Slow Code??

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Can anyone tell me why this site is loading so slow?  Is the the php code or is it the flash mp3 player or something completely different?

 

http://www.greathawaiivacations.com/

[teng84]

lots of js, image and using table those are reason y

[trq]

Well, considering the fact that we can't see php without you posting it we would simply be guessing. My guess. Flash. Its always pretty slow to load to the client.

 

PS: I didn't even click your link.

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Here is the index php code.  Let me know if you need the additional files that load in the mess.  Basically the problem is that I handle the marketing and some web/graphical work and we outsourced some programming for a new design and they are saying this is pretty much as fast as it gets for the site?!?!? 

 

<?php
require_once("include/config.php");
require_once("include/common.inc");

require_once(_WWWROOT."/common/lib/header.php");
//require_once("common/lib/header.php");

require_once("include/BLGetWeather.php");
?>
<TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width=780 border=0 align="center">
<TR><TD bgColor=#ffffff height=10></TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD style="PADDING-RIGHT: 1px" bgColor=#ffffff height=25>
<TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="100%" border=0>
<TR><TD align=right height=25><? require_once("common/lib/topTextLink.php"); ?></TD></TR>	
</TABLE>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD align="center" bgColor=#ffffff>
<TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width=763 border=0>
<TR><td><? require_once("common/lib/dropDownMenu.php");?></TD></TR>
<TR><td><? require_once("common/lib/headerPhotoGraph.php");?></TD></TR>
<TR bgColor=#ffffff>
	<TD height=20>
	<TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width=763 border=0>
	<TR>
		<TD>
		<TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width=761 border=0>
		<TR bgColor=#d6e8f5>
			<TD height=24>
			<TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="100%" border=0>
			<TR bgColor=#ffffff><TD align=left width=762 height=11></TD></TR>
			<TR  bgColor=#ffffff>
				<TD height=20>
				<table cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" border=0>
				<tr>
					<td valign=top  width="72%">
					<? require_once("common/lib/discoverHawii.php");?>
					<? require_once("common/lib/islandPreview.php"); ?>
					</td>
					<td valign=top align=right width="28%"></td>
					<td valign=top align=right width="28%">
					<? require_once("common/lib/searchform.php");?>
					<? require_once("common/lib/freeNewLetter.php");?>
					</td>
				</tr>
				</table>
				</TD>
			</TR>
			</TABLE>
			</TD>
		</TR>
		</TABLE>
		</TD>
	</TR>
	</TABLE>
	</TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD bgColor=#ffffff>
<table cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" border=0>
<tr>
	<td colspan=4 height=22><? require_once("common/lib/specificTypeVacation.php");?></td>
</tr>
<tr>
	<td colspan=4 height=22><? require_once("common/lib/blueFooter.php");?></td>
</tr>
<tr>
	<td colspan=3><? require_once("common/lib/whiteFooter.php");?></td>
</tr>
</table>
</TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>
</CENTER>
<div id="time" style="height:40px; width:88px; position:absolute; top:450px; background-image:url(images/time_border.gif); z-index:1;  padding-top:6px; background-repeat:no-repeat;" align="center">
<font class="text" style="color:#8D8D71; font-weight:bolder;">Hawaii Time <br>
<iframe src="http://free.timeanddate.com/clock/ihdhs77/n103/fn17/fs11/fc8d8d71/ftb/ts1" frameborder="0" width="49" height="18"></iframe>
</font>
</div>
<div id="time1" style="height:40px; width:88px; position:absolute; top:450px; z-index:10;  padding-top:6px;">
<img src="images/spacer.gif" height="40" width="88">
</div>
<script language="JavaScript" type="text/javascript">
function make_visible(passval)
{
mainpos = 330; // Distance between table start and div tag
oH = document.body.clientHeight; 
oW = document.body.clientWidth; 

if(oW > '780'){
	addval = (oW - 780)/2;
} else {
	addval = 0;
}
mainpos = mainpos + addval;
document.getElementById(passval).style.left = mainpos + 'px';
}
make_visible("time");
make_visible("time1");

window.onresize = make_hide_all;

function make_hide_all()
{	
make_visible("time");
make_visible("time1");
}
</script>

<script src=http://www.google-analytics.com/urchin.js type="text/javascript"></script>

<script type="text/javascript">
_uacct = "UA-31326-1";
urchinTracker();
</script>
</BODY>

[sKunKbad]

I viewed the total amount of javascript that is being run on that page, and it alone is HUGE. You need to trim it down. I'm on a fiber connection (5down/2up), so if it's slow for me, and it is, it just means you have too much stuff loading.

 

Documents (4 files) 115 kb

http://www.greathawaiivacations.com/ 88 kb

http://www.greathawaiivacations.com/common/js/calendar/demos/DateRange/ipopeng.htm 23 kb

http://free.timeanddate.com/clock/ihdhs77/n103/fn17/fs11/fc8d8d71/ftb/ts1 3 kb

http://www.greathawaiivacations.com/mp3player.php 524 bytes

Images (64 files) 142 kb

http://www.greathawaiivacations.com/images/logo.jpg 24 kb

http://www.greathawaiivacations.com/images/why_choose.gif 19 kb

http://www.greathawaiivacations.com/images/backpic.jpg 7 kb

http://www.greathawaiivacations.com/images/instant-quote-bar.gif 6 kb

http://www.greathawaiivacations.com/images/temp_pic.jpg 6 kb

http://www.greathawaiivacations.com/hawaii/thumb/14918_6__molokai_thumb.jpg 4 kb

http://www.greathawaiivacations.com/images/gulabo.gif 4 kb

http://www.greathawaiivacations.com/images/avcd_search_glass.gif 4 kb

http://www.greathawaiivacations.com/images/show_result.gif 4 kb

http://www.greathawaiivacations.com/hawaii/thumb/14917_3__hawaii_thumb.jpg 3 kb

http://www.greathawaiivacations.com/images/ghv_searchbar_07.gif 3 kb

http://www.greathawaiivacations.com/hawaii/thumb/14932_2__14921_2__oahu_thumb.jpg 3 kb

