diff --git a/sources/tech/20161202 httpstat – A Curl Statistics Tool to Check Website Performance.md b/sources/tech/20161202 httpstat – A Curl Statistics Tool to Check Website Performance.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..3e945f56a9 --- /dev/null +++ b/sources/tech/20161202 httpstat – A Curl Statistics Tool to Check Website Performance.md @@ -0,0 +1,167 @@ +httpstat – A Curl Statistics Tool to Check Website Performance +============================================================ + +httpstat is a Python script that reflects curl statistics in a fascinating and well-defined way, it is a single file which is compatible with Python 3 and requires no additional software (dependencies) to be installed on a users system. + +It is fundamentally a wrapper of cURL tool, means that you can use several valid cURL options after a URL(s), excluding the options -w, -D, -o, -s, and -S, which are already employed by httpstat. + +[ + ![httpstat Curl Statistics Tool ](http://www.tecmint.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/httpstat-Curl-Statistics-Tool.png) +][5] + +httpstat Curl Statistics Tool + +You can see in the above image an ASCII table displaying how long each process took, and for me the most important step is “server processing” – if this number is higher, then you need to [tune your server to speed up website][6]. + +For website or server tuning you can check our articles here: + +1. [5 Tips to Tune Performance of Apache Web Server][1] +2. [Speed Up Apache and Nginx Performance Upto 10x][2] +3. [How to Boost Nginx Performance Using Gzip Module][3] +4. [15 Tips to Tune MySQL/MariaDB Performance][4] + +Grab httpstat to check out your website speed using following instillation instructions and usage. + +### Install httpstat in Linux Systems + +You can install httpstat utility using two possible methods: + +1. Get it directly from its Github repo using the [wget command][7] as follows: + +``` +$ wget -c https://raw.githubusercontent.com/reorx/httpstat/master/httpstat.py +``` + +2. Using pip (this method allows httpstat to be installed on your system as a command) like so: + +``` +$ sudo pip install httpstat +``` + +Note: Make sure pip package installed on the system, if not install it using your distribution package manager [yum][8] or [apt][9]. + +### How to Use httpstat in Linux + +httpstat can be used according to the way you installed it, if you directly downloaded it, run it using the following syntax from within the download directory: + +``` +$ python httpstat.py url cURL_options +``` + +In case you used pip to install it, you can execute it as a command in the form below: + +``` +$ httpstat url cURL_options +``` + +To view the help page for httpstat, issue the command below: + +``` +$ python httpstat.py --help +OR +$ httpstat --help +``` +httpstat help +``` +Usage: httpstat URL [CURL_OPTIONS] +httpstat -h | --help +httpstat --version +Arguments: +URL url to request, could be with or without `http(s)://` prefix +Options: +CURL_OPTIONS any curl supported options, except for -w -D -o -S -s, +which are already used internally. +-h --help show this screen. +--version show version. +Environments: +HTTPSTAT_SHOW_BODY Set to `true` to show response body in the output, +note that body length is limited to 1023 bytes, will be +truncated if exceeds. Default is `false`. +HTTPSTAT_SHOW_IP By default httpstat shows remote and local IP/port address. +Set to `false` to disable this feature. Default is `true`. +HTTPSTAT_SHOW_SPEED Set to `true` to show download and upload speed. +Default is `false`. +HTTPSTAT_SAVE_BODY By default httpstat stores body in a tmp file, +set to `false` to disable this feature. Default is `true` +HTTPSTAT_CURL_BIN Indicate the curl bin path to use. Default is `curl` +from current shell $PATH. +HTTPSTAT_DEBUG Set to `true` to see debugging logs. Default is `false` +``` + +From the output of the help command above, you can see that httpstat has a collection of useful environmental variables that influence its behavior. + +To use them, simply export the variables with the appropriate value in the `.bashrc` or `.zshrc` file. + +For instance: + +``` +export HTTPSTAT_SHOW_IP=false +export HTTPSTAT_SHOW_SPEED=true +export HTTPSTAT_SAVE_BODY=false +export HTTPSTAT_DEBUG=true +``` + +Once your are done adding them, save the file and run the command below to effect the changes: + +``` +$ source ~/.bashrc +``` + +You can as well specify the cURL binary path to use, the default is curl from current shell [$PATH environmental variable][10]. + +Below are a few examples showing how httpsat works. + +``` +$ python httpstat.py google.com +OR +$ httpstat google.com +``` +[ + ![httpstat - Showing Website Statistics](http://www.tecmint.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/httpstat.png) +][11] + +httpstat – Showing Website Statistics + +In the next command: + +1. `-x` command flag specifies a custom request method to use while communicating with the HTTP server. +2. `--data-urlencode` data posts data (a=b in this case) with URL-encoding turned on. +3. `-v` enables a verbose mode. + +``` +$ python httpstat.py httpbin.org/post -X POST --data-urlencode "a=b" -v +``` +[ + ![httpstat - Custom Post Request](http://www.tecmint.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/httpstat-Post-Request.png) +][12] + +httpstat – Custom Post Request + +You can look through the cURL man page for more useful and advanced options or visit the httpstatGithub repository: [https://github.com/reorx/httpstat][13] + +In this article, we have covered a useful tool for monitoring cURL statistics is a simple and clear way. If you know of any such tools out there, do not hesitate to let us know and you can as well ask a question or make a comment about this article or httpstat via the feedback section below. + +-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- + +via: http://www.tecmint.com/httpstat-curl-statistics-tool-check-website-performance/ + +作者：[Aaron Kili][a] +译者：[译者ID](https://github.com/译者ID) +校对：[校对者ID](https://github.com/校对者ID) + +本文由 [LCTT](https://github.com/LCTT/TranslateProject) 原创编译，[Linux中国](https://linux.cn/) 荣誉推出 + +[a]:http://www.tecmint.com/author/aaronkili/ +[1]:http://www.tecmint.com/apache-performance-tuning/ +[2]:http://www.tecmint.com/install-mod_pagespeed-to-boost-apache-nginx-performance/ +[3]:http://www.tecmint.com/increase-nginx-performance-enable-gzip-compression-module/ +[4]:http://www.tecmint.com/mysql-mariadb-performance-tuning-and-optimization/ +[5]:http://www.tecmint.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/httpstat-Curl-Statistics-Tool.png +[6]:http://www.tecmint.com/apache-performance-tuning/ +[7]:http://www.tecmint.com/10-wget-command-examples-in-linux/ +[8]:http://www.tecmint.com/20-linux-yum-yellowdog-updater-modified-commands-for-package-mangement/ +[9]:http://www.tecmint.com/apt-advanced-package-command-examples-in-ubuntu/ +[10]:http://www.tecmint.com/set-unset-environment-variables-in-linux/ +[11]:http://www.tecmint.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/httpstat.png +[12]:http://www.tecmint.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/httpstat-Post-Request.png +[13]:https://github.com/reorx/httpstat