Joomla Benchmark Plugin

Joomla Benchmark Plugin

Dear web developers,

 we released a plugin for benchmarking your joomla installation. Our plugin will measure speed of yours

- plugins

- modules

- components

The output will be displayed in Javascript console which can be found in Google Chrome by pressing F12 or in Firefox by installing Firebug and enabling the javascript console - also accessible with F12 key.

Installation guide

1. Install with Joomla installer. Currently compatible with Joomla 1.5 and Joomla 1.7

2. Proceed to Extensions -> Plugins

3. Search for System - Benchmark

4. Click "Patch Now" in the plugin's parameters

5. Enable the Plugin

6. Don't forget to unpatch before uninstall

General Info

This plugin will ovewrite (and create a backup) of these two Joomla core files:

/libraries/joomla/event/dispatcher.php

/libraries/joomla/application/component/helper.php

The original files are from Joomla 1.5.25 or Joomla 1.7.5, patched to get the benchmark variables. If they cause problems, please restore them from

/libraries/joomla/event/dispatcher.bench_bck.php

/libraries/joomla/application/component/helper.bench_bck.php

They will be automatically restored on uninstall of this plugin.