Running sites on “localhost” is extremely slow

Question

Having real trouble using my localhost to test sites. It runs extremely slowly! Sometimes it takes up to a minute to load a page. I\'m using Firefox and the sites I\'m testi

Answer 1

I fixed this problem by editing config.inc.php file which is in phpmyadmin folder: specifically changed $cfg['Servers'][$i]['host'] = 'localhost' to $cfg['Servers'][$i]['host'] = '127.0.0.1'

Answer 2

I was having the same issue, IIS initial loading would take up to 10 minutes instead of the usual 30 seconds.

I opened up Task Manager to see what processes were running. Turns out Windows Defender would spike at 30% CPU usage when hitting the IIS endpoint for the first time. I tried excluding my /bin/ folders but that did not work, so I just disabled real-time protection on Windows Defender and voilà the site was loading in just 30 seconds.

Answer 3

If you are just viewing the page output (not debugging code) then go to the Web.Config file and set debug to false. This changes load time from >15 secs to <1 sec

    <system.web>
        <compilation debug="false" strict="false" explicit="true" targetFramework="4.0" />
        ...
    </system.web>

Answer 4

I had the same problem with PHP. I solved it by changing "localhost" to "127.0.0.1" in database connection parameters like someone suggested here: https://serverfault.com/a/444338/62739 . I think it may work for you too, give it a try.

Answer 5

Disable the antivirus on the folders where is the code of the web application. In my case I have observed a big improvement with Avast antivirus.

Answer 6

This suggestion fixed it for me. Clear out the WebSiteCache in C:\Users\username\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WebSiteCache

http://blog.geocortex.com/2007/12/07/slow-visual-studio-performance-solved/