Title: Slow Initialization
Last modified: August 18, 2016

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# Slow Initialization

 *  [ralphch](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ralphch/)
 * (@ralphch)
 * [19 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/slow-initialization/)
 * Hi,
 * I’m running a WordPress 2.0.4 blog under Apache (FreeBSD) and MySQL. It works
   very well except for when I try to access the blog for the first time.
 * Whenever I access the public blog, it takes about 6 seconds to show the homepage(
   that is, the response time is very slow). After that, all of the pages start 
   loading very fast. But it always has this lag time whenever I access it for the
   first time.
 * Other non-WP pages don’t show this behavior, so I’m guessing it has something
   to do with WordPress’ initialization.
 * I would really appreciate any help in order to get this fixed.
 * Thanks,
    Ralph

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 *  [drmike](https://wordpress.org/support/users/drmike/)
 * (@drmike)
 * [19 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/slow-initialization/#post-500379)
 * Probably need a link to see what is going on. Could be due to a number of causes.
   Loading javascripts for teh first time, header graphics, etc.
 *  Thread Starter [ralphch](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ralphch/)
 * (@ralphch)
 * [19 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/slow-initialization/#post-500384)
 * Hi, thanks for the quick reply. Although it’s still under construction, you can
   see it at [http://www.fotofama.com/wordpress/](http://www.fotofama.com/wordpress/)
 * Thanks again, Ralph
 *  [drmike](https://wordpress.org/support/users/drmike/)
 * (@drmike)
 * [19 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/slow-initialization/#post-500404)
 * Suggestion – When posting about a site that contains nudity, please mention it
   as such. I usually post from a library and that would have gotten me booted out
   of there if a librarian had seen it. Eightly year old librarians are a mean bunch.
   🙂
 * Loaded for me in about three seconds. I’m going to suggest it’s the Youtube since
   I know that takes a bit to load. I run into that issue on the wp.com forums when
   folks have ten of those loaded on a single page and they moan about it loading
   slow or screwing up their browsers.
 * Yup, when I load the Ashlee post, it comes right up. When I view thte home page,
   it comes right up.
 * If it’s a daily thing, how about instead putting some graphic that looks like
   the youtube but with the image with text saying “Click here to see my daily video”
   and make it into another page where the video loads? Just an idea.
 * hope this helps,
    -drmike
 *  Thread Starter [ralphch](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ralphch/)
 * (@ralphch)
 * [19 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/slow-initialization/#post-500419)
 * Hi drmike, thanks for the quick reply and sorry I forgot to mention the Ashlee
   post.
 * I’ve tested it without the video, as well as with the WP default theme but it
   still takes those 5-6 seconds to load whenever I first go to the site. I’ve tried
   it on a couple of different computers and on some it doesn’t have that lag, so
   maybe it’s my computer. Although it’s really strange since other pages in the
   FotoFama.com site load just fine.
 * Well, if you have any other ideas about what it might be, please let me know.
   Maybe it’s with the MySQL connection being established, etc.
 * Thanks again for everything,
    Ralph

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 * Last reply from: [ralphch](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ralphch/)
 * Last activity: [19 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/slow-initialization/#post-500419)
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