Subject: Fwd: Re: [xsl] suggestions for per request xslt performance? From: Andrew Mason <andrew@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Date: Thu, 26 Apr 2007 12:03:57 +0930 |
On Wednesday April 25 2007 09:02:48 pm Abel Braaksma wrote: > Andrew Mason wrote: > > It's also not just PHP that operates on a per request > > basis. Most scripting > > languages work with apache in this way. Thus they will have > > a significant > > portion of each request time taken to import the stylesheet. > > > > I don't particularly like PHP either, [...] and I've got 0 > > chance of getting > > the system admin to run apache2. > > Are you really serious of staying with your job? ... ;) Well..... :) > > I vaguely remember having used PHP with some memcache module that tries > to keep objects available in memory. Is that something you could try? > Possibly it only works with Apache 2.0 or 2.2 though... Not a bad idea. I know this works with databases and if it works for the XSLT processor that would be something i could probably get added to the server. Hadn't even thought of trying it for the XSLT processor. > > > I am sure > > that we could convince the boss to pay someone to add this > > functionality, > > Good to know. Have you considered the following, which is often chosen > when something cannot (or can't easily) be done in the current language > you are using: create a small project with an open interface, with a > language that does your job best (Java, or anything) and use your own > tools (PHP) to write to that interface. This was something I had thought about doing. It would allow the system to scale nicely, however it then adds additional latency (which is what I was trying to avoid in the first place). I haven't tested it to see if there is less or more latency doing this than importing the stylesheet on a / request basis. Also , this requires another box. Which would be fine if we weren't Co-lo, however the cost of the rack over time is probably more expensive than paying someone to add an export/load option to libxslt assuming it's even possible. So I guess that would be our preferred solution should anyone be interested. > > It really isn't that hard to make. If I understand you correctly you > have a situation where you: > - can't control what system is used (openBSD) > - can't control what language is used (PHP) > - can't control what techniques or tools are used (libxslt) > > Perhaps you can convince your sysadmin to create one (separate) sandbox > system, where you have all control (you use, say, Java + Saxon, which > gives you the freedom of XSLT 2.0 and any Unix variant that your > sysadmin digs *and* can run Java JVM). unfortunately OpenBSD is the only UNIX variety he "digs"...not even FreeBSD which i understand runs java ok. :( > Now, it should not take anything > more than a few days to build a SOAP server, and make PHP send a SOAP > message to this server where the returned message contains the > transformed XML. > > This way you will have a lot of freedom in controlling both performance > and your techniques of choice (i.e., pragmatic programmers should > *always* choose the best tool that fits a job, not the tool they > understand best or is easiest available) because you completely separate > this module from the rest of your sources. It's pretty seperate anyway :) many thanks Andrew > > If you need such a system I am happy to help you with both the Java and > PHP part (but contact me offlist then and we discuss the requirements). > > HTH, > > Cheers, > -- Abel Braaksma
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