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    • 14884
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    First, this is an awesome CMS. I’ve poked around and I like what I see, from the code to the visual feel and the use of Mootools. However, it seems a little slow... is that because of the large amount of content, my location, or is it just the way it is?

    By slow, I mean during the searches and clicking links in the repository. Frankly, I’m just looking around for mods and templates at this point, and it’s horribly slow and unresponsive. I’ve encountered
    « MODx Parse Error »
    MODx encountered the following error while attempting to parse the requested resource:
    « PHP Parse Error »
     
    PHP error debug
      Error: 	mysql_connect() [function.mysql-connect]: Lost connection to MySQL server during query	 
      Error type/ Nr.: 	Warning - 2	 
      File: 	/home/httpd/vhosts/modxcms.com/httpdocs/manager/includes/extenders/dbapi.mysql.class.inc.php	 
      Line: 	48	 
      Line 48 source: 	if(!$this->conn = ($persist ? mysql_pconnect($host, $uid, $pwd):mysql_connect($host, $uid, $pwd))) { 	 
     
    Parser timing
      MySQL: 	0.0000 s s	(0 Requests)
      PHP: 	5.9125 s s	 
      Total: 	5.9125 s s


    several times, and I’m concerned, as it’s on the official site.

    http://modxcms.com/resource-listing.html?offset=20&tags=template is an example of where I’m having issues, but it’s happened for pretty much any search results I’m browsing.

    If this is abnormal, and I’ve encountered an odd glitch, please let me know. I’m looking forward to using this CMS for many projects.

    Thanks!
      • 14884
      • 4 Posts
      Wow, holy crap tongue
      I must have started browsing at exactly the time of an automated backup or something like that. I’m browsing now and it’s lightning fast.

      No problems now. Gonna start tinkering with installs and see where I can get.
        • 20288
        • 132 Posts
        I believe the repository/tag cloud is going to be gutted, and started over... i think.
          • 14884
          • 4 Posts
          It shouldn’t be too much of a hurdle to get fast searches and tag clouds, given the abundance of open source code and examples of algorithms that do it efficiently. At any rate, I’m happy that it’s not a fundamental issue with ModX.
            • 27708 MODX Staff
            • 2,502 Posts
            The repository will:
            A) be moved to a faster server, and
            B) replaced by a much more nimble, searchable, stable new "extras" repository(ies).

            The current repo is huge, has a lot of cruft and expanded beyond our expectations. In addition as more users use it the strain becomes more obvious.

            Cheers,

            Jay

            I don’t think anyone has ruled out a tag cloud entirely.
              Author of zero books. Formerly of many strange things. Pairs well with meats. Conversations are magical experiences. He's dangerous around code but a markup magician. Blog ✦ Twitter ✦ LinkedIn ✦ GitHub
              • 25663 MODX Staff
              • 12,272 Posts
              The repository here was great when it was small, but honestly we’ve been focusing 100% of our attention on the new marketing site and code repo. The existing one is in sore need of a lot of optimization, and to top it off you posted during the heaviest times for the site. We’re quadrupling the cores and doubling the RAM in the very near future so things should get much better regardless. Very fair and accurate observations!
                Ryan Thrash, MODX Co-Founder
                Follow me on Twitter at @rthrash or catch my occasional unofficial thoughts at thrash.me
                • 14884
                • 4 Posts
                I’m liking it so far. The responsiveness isn’t an issue... I can see that you have a massive amount of data being sorted searched and singled out for the repository, so it’s not a problem. The forums more than make up for it. Hardware is always a challenge for a growing community (Just imagine what the Joomla folks go through.)

                I’ve perused CMS’s from textpattern to phpnuke to joomla, and I’ve settled on ModX. It’s small enough community that the developers are responsive personally, extremely moddable from everything I’ve seen and read, and it’s ajax that doesnt make you jump through hoops. Joomla is too large, phpnuke is a joke, textpattern is sufficient unto any need, but... it’s kinda lifeless, imo. It lacks a certain X Factor that ModX possesses in abundance.

                Recap for anyone reading the thread: I caught the site at the worst possible time to be browsing. ModX is fluid and responsive, small, and I think the interface is intuitive. No clue about most plugins yet, but the plugin/addon architecture is also well conceived. I’ll post a nooby review after I’ve gotten a handle on things smiley

                Thanks guys!
                  • 25663 MODX Staff
                  • 12,272 Posts
                  Welcome aboard JRowe. smiley
                    Ryan Thrash, MODX Co-Founder
                    Follow me on Twitter at @rthrash or catch my occasional unofficial thoughts at thrash.me