Re: Tool to create multiple requests

[Michael Ludwig <mi...@gmx.de>]

Tobias Wagener schrieb am 07.02.2012 um 08:05 (+0100):
> 
> I'm currently developing a huge application with mod_perl, unixODBC
> and MaxDB/SAPDB. On my developing system everything is fine. But on
> the productive system with > 50 users, I have database connection
> errors and request aborts and so on.
> 
> Now I want to ask if someone knows a tool or perl modules, where I can
> simulate 50 users. I have a list with some common request including
> the query parameter in order of appearence. But I don't know, how to
> send them to my developing system to create the same load as it will
> be on the productive system.

You could spawn many processes using WWW::Mechanize.

But I'd rather learn to configure/program a stress tool.
Take a look at the following Java tools:

* JMeter
* Grinder

http://www.google.com/search?q=jmeter+grinder

This will bring up a couple comparisons that'll help you decide.

Michael