THE PAST DECADE has seen an increased interest in website performance, with businesses of all sizes realizing that even modest changes in page loading times can have a signifi cant effect on their profi ts. The move toward a faster web has been driven largely by Yahoo! and Google, which have both carried out extensive research on the subject of website performance, and have worked hard to make web masters aware of the benefi ts.
This book provides valuable information that you must know about website performance optimization — from database replication and web server load balancing, to JavaScript profi ling and the latest features of Cascading Style Sheets 3 (CSS3). You can discover (perhaps surprising) ways in which your website is under-performing, and learn how to scale out your system as the popularity of your site increases.
Achieve optimal website speed and performance with this Wrox guide
Effective website development requires optimum performance with regard to both web browser and server. This book covers all aspects of building and maintaining websites that deliver peak performance on all levels. Exploring both front-end and back-end configuration, it examines factors like compression and JavaScript, database performance, MySQL tuning, NoSQL alternatives, load-balancing across multiple servers, effective caching of web contents, CSS, and much more. Both developers and system administrators will find value in this platform-neutral guide.
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Covers essential information for creating and maintaining websites that deliver peak performance on both front end and back end
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Explains how to configure front-end performance related to the web browser and how to speed up communication between server and browser
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Topics include MySQL tuning, NoSQL alternatives, CSS, JavaScript, and web images
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Explores how to minimize the performance penalties of SSL; load-balancing across multiple servers with Apache, Nginx, and MySQL; and effective caching and compression of web contents
Professional Website Performance: Optimizing the Front End and Back End offers essential information to help both front-end and back-end technicians ensure better website performance.
