Comments on: UPDATED: Phandroid’s Slow Server: GOODBYE, FAREWELL!

By: ahmed

ahmed — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 16:54:07 +0000

@ahmed i suggest u change ur name ive been addicted to rthis website forever
common people it did get a little bit better

By: Dave Kaufman - Techlife

Dave Kaufman - Techlife — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 13:54:41 +0000

@Ahmed – I am in the US where I think Rob is hosting this.

@ybandg – I am using Chrome as well and see the slowness.

@Rob – I see it on both sites, but know that it is very intermittant. This morning for example it seems snappy. This problem has existed for months, sometimes it takes forever.

Finally – @Ron – I agree this is not breaking news but slow servers mean people will eventually move on to another site/community.

By: binarypower

binarypower — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 06:30:32 +0000

thank you, thank you, thank you… the load time was horrible. I had to disable graphics to get it to load at peak times.

By: Matt F

Matt F — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 02:45:22 +0000

@ybandg: I had assumed Linux, but now I realize that it’s dumb to make that assumption. If the server is hosted on Windows, that could be a large contributor. But yeah, my first guesses would be the advertisements or a minor hitch in a query. I seem to load the front page more slowly than any articles.

By: Gears

Gears — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 22:35:44 +0000

Gimme a shout if you need anything mate. Two servers is too much, it’s probably something relatively simple but finding these things is always a pain. As a rule of thumb load the page, then do View Source when it hangs…it will tell you which bit of code is causing the prob. I run coolsmartphone.com by the way

By: Ron Saldanha

Ron Saldanha — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 19:59:01 +0000

umm, I never had a problem with the site. I mean its not like a BBC ticker that I would need super lightning action. And considering android news is like 3-4 articles per day on an average, its not really much to be coming back to so very often. Sorry if I sounded a bit off, my two cents :D

By: ybandg

ybandg — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 19:12:31 +0000

Also.. are you hosted on Windows or Linux?

By: Mark G

Mark G — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 19:12:14 +0000

Great job on improving the speed. But u didnt need a new server, you could have rubed cheetha blood on the old server. ;)

By: ybandg

ybandg — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 19:11:14 +0000

@ Rob – I think it’s ad-related too. Loading up the site in Firefox w/ Adblock is fast as hell, but loading it up in Google Chrome takes longer, and Chrome renders faster than FF. So.. must be the ads. Where do you Ads come from (company/country)?

Also Rob, you MAY want to choose to hide your domain registration info dude. Most sites offer it for a few bucks extra. Got your name, addy, phone, email all out there o_O

By: Ahmed

Ahmed — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 19:00:13 +0000

@Rob, well I’m assuming he’s from overseas so it could possibly be his connection/distance.

And when I first read my name I was like, “wait, what?” Haha. Oh and no, I’m not the same Ahmed in the article :P.

By: Rob Jackson

Rob Jackson — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 18:43:35 +0000

@Dave – thanks for the honesty buddy. Anything you guys can say/observe to help us identify how to speed things up is appreciated. I suppose it COULD be the ad server but even if it was… no WAY should it take 30+ seconds… that doesn’t make sense.

By: jeremy

jeremy — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 18:35:24 +0000

Very nice! I notice it loading faster on my g1. No 3g where I live, so it is appreciated.

By: Dave Kaufman - Techlife

Dave Kaufman - Techlife — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 18:27:26 +0000

And yes I want you to have ads to keep it free, just suggesting a culprit not related to your servers.

By: Dave Kaufman - Techlife

Dave Kaufman - Techlife — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 18:26:53 +0000

I think the slowness is the ad serving….that’s my guess.

By: mdizzle

mdizzle — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 17:50:43 +0000

i agree, it is stll slow. after clicking there is a pause before any action.