(or someone else hopefully)

Open Topics
■ Should I use PressFlow?
■ How Can I Make Drupal Fast?
■ What about Acquia?

Contact Information
Rasheed Barnes
@fingerpistols
linkedin.com/in/rasheednyc
Matthew Dorman
@matthewdorman
linkedin.com/in/matthewdorman

Trademark References
Pressflow is a trademark of Four Kitchens, LLC.
Drupal is a registered trademark of Dries Buytaert.
Apache is a trademark of The Apache Software Foundation.

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