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--- administration:performance [2016/05/13 19:40] – [Heap Space] demiankatz
+++ administration:performance [2017/08/01 18:43] – demiankatz
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 for more information).
 ==== Garbage Collection ====
+:!: Starting with VuFind 3.0, VuFind includes Solr 5, which does some garbage collection auto-tuning by default; the suggestions below may be less important for these newer releases, and you should probably not tinker with settings unless you have a known problem you are trying to solve.
 Garbage collection is how aggressive the JVM is with clearing out unneeded objects. For the purposes of Vufind, parallel garbage collection should work nicely, but read Sun's [[http://java.sun.com/docs/hotspot/gc5.0/gc_tuning_5.html | Tuning Garbage Collection]] for more in-depth information.
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-Once you have a log file, you can use the [[http://www.tagtraum.com/gcviewer.html|gcviewer]] or [[http://www.alphaworks.ibm.com/tech/pmat|PMAT]] tool to get a visual representation of its contents.  This is very helpful in measuring whether your configuration changes have had a positive impact!
+Once you have a log file, you can use the [[https://github.com/chewiebug/GCViewer|gcviewer]] or [[http://www.alphaworks.ibm.com/tech/pmat|PMAT]] tool to get a visual representation of its contents.  This is very helpful in measuring whether your configuration changes have had a positive impact!
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 On PHP 5.4, installing a PHP cache like [[http://pecl.php.net/package/APC|APC]] can significantly improve performance by reducing the amount of time spent by PHP parsing and compiling code. PHP 5.6 comes with build-In OpCache, which is slightly faster than APC. When upgrading, remember to disable the Apache APC module. OpCache should be configured to 64 MB.
-If you created a custom module, remember to create a autoloader_classmap.php by calling
+If you created a custom module, remember to create an autoloader_classmap.php by calling
 <code php>
 ../../vendor/zendframework/zendframework/bin/classmap_generator.php -w
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 from module directory.
+===== Asset Pipeline =====
+Starting with VuFind 3.1, there is an optional "asset pipeline" which can be used to combine Javascript and/or CSS files together to reduce the number of HTTP requests necessary to load VuFind pages. This is turned off by default but can be activated using the asset_pipeline setting in [[configuration:files:config.ini|config.ini]].
+===== Theme Compiler =====
+Starting with VuFind 4.1, there is a [[administration:command_line_utilities|command-line tool]] known as the "theme compiler" which can be run to flatten a hierarchy of themes into a single flat theme, reducing the amount of file searching VuFind needs to do in order to find assets and templates.
+To use a compiled theme, follow these steps:
+. Run "php $VUFIND_HOME/public/index.php compile theme [your theme] [your compiled theme]" at the command line.
+. Update your [[configuration:files:config.ini|config.ini]] file to use [your compiled theme] instead of [your theme] in the theme setting.
+Note: NEVER EDIT THE COMPILED THEME. Instead, edit the source theme and recompile it when you need to make changes. You must use the --force switch of the compiler if you need to overwrite your compiled theme with a new version.
 ===== Troubleshooting =====
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   * [[administration:solr_replication|Solr Replication]] - Basic information about making Solr highly available with replication in the context of VuFind.
+  * [[administration:fault_tolerance_and_load_balancing|Fault Tolerance and Load Balancing]] - Fault tolerance and load balancing strategies with VuFind.
   * [[http://wiki.apache.org/solr/SolrPerformanceFactors|Solr Wiki - Performance Factors]] - Pros and cons of various Solr configuration options; also linked to other helpful wiki pages.
   * [[http://groups.google.com/group/solrmarc-tech/browse_thread/thread/fe329385bb1dc953|solrmarc-tech indexing time thread]] - A discussion which goes into detail on several significant Solr settings.