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Hi Document Length is much bigger with WP. Is it compression being off in Apache/PHP or caching in React? Update: ok, compression is off in Apache. Hmm, I'm n

by jjoe 11y ago

Hi Document Length is much bigger with WP. Is it compression being off in Apache/PHP or caching in React? Update: ok, compression is off in Apache. Hmm, I'm not sure ab is a good benchmark tool here. Your React combo is asynchronously pulling data while WP is mostly synchronous. To be fair, you need to check "full loading" times. WPT Apache: http://www.webpagetest.org/result/151027_GJ_d747f0a207fa4b72af35d63f53dfd447/ http://www.webpagetest.org/result/151027_GJ_d747f0a207fa4b72... WTP React+: http://www.webpagetest.org/result/151027_83_f3b299e3ab7957a473bb1cd29a2f12eb/ http://www.webpagetest.org/result/151027_83_f3b299e3ab7957a4... Fully Load for Apache is: 3.0xs Fully Load for React+ is: 3.7xs I can also see that you haven't done basic optimization on Apache (KeepAlive off, compression off, MaxClients, etc).

tonyspiro 11y ago
Thanks for the response. I can see how it could be misleading to compare the React SPA version of my site vs the WP site based on an AB test, however, the results are there to show you the benefits of the React-rendered application are not only between pages (which you can easily see and experience the speed enhancement) but also the fact that you get to "First Paint" first. By limiting the server overhead (I could've enabled compression for the React Express server, but I didn't), you get to the page sooner. And although the "fully loaded" times appear about the same in the links you provided, the perceived speed by the user is much faster on the React version. Do you not agree?