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1) Where do I get PHP Speedy?
Visit the
PHP Speedy Project page.
2) What does PHP Speedy do?
PHP Speedy is a PHP class that will minify and compress your HTML output, JavaScript files and CSS files making your site load faster. It will also merge your JavaScript files into one file, as well as your CSS files. This reduces the number of HTTP Requests made, thus speeding up the page load.
The
Joomla PHP Speedy Plugin is a Joomla Plugin that installs the class from the
PHP Speedy Project and configures it via the Joomla Admin Panel.
3) How can I test the performance of PHP Speedy?
To test the performance, you need to have
Firefox and Install
Firebug as well as the
YSlow extension. Firebug will list the HTTP Requests made, and the time taken for each. Write down the total time it takes to load a page with PHP Speedy plugin unpublished, and the difference when published. YSlow will let you know which tests passed and failed for your speed optimizations according to guidelines given by Yahoo in their research in that area.
Do I need to download the PHP Speedy Library from the PHP Speedy Project?
No, you just need to install the Speedy Plugin, the PHP Speedy Library is included in the plugin and will be installed by the plugin.
Do I need to edit the configuration file manually?
No, not at all, you only need to edit the Speedy Plugin Parameters via the Joomla Administration Panel. This will be used as the configurations for the PHP Speedy Plugin.
How do I tell if Joomla Speedy Plugin is working properly?
After installing and publishing the plugin, view the HTML Source of any of your pages. There should only be one JavaScript and one CSS file in the HEAD section of your page. This will contain all merged CSS and JavaScript, Minified and Gziped if you enabled them. If you have Firefox and the Firefox Extensions Firebug and YSlow, you should be able to view the HTTP Requests and see a decrease in requests, as well as download amount and time.
