Re: CGI Speed (How do I get Better Performance)

At 10:52 AM 10/28/97 -0500, Michael Gibbons wrote:

>I am currently running the web server on a 9406 F70 (CISC) I have written
a CGI program that receives a parameter(no method) and reads a database
file and outputs a table with 12 records(Rows) and 4 fields(Columns) in a
table format. The Program uses a combination of user controlled opens and
QCMDEXEC's. 
>
>The problem is sometimes it can take anywhere from 3 to five minutes to
return the page. I looked at the routing data in qsyswrk subsystem and it
points to the QTMHHTTP class in QTCP. The run priority is 25 and the
timeslice is 2000 and the purge is *yes. This is between interactive and
spool work which seems ok.
>
>Any ideas on how to speed up the response time?

You might try putting the following in the HTTP configuration file:

# * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
# Disable reverse DNS lookup to speed up access        
# * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Dnslookup Off                                          

The operative entry is the 'Dnslookup Off' statement. Without this, a
reverse lookup takes place, and this can really slow everything down.

HTH

Vernon Hamberg
Systems Software Programmer
Old Republic National Title Insurance Company
400 Second Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN 55401
(612) 371-1111 x480


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