By gray97 on

Wondering what could cause very slow loading of Drupal? I have Drupal 5.1 and two more different CMS's on the same server, each has it's own Mysql db.

Drupal takes about 1 min to load. The other CMS's load instantly.

Is there something specific I can adjust or modify to bring Drupal up to speed?

All the modules are default. I have the book module activated.

Thanks..

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vm’s picture

vm commented

the book module is the only module enabled ?

you can install the devel.module to get a better look at whats going on behind the lines.

are you using cache ? how aggressive ? css aggregator ?

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gray97 commented

Yes, just the core modules are enabled plus the book module. I emptied the watchdog and all cache is disabled.

When I first installed Drupal it was instant loading but as a few weeks passed, (very little or no more content added, no images) it got slower and slower.

I'll see about the devel.module.

Thanks..

dnewkerk’s picture

dnewkerk commented

It's a bit of a long shot, but perhaps check the "top" command (if you can on your server) to see if you have any hung mysql or other processes, and if so kill them and restart mysql if necessary. This has happened to me before. In your case this seems unlikely, since your other CMS's load fine - but worth a look. By default though, Drupal 5 should be lightening quick, so whatever it is it's something in your particular installation or server to look out for (e.g. there's not a setting you have to make first in Drupal to speed it up - it's fast by default).

-- Dave

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gray97 commented

OK, I'll check the Top. I played with the devel module and while I'm not sure exactly how to use it, it seems the average time to load about 29 things take about 8000 - 12000 ms. Is this real bad?

Thanks..gray97