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Mark Thomason
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06/08/2007 1:38 PM  

I just downloaded the free version of PageBlaster and it appears the zip file doesn't contain all the necessary files.  My copy of "Snapsis.HttpModules.PageBlaster.zip" only contains 4 files (releasenotes, readme, PageBlaster.dll, and PageBlaster.config)...no \bin directory. 

Am I missing something?  How much for a clue?  :-)

Mark

John Mitchell
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06/08/2007 1:44 PM  
Hi Mark,
You are in luck. Clues are free today. ;)

You are right, the last time i updated that package, I left out the /bin folder.
All you need is the DLL and the config file though.
Put the DLL in the /bin folder of your site, and the Config file in the root folder, then follow the instructions in the readme for updating your web.config.

Mark Thomason
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06/08/2007 2:48 PM  

Clues are free?  Cool...then I need another as I'm confused as to if I've installed it correctly. 

The install in the readme stops after web.config instruction...but the reference manual for the non-free version of PageBlaster has you install the module (dnn) to continue the install...but there's no dnn file in the free distrbution.  Given that I've done the install steps in the readme correctly, how do I know it's working and how do I configure it?

I'm guessing the non-free version comes with UI support and the free version can only be controlled by tweaking the config file...right?

Mark

John Mitchell
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06/08/2007 3:09 PM  

Hi Mark,
Yes, there is a UI in the non-free version that allows you more direct control down to the page level.

The free version requires you to edit the global config file for any changes that you want to be applied to the entire site.

There are several ways to tell if it is working.  
One way is to view the response header for the web page.
You can do that at the following link:
http://web-sniffer.net/

In the Header you should see:  x-Snapsis.PageBlaster

Another way is to check the actual compression with an online compression checker.

http://www.port80software.com/products/zipenable/compresscheck

And yet another way is to use the built-in trace logging, but make sure you turn off tracing when you are finished.

Mark Thomason
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06/08/2007 3:27 PM  

Thanks for the tools...they confirmed that my install is not working. 

After the install procedure in the free version of the readme file, do I need to do anything to get it working?  Restart, config, etc.?

I do not see PageBlaster in the list of installed modules nor can seem to find its UI...where should I see its UI?

Thanks for the help...

John Mitchell
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06/08/2007 3:39 PM  
Did you add the module to the list of HttpModules in the web.config file?

The free PageBlaster is not a DNN Module, it is an ASP.net Http Module, which means that it works on any ASP.Net website.
You won't find it in the list of modules you can add to a page, and there is no UI.
Mark Thomason
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06/08/2007 4:26 PM  

Yep.  I did the following: Added the PageBlaster.config file to the root.  Added the PageBlaster.dll to \bin directory. 

In the web.config file, I added the PageBlaster line under the URLRewrite line in the

href="http://web-sniffer.net/?url=http%3A%2F%2Ficonvenecom.web136.discountasp.net%2Ficonvenednn&submit=Submit&http=1.1&gzip=yes&type=GET&ua=Mozilla%2F4.0+%28compatible%3B+MSIE+7.0%3B+Windows+NT+5.1%3B+TheFreeDictionary.com%3B+.NET+CLR+1.1.4322%3B+InfoPath.1%3B+.NET+CLR+2.0.50727%29+Web-Sniffer%2F1.0.24">http://web-sniffer.net/?url=http%3A%2F%2Ficonvenecom.web136.discountasp.net%2Ficonvenednn&submit=Submit&http=1.1&gzip=yes&type=GET&ua=Mozilla%2F4.0+%28compatible%3B+MSIE+7.0%3B+Windows+NT+5.1%3B+TheFreeDictionary.com%3B+.NET+CLR+1.1.4322%3B+InfoPath.1%3B+.NET+CLR+2.0.50727%29+Web-Sniffer%2F1.0.24

Can I buy a vowel?

John Mitchell
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06/08/2007 4:34 PM  

That is strange.  Maybe it is something to do with the virtual folder on your site, or some kind of url masking by your host, but when I go to your site directly it is working.  This is what I see directly on your site.

X-Snapsis-PageBlaster: v:2.2.4;c:m;x:+;r:+

Mark Thomason
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06/08/2007 4:49 PM  
It's good to know that it's working.  I just did a benchmark using http://internetsupervision.com and the site came in between 5-7seconds...which isn't too much quicker than without PageBlaster.  Do you think it could be the redirection at discountasp?
John Mitchell
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06/08/2007 6:03 PM  
Try measuring it more than once. When using an online web test, the user agent most likely has not been cached on the first try.

Also, just click around on your site, you will see the difference.
Mark Thomason
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06/08/2007 10:20 PM  
Yep...seems to work...now they are consistantly around 1s. Thanks for the hand-holding...good stuff.
As a suggestion, you might want to document the free version just a bit more in the readme.

On a different topic...I'm curious...where does PageBlaster store the compiled html files of the data? Just in memory? If so, how should someone tune other caching to make PageBlaster work best?
John Mitchell
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06/08/2007 10:32 PM  
Great, I'm glad it's working out for you.

PageBlaster stores files both in memory and on disk. If you look in the config file you will notice that it has a path to your cache-folder.
The disk is only a backup so that you can keep the most used pages in memory at all times. If a page is called that is not in memory it will look on disk and put it in memory until the interval expires.

There are lots of different posts about here in the forums about how to get the most out of PageBlaster.

Mark Thomason
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06/09/2007 4:31 PM  

Thanks for the info and help.

BTW, when I "sniff" the page with web-sniffer.net using a fully qualified URL (domain plus ../Home/tabid/37/Default.aspx), it properly renders the header.

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