{"id":11703,"date":"2019-03-15T22:51:59","date_gmt":"2019-03-15T22:51:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.appservgrid.com\/paw92\/?p=11703"},"modified":"2019-03-15T22:51:59","modified_gmt":"2019-03-15T22:51:59","slug":"httpstat-a-curl-statistics-tool-to-check-website-performance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.appservgrid.com\/paw92\/index.php\/2019\/03\/15\/httpstat-a-curl-statistics-tool-to-check-website-performance\/","title":{"rendered":"httpstat \u2013 A Curl Statistics Tool to Check Website Performance"},"content":{"rendered":"

httpstat<\/strong>\u00a0is 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.<\/p>\n

It is fundamentally a wrapper of cURL tool, means that you can use several valid cURL options after a URL(s), excluding the options\u00a0-w<\/strong>,\u00a0-D<\/strong>,\u00a0-o<\/strong>,\u00a0-s<\/strong>, and\u00a0-S<\/strong>, which are already employed by\u00a0httpstat<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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\"httpstat<\/a><\/p>\n

httpstat Curl Statistics Tool<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

You can see in the above image an\u00a0ASCII<\/strong>\u00a0table displaying how long each process took, and for me the most important step is\u00a0\u201cserver processing\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 if this number is higher, then you need to\u00a0tune your server to speed up website<\/a>.<\/p>\n

For website or server tuning you can check our articles here:<\/p>\n

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  1. 5 Tips to Tune Performance of Apache Web Server<\/a><\/li>\n
  2. Speed Up Apache and Nginx Performance Upto 10x<\/a><\/li>\n
  3. How to Boost Nginx Performance Using Gzip Module<\/a><\/li>\n
  4. 15 Tips to Tune MySQL\/MariaDB Performance<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Grab\u00a0httpstat<\/strong>\u00a0to check out your website speed using following instillation instructions and usage.<\/p>\n

    Install httpstat in Linux Systems<\/h3>\n

    You can install\u00a0httpstat<\/strong>\u00a0utility using two possible methods:<\/p>\n

    1.<\/strong>\u00a0Get it directly from its Github repo using the\u00a0wget command<\/a>\u00a0as follows:<\/p>\n

    $ wget -c https:\/\/raw.githubusercontent.com\/reorx\/httpstat\/master\/httpstat.py\r\n<\/pre>\n
    2.<\/strong>\u00a0Using\u00a0pip<\/strong>\u00a0(this method allows\u00a0httpstat<\/strong>\u00a0to be installed on your system as a command) like so:<\/p>\n
    $ sudo pip install httpstat\r\n<\/pre>\n
    Note: Make sure\u00a0pip<\/strong>\u00a0package installed on the system, if not install it using your distribution package manager\u00a0yum<\/a>\u00a0or\u00a0apt<\/a>.<\/p>\n
    How to Use httpstat in Linux<\/h3>\n
    httpstat<\/strong>\u00a0can 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:<\/p>\n
    $ python httpstat.py url cURL_options \r\n<\/pre>\n
    In case you used\u00a0pip<\/strong>\u00a0to install it, you can execute it as a command in the form below:<\/p>\n
    $ httpstat url cURL_options  \r\n<\/pre>\n
    To view the help page for\u00a0httpstat<\/strong>, issue the command below:<\/p>\n
    $ python httpstat.py --help\r\nOR\r\n$ httpstat --help\r\n<\/pre>\n
    httpstat help<\/div>\n
    Usage: httpstat URL [CURL_OPTIONS]\r\n       httpstat -h | --help\r\n       httpstat --version\r\n\r\nArguments:\r\n  URL     url to request, could be with or without `http(s):\/\/` prefix\r\n\r\nOptions:\r\n  CURL_OPTIONS  any curl supported options, except for -w -D -o -S -s,\r\n                which are already used internally.\r\n  -h --help     show this screen.\r\n  --version     show version.\r\n\r\nEnvironments:\r\n  HTTPSTAT_SHOW_BODY    Set to `true` to show response body in the output,\r\n                        note that body length is limited to 1023 bytes, will be\r\n                        truncated if exceeds. Default is `false`.\r\n  HTTPSTAT_SHOW_IP      By default httpstat shows remote and local IP\/port address.\r\n                        Set to `false` to disable this feature. Default is `true`.\r\n  HTTPSTAT_SHOW_SPEED   Set to `true` to show download and upload speed.\r\n                        Default is `false`.\r\n  HTTPSTAT_SAVE_BODY    By default httpstat stores body in a tmp file,\r\n                        set to `false` to disable this feature. Default is `true`\r\n  HTTPSTAT_CURL_BIN     Indicate the curl bin path to use. Default is `curl`\r\n                        from current shell $PATH.\r\n  HTTPSTAT_DEBUG        Set to `true` to see debugging logs. Default is `false`\r\n<\/pre>\n
    From the output of the help command above, you can see that\u00a0httpstat<\/strong>\u00a0has a collection of useful environmental variables that influence its behavior.<\/p>\n
    To use them, simply export the variables with the appropriate value in the\u00a0.bashrc<\/code>\u00a0or\u00a0.zshrc<\/code>\u00a0file.<\/p>\n
    For instance:<\/p>\n
    export  HTTPSTAT_SHOW_IP=false\r\nexport  HTTPSTAT_SHOW_SPEED=true\r\nexport  HTTPSTAT_SAVE_BODY=false\r\nexport  HTTPSTAT_DEBUG=true\r\n<\/pre>\n
    Once your are done adding them, save the file and run the command below to effect the changes:<\/p>\n
    $ source  ~\/.bashrc\r\n<\/pre>\n
    You can as well specify the cURL binary path to use, the default is curl from current shell\u00a0$PATH environmental variable<\/a>.<\/p>\n
    Below are a few examples showing how\u00a0httpsat<\/strong>\u00a0works.<\/p>\n
    $ python httpstat.py google.com\r\nOR\r\n$ httpstat google.com\r\n<\/pre>\n
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    \"httpstat<\/a><\/p>\n
    httpstat \u2013 Showing Website Statistics<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
    In the next command:<\/p>\n
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    1. -x<\/code>\u00a0command flag specifies a custom request method to use while communicating with the HTTP server.<\/li>\n
    2. --data-urlencode<\/code>\u00a0data posts data (a=b in this case) with URL-encoding turned on.<\/li>\n
    3. -v<\/code>\u00a0enables a verbose mode.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
      $ python httpstat.py httpbin.org\/post -X POST --data-urlencode \"a=b\" -v \r\n<\/pre>\n
      \n
      \"httpstat<\/a><\/p>\n
      httpstat \u2013 Custom Post Request<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
      You can look through the cURL man page for more useful and advanced options or visit the\u00a0httpstat<\/strong>\u00a0Github repository:\u00a0https:\/\/github.com\/reorx\/httpstat<\/a><\/p>\n
      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.<\/p>\n
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      httpstat\u00a0is 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 … <\/p>\n
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