CPU Time saved by WP-Super-Cache

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I needed to make some changes to the website layout this afternoon, so I turned off WP-Super-Cache for a while. As you can clearly see in the following graph the CPU time consumed by php-cgi processes increased by 2-4 times when caching was turned off between 14:00-17:00. And this increase was caused by a single WordPress installation during low traffic hours.

This is one of the many reasons I love caching plugins.

CPU consumption with WP-Super-Cache turned off

CPU consumption with WP-Super-Cache turned off between 14:00-17:00

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George Notaras is the editor of the G-Loaded Journal, a technical blog about Free and Open-Source Software. George, among other things, is an enthusiast self-taught GNU/Linux system administrator. He has created this web site to share the IT knowledge and experience he has gained over the years with other people. George primarily uses CentOS and Fedora. He has also developed some open-source software projects in his spare time.

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    Wp-Super-Cache is indeed a great plugin. I decided to remove it from my wordpress blog and simple went with eaccelerator. My server loads sitting way down near 1… I do have a powerful xeon machine so that helps too :)