Comments on: Ruby on Rails is too slow on dreamhost http://www.mrblack.co.uk/blog/2007/03/11/ruby-on-rails-is-too-slow-on-dreamhost/ Wed, 07 Jan 2009 05:13:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: tommy westerberg http://www.mrblack.co.uk/blog/2007/03/11/ruby-on-rails-is-too-slow-on-dreamhost/#comment-28563 tommy westerberg Wed, 12 Sep 2007 14:22:41 +0000 http://www.mrblack.co.uk/blog/2007/03/11/ruby-on-rails-is-too-slow-on-dreamhost/#comment-28563 I had the same problem, but found I was using Capistrano/Subversion where I didn't manage .htaccess correctly. After the second deployment it was slow again, which I didn't realize at the time, so I wasted some time cursing DH... Loading time changes from somewhere like ten seconds to under half a second with .htaccess setup ok. Apps like Webistrano and Redmine runs snappy under my Dreamhost account. I had the same problem, but found I was using Capistrano/Subversion where I didn’t manage .htaccess correctly. After the second deployment it was slow again, which I didn’t realize at the time, so I wasted some time cursing DH…

Loading time changes from somewhere like ten seconds to under half a second with .htaccess setup ok. Apps like Webistrano and Redmine runs snappy under my Dreamhost account.

]]> By: joey slinger http://www.mrblack.co.uk/blog/2007/03/11/ruby-on-rails-is-too-slow-on-dreamhost/#comment-25153 joey slinger Mon, 13 Aug 2007 14:45:00 +0000 http://www.mrblack.co.uk/blog/2007/03/11/ruby-on-rails-is-too-slow-on-dreamhost/#comment-25153 I notice that the first hit on my RoR dreamhost app takes about 10 seconds, then subsequent pages are much quidker. But even the fast page loads are sluggish. Disappointing, because dreamhost is a very economical product. I notice that the first hit on my RoR dreamhost app takes about 10 seconds, then subsequent pages are much quidker. But even the fast page loads are sluggish. Disappointing, because dreamhost is a very economical product.

]]> By: site admin http://www.mrblack.co.uk/blog/2007/03/11/ruby-on-rails-is-too-slow-on-dreamhost/#comment-21593 site admin Wed, 04 Jul 2007 14:22:42 +0000 http://www.mrblack.co.uk/blog/2007/03/11/ruby-on-rails-is-too-slow-on-dreamhost/#comment-21593 I had modified the .htaccess to use fast-cgi (and thus dispatch.fgci). That's the first task I ever do. Its seems to me that it just isn't up to it. its very irregular when it comes to the speed of apps, not even really fit for demoing apps to people. Im going to try elsewhere. I had modified the .htaccess to use fast-cgi (and thus dispatch.fgci). That’s the first task I ever do.

Its seems to me that it just isn’t up to it. its very irregular when it comes to the speed of apps, not even really fit for demoing apps to people. Im going to try elsewhere.

]]> By: LLG http://www.mrblack.co.uk/blog/2007/03/11/ruby-on-rails-is-too-slow-on-dreamhost/#comment-15255 LLG Fri, 01 Jun 2007 13:21:31 +0000 http://www.mrblack.co.uk/blog/2007/03/11/ruby-on-rails-is-too-slow-on-dreamhost/#comment-15255 you have to modify your .htaccess to use dispatch.fcgi and not dispatch.cgi you have to modify your .htaccess to use dispatch.fcgi and not dispatch.cgi

]]> By: site admin http://www.mrblack.co.uk/blog/2007/03/11/ruby-on-rails-is-too-slow-on-dreamhost/#comment-14159 site admin Sat, 26 May 2007 11:02:53 +0000 http://www.mrblack.co.uk/blog/2007/03/11/ruby-on-rails-is-too-slow-on-dreamhost/#comment-14159 No not really. The delay is intermittent, so if you refresh over and over again sometimes is speedy enough, other times it takes ages. The delay is most defiantly at the dreamhost end. No not really. The delay is intermittent, so if you refresh over and over again sometimes is speedy enough, other times it takes ages. The delay is most defiantly at the dreamhost end.

