Hi,
Our hosting company has a control panel where the php scripting settings can be changed. I have been told by them that I have to set the memory usage setting myself to optimize the site. I am trying to do this because some times the site loads really slow.
I don't know how much memory a script should use and how much should the total memory allocation should be. Help please.

Thanks,
Shirin

Hi Shirin

These two things are (in nearly all cases) unconnected. Your available memory will only rarely affect site speed.

The main reason for doing this is to make sure the more powerful scripts on your site have enough memory to run.

One connection ... if you have powerful scripts and they run out of memory, that's a sign that they could slow your site down. However, memory is simply an indicator of slowness, not the cause.

Hi Steve,

so how do I find out what is causing the site to be so slow?

Shirin

Do you have a link to the site? There's a lot we can find out for you just be visiting it.

this site is under construction, I have been having trouble keeping it offline. It is set to be offline in the configuration but here it is:
www.everhealth.net/everhealthclinic

Thanks for all the help

Shirin

There's absolutely nothing there that will be causing your site to go slow.

That leads to me to believe that is your hosting company that is running slow. Who are you hosted with?

Fat cow. I asked them multiple times but they keep saying it is not us, it is Joomla and I should optimize the site.

Shirin

Very simply, they are wrong.

Your site here is rated as above average ( developers.google.com/pagespeed/#url=htt...inic_2F&mobile=false ) and you're really using just a simple stock Joomla install.

It's a little old but this post is relevant:
forum.joomla.org/viewtopic.php?p=1150223

thanks. so it is the host.

About the suggestions on the speed test, do I need to do all that?

Shirin

Steve,

was the slow in loading?

Shirin

Fairly, but I've certainly seen worse.

To be honest, your best best is to try a couple of external tools such as:

developers.google.com/pagespeed/
www.websiteoptimization.com/services/analyze/
www.iwebtool.com/speed_test

Sometimes the eye can be deceiving ...