PHP web application performance measurement tool

Question

Need some web application performance measurement tool.. Can you guys suggest me some better ones..

Purpose: First, app is built on Lumen and Dashboard is built upon Lar

Answer 1

There is quite a number of free load testing tools and the absolute majority of them supports HTTP protocol so feel free to choose any.

Regarding JMeter and Locust, if you can develop code in Python - go for Locust as you won't have to learn new things and will be able to start right away.

If your Python programming skills are not that good I would recommend reconsidering JMeter as it is not that complex at all:

• JMeter is GUI based so you can create your test using mouse.
• JMeter comes with HTTP(S) Test Script Recorder so you will be able to create test plan "skeleton" in few minutes using your favourite browser
• JMeter supports way more protocols, i.e. you can load test databases via JDBC, mail servers via SMTP/IMAP/POP, MQ servers via JMS, etc. while Locust is more HTTP-oriented, if you need more - you have to code

If above points sound promising check out JMeter Academy - the fastest and the most efficient way of ramping up on JMeter as of now.