Modx slow?

Is it normal for Modx to be slow? im looking at a video of someone using Modx and it seems to be going a whole lot faster than mine does..

Im getting something like "wait while Modx loads the page..." or something similar. Is there something thats wrong with my installation?

When I go into Cpanel and check the error log it says this

[Thu Sep 17 01:29:42 2009] [alert] [client 53.91.107.240] /home2/site/public_html/.htaccess: RewriteCond: bad flag delimiters, referer: http://site.com/manager/index.php?a=1&f=menu
[Thu Sep 17 01:29:40 2009] [alert] [client 53.91.107.240] /home2/site/public_html/.htaccess: RewriteCond: bad flag delimiters, referer: http://site.com/manager/index.php?a=1&f=tree
[Thu Sep 17 01:29:40 2009] [alert] [client 53.91.107.240] /home2/site/public_html/.htaccess: RewriteCond: bad flag delimiters, referer: http://site.com/manager/index.php?a=1&f=tree
[Thu Sep 17 01:29:36 2009] [alert] [client 53.91.107.240] /home2/site/public_html/.htaccess: RewriteCond: bad flag delimiters, referer: http://site.com/manager/index.php?a=1&f=tree
[Thu Sep 17 01:29:36 2009] [alert] [client 53.91.107.240] /home2/site/public_html/.htaccess: RewriteCond: bad flag delimiters, referer: http://site.com/manager/index.php?a=1&f=tree
[Thu Sep 17 01:29:31 2009] [alert] [client 53.91.107.240] /home2/site/public_html/.htaccess: RewriteCond: bad flag delimiters, referer: http://site.com/manager/index.php?a=1&f=tree
[Thu Sep 17 01:29:31 2009] [alert] [client 53.91.107.240] /home2/site/public_html/.htaccess: RewriteCond: bad flag delimiters, referer: http://site.com/manager/index.php?a=1&f=tree
[Thu Sep 17 01:29:29 2009] [alert] [client 53.91.107.240] /home2/site/public_html/.htaccess: RewriteCond: bad flag delimiters, referer: http://site.com/manager/index.php?id=3&a=78
[Thu Sep 17 01:29:29 2009] [alert] [client 53.91.107.240] /home2/site/public_html/.htaccess: RewriteCond: bad flag delimiters, referer: http://site.com/manager/index.php?id=3&a=78
[Thu Sep 17 01:29:29 2009] [alert] [client 53.91.107.240] /home2/site/public_html/.htaccess: RewriteCond: bad flag delimiters, referer: http://site.com/manager/index.php?a=1&f=menu
[Thu Sep 17 01:29:29 2009] [alert] [client 53.91.107.240] /home2/site/public_html/.htaccess: RewriteCond: bad flag delimiters, referer: http://site.com/manager/index.php?a=1&f=menu
[Thu Sep 17 01:29:25 2009] [alert] [client 53.91.107.240] /home2/site/public_html/.htaccess: RewriteCond: bad flag delimiters, referer: http://site.com/manager/index.php?a=1&f=menu
[Thu Sep 17 01:29:25 2009] [alert] [client 53.91.107.240] /home2/site/public_html/.htaccess: RewriteCond: bad flag delimiters, referer: http://site.com/manager/index.php?a=1&f=menu

slow MODx = crappy host (sometimes)
How big is the site in question?

Quote from: jusmeig at Sep 17, 2009, 05:47 AM

slow MODx = crappy host (sometimes)
How big is the site in question?

about 10-12 pages..
My host has been good so far is ot normal to see the "Please wait while Modx loads the page..." message?

Well apparently, this

RewriteCond: bad flag delimiters

means you have an error in your .htaccess file, see below for an explanation

http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_causes_the_error_.htaccess_RewriteCond_bad_flag_delimiters_when_blocking_user_agents_using_.htaccess

Quote from: shamblett at Sep 17, 2009, 05:55 AM

Well apparently, this

RewriteCond: bad flag delimiters

means you have an error in your .htaccess file, see below for an explanation

http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_causes_the_error_.htaccess_RewriteCond_bad_flag_delimiters_when_blocking_user_agents_using_.htaccess

Hmm..renamed the .htaccess and still slow

Problem in your .htaccess file could certainly slow down entire site, as it effects the whole site.

If its a huge site the size of the cache file can slow things down, but this is not the case here, I would fix the .htaccess file and see if problem still exists.

If its shared hosting and there are lots of sites on the machine, you can get this.
Open Firebug (Plugin for Firefox) and click on the Net tag.

This will let you know whats downloading, and taking so long!! How long are we talking here?

Quote from: jusmeig at Sep 17, 2009, 06:01 AM

Problem in your .htaccess file could certainly slow down entire site, as it effects the whole site.

If its a huge site the size of the cache file can slow things down, but this is not the case here, I would fix the .htaccess file and see if problem still exists.

im just using the htaccess that came with the CMS

# For full documentation and other suggested options, please see
# http://svn.modxcms.com/docs/display/MODx096/Friendly+URL+Solutions
# including for unexpected logouts in multi-server/cloud environments

Options +FollowSymlinks
RewriteEngine On
RewriteBase /

# Fix Apache internal dummy connections from breaking [(site_url)] cache
RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} ^.*internal\ dummy\ connection.*$ [NC]
RewriteRule .* - [F,L]

# Rewrite domain.com -> www.domain.com -- used with SEO Strict URLs plugin
#RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} .
#RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} !^example\.com [NC]
#RewriteRule (.*) http://example.com/$1 [R=301,L]

# Exclude /assets and /manager directories from rewrite rules
RewriteRule ^(manager|assets) - [L]

# For Friendly URLs
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ index.php?q=$1 [L,QSA]


# Reduce server overhead by enabling output compression if supported.
#php_flag zlib.output_compression On
#php_value zlib.output_compression_level 5

Quote from: jusmeig at Sep 17, 2009, 06:02 AM

If its shared hosting and there are lots of sites on the machine, you can get this.
Open Firebug (Plugin for Firefox) and click on the Net tag.

This will let you know whats downloading, and taking so long!! How long are we talking here?

what net tag?

Quote from: BnH at Sep 17, 2009, 06:04 AM

what net tag?

In firebug there is a tag that say "net" (I’m not talking about the MODx Manager here)
I just want to know how long it is taking to load the pages that’s all