Re: CGI-based Web applications and Informix connection rate limit

As it turns out, the slow connection rate we experienced was due to our not explicitly providing login and password information when we connected. Instead, we were using the Unix login for authentication. Regards, Coty -- Coty Rosenblath Solutions by Design, Inc. Atlanta, GA Coty Rosenblath wrote: > In the course of load testing a CGI-based Web application, we have > noticed that Informix seems to accept new database connections at the > rate of approximately 5/second. Is this a known upper limit? Does anyone > know of any parameters that control this and how we might increase this > rate? > > In a CGI application, this rate effectively limits the system's ability > to support multiple simultaneous users. I realize that here are > architecture alternatives to CGI that might mitigate this situation. For > now, though, I am merely seeking confirmation of the connection rate > limit. > > Thanks in advance, > Coty Rosenblath