> Hi All, > So they did a complete rewrite without changing the hardware? > My guess is that the site on the same hardware would be substantially slower.
A change to the database design, as well as database engine (e.g., to something fantastic like PostgreSQL), indexing strategies, etc., would also be expected to have a major impact too. [End of reply.] > IMHO > Dave > > > On 04/04/12 08:23 AM, discobeta wrote: > > agree, any rewrite of old code should improve by at least 10%, even if it > > was written in pascal > > > > On Wed, Apr 4, 2012 at 10:21 AM, André Warnier <a...@ice-sa.com > > <mailto:a...@ice-sa.com>> wrote: > > > > Rolf Banting wrote: > > > > On Wed, Apr 4, 2012 at 1:31 PM, Perrin Harkins <per...@elem.com > > <mailto:per...@elem.com>> wrote: > > > > ... > > > > > > If they were to > > > > rewrite it in Perl today, *it would go up again*! > > > > - Perrin > > > > > > No performance anxiety there then. > > > > Particularly with a non-threaded Perl, which allows Apache to fork > > multiple times.. > > > > > > > -- > Dave Morgan > Operations Manager, Cool Places In Canada > http://www.coolplaces.ca > dave.mor...@coolplaces.ca > 403 288 8759 / 866 938 0516 Randolf Richardson - rand...@inter-corporate.com Inter-Corporate Computer & Network Services, Inc. Beautiful British Columbia, Canada http://www.inter-corporate.com/