]]> By: Warren Sangster http://www.mrblack.co.uk/blog/2007/03/11/ruby-on-rails-is-too-slow-on-dreamhost/#comment-14157 Warren Sangster Sat, 26 May 2007 10:53:27 +0000 http://www.mrblack.co.uk/blog/2007/03/11/ruby-on-rails-is-too-slow-on-dreamhost/#comment-14157 Could the delay simple be down to using a US host for a primarily UK domain? Could the delay simple be down to using a US host for a primarily UK domain?

]]> By: Sami Samhuri http://www.mrblack.co.uk/blog/2007/03/11/ruby-on-rails-is-too-slow-on-dreamhost/#comment-7117 Sami Samhuri Fri, 16 Mar 2007 23:12:35 +0000 http://www.mrblack.co.uk/blog/2007/03/11/ruby-on-rails-is-too-slow-on-dreamhost/#comment-7117 No Andy, you are not alone. I have a dreamhost account and it has served me well for over a year now. I'm running Typo on it so I know that RoR is fine and everything works well. But then I set up a new domain complete with svn repo and mysql db to run a RoR app I'm developing. Subversion is great but the app is slow as anything (7-8 sec wait for every page) and when I ssh into the server it's usually fairly responsive unless I'm accessing the remote mysql db. I don't know if the mysql server is to blame or their network or what, but it sucks. They need to get their shit together! My blog and the web app are on different servers, and different mysql servers as well so I have no clue where the cock-up is. I shouldn't have to care, that's why I have this shared hosting account. I think I'm going to colo my own linux box soon because my gentoo vm (xen) that hosts my other website just works like a dream (LAMP, postfix, svn). If it weren't a vm with modest specs I would use it for everything I'm doing. Dreamhost is doing something very wrong when my vm outperforms their servers. No Andy, you are not alone. I have a dreamhost account and it has served me well for over a year now. I’m running Typo on it so I know that RoR is fine and everything works well.

But then I set up a new domain complete with svn repo and mysql db to run a RoR app I’m developing. Subversion is great but the app is slow as anything (7-8 sec wait for every page) and when I ssh into the server it’s usually fairly responsive unless I’m accessing the remote mysql db.

I don’t know if the mysql server is to blame or their network or what, but it sucks. They need to get their shit together!

My blog and the web app are on different servers, and different mysql servers as well so I have no clue where the cock-up is. I shouldn’t have to care, that’s why I have this shared hosting account.

I think I’m going to colo my own linux box soon because my gentoo vm (xen) that hosts my other website just works like a dream (LAMP, postfix, svn). If it weren’t a vm with modest specs I would use it for everything I’m doing.

Dreamhost is doing something very wrong when my vm outperforms their servers.

]]> By: site admin http://www.mrblack.co.uk/blog/2007/03/11/ruby-on-rails-is-too-slow-on-dreamhost/#comment-7066 site admin Mon, 12 Mar 2007 19:32:22 +0000 http://www.mrblack.co.uk/blog/2007/03/11/ruby-on-rails-is-too-slow-on-dreamhost/#comment-7066 Yes. Good idea. This was a bit of a drunken rant, alas I'm still getting issues. Yes. Good idea. This was a bit of a drunken rant, alas I’m still getting issues.

]]> By: Rob http://www.mrblack.co.uk/blog/2007/03/11/ruby-on-rails-is-too-slow-on-dreamhost/#comment-7040 Rob Sun, 11 Mar 2007 00:39:19 +0000 http://www.mrblack.co.uk/blog/2007/03/11/ruby-on-rails-is-too-slow-on-dreamhost/#comment-7040 I've been running a number of rails apps on dreamhost for about 12 months and do not find these speed issues. In fact it works very well. SSH access to the shell is very quick too. My advice would be to contact DH with your concerns and see if there is a misconfiguration somewhere. I’ve been running a number of rails apps on dreamhost for about 12 months and do not find these speed issues. In fact it works very well. SSH access to the shell is very quick too. My advice would be to contact DH with your concerns and see if there is a misconfiguration somewhere.

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