How do you do server load testing

We want to test our site to see where the breaking point is

[joetest]

We are planning on doing a load test on ou site and we are nbot sure how to approach the project. Anyone who has done this, your input would be very valuable. We want to see how far we can push it before it breaks. Thanks

[phranque]

welcome to WebmasterWorld [webmasterworld.com], joe!

not sure if the information is still current but this WebmasterWorld thread may have some ideas for you to try:
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[venti]

Welcome! We use the Microsoft Web Application Stress tool to determine load on a requests per second basis. IT's free, easy to use, and pretty powerful. It's the best tool I have used for load testing and we have even paid a pretty penny for some back in the day.

You would be surprised how well it can help identify performance issues. For instance, changing some code to use one UUID function to another custom one increased our requests per second capabilities from 180 to 320. We were lucky enough to start using this as we coded to find issues like this.

[aish1108]

Is there any tool availible to test a website on a remote host?
What about a website hosted on a shared hosting plan?

Thanks!