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On 8 January 2013 09:38, Simon Waters <simon@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > I'm guessing your bitfolk server is the other side of the world to the > dcglug server. I'm not sure why I should compare it. Google have a lot It's in the UK. From Singapore it looks like: x220:~$ httping http://www.dcglug.org.uk/ PING www.dcglug.org.uk:80 (http://www.dcglug.org.uk/): connected to 80.68.88.22:80 (522 bytes), seq=0 time=967.54 ms connected to 80.68.88.22:80 (522 bytes), seq=1 time=1017.82 ms connected to 80.68.88.22:80 (522 bytes), seq=2 time=1062.04 ms connected to 80.68.88.22:80 (522 bytes), seq=3 time=1892.89 ms connected to 80.68.88.22:80 (522 bytes), seq=4 time=1016.12 ms connected to 80.68.88.22:80 (522 bytes), seq=5 time=1032.95 ms connected to 80.68.88.22:80 (522 bytes), seq=6 time=1020.39 ms ^CGot signal 2 --- http://www.dcglug.org.uk/ ping statistics --- 8 connects, 7 ok, 0.00% failed round-trip min/avg/max = 967.5/1144.2/1892.9 ms > The dynamic v static is a red herring. Sure static sites load quickly, > but the content is always the same. You can put a reverse proxy like > Varnish in front of dynamic sites (or even just use Apache mod_proxy) > and restore the performance of static sites if you don't mind that the > site looks the same to everyone, but really that would be terribly dull. I think it's an issue. When I compare my own static sites to almost any Wordpress instance, I'm seeing a huge difference. I think it's dull waiting for a page to load. ;) What are you httping results for dcglug from your work place? -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/listfaq