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[George Schlossnagle]

On Jul 21, 2004, at 2:59 PM, Mitch Pirtle wrote:

> Hey gang,
>
> Here is an interesting test done by one person, using the same 
> os/hardware/software for everything except the CMS.  She tried several 
> and noted the results.
>
> http://forum.mamboserver.com/showthread.php?t=11782
>
> Perhaps the most telling were that the CMSs that implemented 
> page-level caching performed the best, and kept the lowest loads.
>
> Something I have learned while doing my own testing is that using 
> ADOdb's query cache (which caches on the webserver, not in the 
> database like MySQL) provides significant performance benefits, UNLESS 
> your webserver is working harder than the database machine, in which 
> case it will actually hurt.

Just as a note (or to start a good-natured debate), the real problem 
with client-side caches is maintaining a consistent view in a 
multi-server environment.

George