2 minutes read If you ever asked yourself “What is the difference between Performance Testing and Load Testing”, below are listed some of the main characteristics of Performance Testing and Load Testing, and how are they different from one another. What is Performance Testing? Performance Testing represents the characteristics of a system, how fast is that system, in… Read more »
Posts Categorized: Performance Testing
How to start Apache JMeter in non-graphical (non-GUI) mode?
2 minutes read If you want to start Apache JMeter in non-GUI mode, use the following command line options: -n – non-GUI mode – this specifies JMeter is to run in non-GUI mode -t – JMX file – location of the test plan and the name of JMX file that contains the Test Plan -l – log file… Read more »
Enable gzip compression on NGINX
2 minutes read During Speed testing of your website or web application using LoadFocus (https://loadfocus.com/website-speed-testing) on the Advice section you might get the tip that you need to enable compression like in the image below: Compressing responses often significantly reduces the size of transmitted data. Because the compression happens at runtime this can add a big… Read more »
How to use assertions in Apache JMeter tests
5 minutes read What are assertions ? In case you are not familiar with the term, an assertion “is a test / a condition that must be tested to confirm conformance to a requirement”. Basically a test assertion is – a condition that compares the expected value with the actual value for a specified use case. Why should I… Read more »
How to Add JMeter to the PATH Environment Variable On Mac OS X
< 1 minute read In case you want to easily start Apache JMeter load testing tool on your MAC OS, here some things which you help you get started. Once you downloaded Apache JMeter, just go to the PATH where you’ve dowloaded it. For example, I’ve downloaded JMeter in my Downloads folder. Here are full details on how to run… Read more »
How To Use Apache JMeter To Load Test a Web Server
6 minutes read Overview We are going to present how to use Apache JMeter (open source load testing tool) in order to perform basic load and stress testing on your web application. We are going through each step and show how to use JMeter’s GUI (graphical user interface) in order to build a test plan, configure load tests,… Read more »
Get your Websites or APIs tested by LoadFocus
< 1 minute read Your website or API is going to be tested by our testing team. LoadFocus.com released a new pricing plan – the Business Plan. The big plus with this new plan is that we are going to provide every month a performance and a speed assessment of your web application or API. We are going to provide a… Read more »