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Jenny Swift
21,999 PointsWeb Application Speed
Hi, I am coding a web application that relies on PHP with MySQL, and when I use my app locally with MAMP, my app responds instantly to my actions. But when I use my app on my real website* there is quite a lag.
Why is this, and is there anything I can do to make the non-local version of my app faster, please?
*Iām not sure what the correct term is for this. What I mean is when Iām not running my app locally using MAMP. So if you know the term I am after, please let me know. Thank you :)
1 Answer
Shawn Flanigan
Courses Plus Student 15,815 PointsJenny,
There are some tools that you can use to measure your (live? production?) site's performance. It will probably never run as fast as it does on your local machine (since you're sending data a potentially distance where your code is executed by a shared server and then sent back to you), but these will help you find ways to improve your code.
- Chrome's Developer Tools can give you an idea of what assets are taking a while to load, etc.
- Google's Page Speed Insights can be really helpful, but requires a little setup.
- Similar online tools (like GTmetrix) can give you some ideas for improving your speed.
Hope this helps!
Jenny Swift
21,999 PointsJenny Swift
21,999 PointsI see. Thank you very much Shawn!