slow loading dynamic site - how can I speed it up

[harmonyjones]

<snip> is loading up slowly for users in the USA can anyone here confirm if it it slow and anyone have suggestions on how it can be speeded up?

[edited by: korkus2000 at 4:45 pm (utc) on Dec. 12, 2003]
[edit reason] No site reviews please [/edit]

[txbakers]

What database are you using?

[DrDoc]

Without having taken a look at the actual site...

A couple (general) ways you can speed up the loading of a page:
* Optimize any database queries
* Make images smaller (and use less images)
* Remove code bloat
* Use CSS to make the content load faster
* Switch hosting

[davidpbrown]

Maybe add Last-Modified: dates,?or Etags?, to the HTTP headers of those files that don't need processing.. graphics.. css +?

UA's will then just checks the last modified date and gets a 304 and the file from cache rather than downloading xkB.

[harmonyjones]

I'm using MS SQL Server 2000 and our homepage is highly dynamic,

[DrDoc]

Shared hosting?

[harmonyjones]

no dedicated servers 1 running win2k server the other is running sql server 2000

[DrDoc]

Then maybe it's just an issue of the server specs? Or your Internet connection?