Drupal does not use php classes. One of the issues is the number of stylesheets that get accessed (one for every module and some) but this problem has been tackled on this site. Yes, Drupal 6 is a massive architectural rebuild and it is noticeably higher performing than Drupal 5. It is definitely a very good product.
On Dec 12, 4:34 pm, "Aaron Cooper" <[email protected]> wrote: > I remember one of the big issues with Drupal was the amount of classes the > system would hook into (sometimes un-necessarily) causing speed issues. > > Alot of the big sites I looked at using Drupal claimed to have hacked the > core to do away with this. > > But this was a good year ago, 5.x stuff. Is it still an issue with 6.x? I > was under the impression that 6.x was quite an architecture revision. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Kent Parker" <[email protected]> > To: "NZ PHP Users Group" <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, December 12, 2008 4:23 PM > Subject: [phpug] Re: [OT] Feedback on New Site > > Drupal 6 is fast for anonymous users. Basically everything is cached > so it is just lifting content from about a dozen cache tables. Looks > like this is a stripped down version as well, css has been custom > handled and placed into 3 files rather than the dozens you usually > have. > > Wait till you try logging in and then it'll slow down to 'normal' > speeds. > > Great site though, obviously lots of work has gone into refining it > for looks as well as performance. It is all credit to Drupal that it > can be extended beyond mere social/hobby sites. > > On Dec 12, 2:37 pm, "Aaron Cooper" <[email protected]> wrote: > > That's a fairly rapid website for Drupal (my last outing with it was 5.2 I > > think). I imagine Vector isn't shy with hardware however. > > > What version of Drupal is this? 6.x? > > > Aaron > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Thom Toogood > > To: [email protected] > > Sent: Friday, December 12, 2008 1:36 PM > > Subject: [phpug] [OT] Feedback on New Site > > > Hey, > > > Speaking of Fibre - Today we've released our new site for > > VectorFibre -http://www.vectorfibre.co.nz > > > VectorFibre is the fibre-optic network operated by Vector Communications. > > It's available now for Auckland and Wellington businesses, and it's > > probably right outside your premises. > > > Big thanks to Dries (drupal.org), all the drupal contrib developers and > > Bagder (badgercomms.co.nz) for the creative. > > > Really keen for any feedback, suggestions or questions, on the list or by > > email. > > > Cheers, > > > Thom Toogood > > Web Systems Specialist > > Vector Limited --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ NZ PHP Users Group: http://groups.google.com/group/nzphpug To post, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe, send email to [email protected] -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
