Posted 7 months ago #
Hello,
My blog is taking ages to load. I've spoken to my host who have tried a lot of things over the past week without success. The same issue was happening on my forum but was fixed through the patch posted on MyBB [http://blog.mybb.com/]
However my blog is still having issues. [blog.redmanc.com]
It's only the home page having the issue, like on the forum which was fixed via the patch. I am thinking a similar security hack may have occurred?
Please advise.
Hello ILM16,
The security hack you referred to was specific to the MyBB software.
There are many factors that can affect a site's speed. I always start with an analysis using something like gtmetrix to get an idea where to start. I would also suggest doing a search online for terms like "optimize WordPress" or "optimizing WordPress." Here are some suggestions for starters that I always recommend:
Install a caching plugin like:
http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wp-super-cache/
Install a minify plugin like:
http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wp-minify/
If you have any reason to suspect your site has been compromised you can also install and run this plugin:
http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/exploit-scanner/
Finally, you can also run your site through a scanner like:
http://sitecheck.sucuri.net/scanner/
Hope this helps!
Posted 7 months ago #
Thanks,
I understand it was a MyBB issue however the symptoms are identical.
Home page affected only.
15 second 'waiting' time as recorded by 3rd party sites.
Slow loading of database content rather than images.
My reason for suggesting such an issue.
Posted 7 months ago #
Any one?
Hello again ILM16,
Did you go through the steps I suggested above? Also, you can run a check of your site speed through gtmetrix.com to see if there are any other suggestions for increasing your site speed. You can also use the scanner at http://sitecheck.sucuri.net/scanner/ to check for any malicious code on your site.
Two things I forgot to suggest. Switch to the default theme and disable all plugins. Theme and/or plugin compatibility can cause issues as well.
Posted 6 months ago #
I tried what you recommened without avail. It is only the homepage suffering and that's why I suggested there may be a similar issue.
Posted 6 months ago #
It's your web server that's borked. Speak to your hosting provider.
Slowness is not evidence of a hack, just a poorly tuned web server. You could be hacked but just that alone doesn't indicate anything.
When you visit your site with another web browser (meaning you have not logged in) do you get anything like additional spam links? Any odd redirects?
When you disabled all of your plugins and switched to the Twenty Eleven theme, what kind of results did you get? I mean in seconds.
This page loads fine. http://blog.redmanc.com/readme.html
This page loads like death itself. http://blog.redmanc.com/
The first is a static web page, the second engages the PHP interpreter and that appears to be where you are enjoying a slowdown.
You can see the speed results here.
http://tools.pingdom.com/fpt/#!/LNuVQdf0T/blog.redmanc.com
One last test: on the CLI telnet blog.redmanc.com 80 and type in anything and hit return twice. A web server should disconnect at the bad request.
Your's doesn't. Try the same test on my site or others telnet blog.dembowski.net 80 and hit enter twice after typing in anything. You'll see a 400 Bad Request reply followed by a disconnect.
Talk to your host provider, something odd is going on with your web server.
Edit Forgot to mention: when PHP does finish creating that page, you get this in the HTML.
<!-- 37 queries. 75.436 seconds. -->
That's a bit long, that server is not well.
Hi ILM16,
Jan has some great points, but I did want to clarify one thing. Slowness is not ALWAYS a poorly tuned web server. You have to take into account other factors as well, such as coding and in the case of WordPress, images and plugins.
If a fresh install of WordPress, using the default theme and with no plugins installed or activated runs with the same slow speed, then you will definitely want to speak with your host regarding this.
Good luck!
Posted 5 months ago #
I disabled all plugins - no change.
I changed the theme to the default and it has sped up slightly.
I've contacted the web host again.
As I said, it's only the home page which is frustrating. Posts themselves are perfectly fine.
Posted 5 months ago #
The classic theme has the issues too, no pluging activated. Argh!
Hi ILM16,
Sorry you're still having trouble with your site speed. I'm curious, did try running scans of your site at gtmetrix.com both with your current theme and the default theme? Did you also run those tests with and without plugins enabled? Did you follow suggestions offered by gtmetrix.com (such as enabling caching, etc.).
Have you tried running a ping/trace test to your site to completely rule out any connection/networking issues:
http://www.webhostinghub.com/support/website/website-troubleshooting/site-slow-run-ping-and-tracert
Another suggestion (that definitely will not hurt anything) is to try repairing your database to see if that helps your site.
I haven't tried the following plugins but they might help you diagnose possible issues:
http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wp-system-health/
http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wordpress-phpsysinfo-widget/
http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/error-reporting/
Have you tried a fresh install of WordPress on another part of your site to see how that runs?
Hope this helps!
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