http://www.greathawaiivacations.com/hawaii/thumb/14920_4__kauai_thumb.jpg 3 kb

http://www.greathawaiivacations.com/hawaii/thumb/14919_5__lanai_thumb.jpg 3 kb

http://www.greathawaiivacations.com/images/Molokai-Vacations.gif 2 kb

http://www.greathawaiivacations.com/images/Big-Island-Vacations.gif 2 kb

http://www.greathawaiivacations.com/images/Kauai-Vacations.gif 2 kb

http://www.greathawaiivacations.com/images/Lanai-Vacations.gif 2 kb

http://www.greathawaiivacations.com/images/Oahu-Vacations.gif 2 kb

http://www.greathawaiivacations.com/images/freenewsletter.jpg 2 kb

http://www.greathawaiivacations.com/images/Maui-Vacations.gif 2 kb

http://www.greathawaiivacations.com/images/Cruises.gif 2 kb

http://www.greathawaiivacations.com/images/Home.gif 2 kb

http://www.greathawaiivacations.com/images/Air-Packages.gif 2 kb

http://www.greathawaiivacations.com/hawaii/thumb/14403_1__maui.jpg 2 kb

http://www.greathawaiivacations.com/images/explore.jpg 2 kb

http://www.greathawaiivacations.com/images/ghv_searchbar_02.gif 2 kb

http://www.greathawaiivacations.com/images/ghv_searchbar_08.gif 2 kb

http://www.greathawaiivacations.com/images/ghv_searchbar_12.gif 2 kb

http://www.greathawaiivacations.com/images/ghv_searchbar_09.gif 1 kb

http://www.greathawaiivacations.com/images/ad_barold.gif 1 kb

http://www.greathawaiivacations.com/images/ghv_searchbar_06.gif 1 kb

http://www.greathawaiivacations.com/images/mycls.jpg 1 kb

http://www.greathawaiivacations.com/images/tempsign.jpg 736 bytes

http://www.greathawaiivacations.com/images/button.gif 715 bytes

http://www.greathawaiivacations.com/images/squares.gif 695 bytes

http://www.greathawaiivacations.com/images/ghv_searchbar_03.gif 635 bytes

http://www.greathawaiivacations.com/images/ghv_searchbar_13.gif 599 bytes

http://www.greathawaiivacations.com/images/ghv_searchbar_01.gif 598 bytes

http://www.greathawaiivacations.com/images/ghv_searchbar_11.gif 572 bytes

http://www.greathawaiivacations.com/images/diag.jpg 566 bytes

http://www.greathawaiivacations.com/images/time_border.gif 497 bytes

http://www.greathawaiivacations.com/images/grey001.jpg 389 bytes

http://www.greathawaiivacations.com/images/boxbgtop-1.jpg 357 bytes

http://www.greathawaiivacations.com/images/boxbgtop.jpg 349 bytes

http://www.greathawaiivacations.com/images/bar_bg1.jpg 311 bytes

http://www.greathawaiivacations.com/images/wb_img.jpg 305 bytes

http://www.greathawaiivacations.com/images/wt_img.jpg 305 bytes

http://www.greathawaiivacations.com/images/grey002.jpg 304 bytes

http://www.greathawaiivacations.com/images/thum_box_06.gif 273 bytes

http://www.greathawaiivacations.com/images/thum_box_02.gif 267 bytes

http://www.greathawaiivacations.com/images/thum_box_08.gif 267 bytes

http://www.greathawaiivacations.com/images/thum_box_04.gif 265 bytes

http://www.greathawaiivacations.com/images/thum_box_09.gif 205 bytes

http://www.greathawaiivacations.com/images/thum_box_03.gif 204 bytes

http://www.greathawaiivacations.com/images/thum_box_01.gif 198 bytes

http://www.greathawaiivacations.com/images/thum_box_07.gif 198 bytes

http://www.greathawaiivacations.com/images/ghv_searchbar_14.gif 181 bytes

http://www.greathawaiivacations.com/common/js/calendar/demos/DateRange/arrowl.gif 128 bytes

http://www.greathawaiivacations.com/common/js/calendar/demos/DateRange/arrowr.gif 128 bytes

http://www.greathawaiivacations.com/images/lowernav_01.gif 110 bytes

http://www.greathawaiivacations.com/images/lowernav_03.gif 109 bytes

http://www.greathawaiivacations.com/common/js/calendar/demos/DateRange/calDropArrow1.gif 73 bytes

http://www.greathawaiivacations.com/images/spacer.gif 45 bytes

Objects (3 files) 240 kb

http://www.greathawaiivacations.com/media/header.swf 231 kb

http://www.greathawaiivacations.com/media/testimonials.swf 10 kb

music/playerSingle.swf

Scripts (10 files) 86 kb (100 kb uncompressed)

http://www.greathawaiivacations.com/common/js/mm_menu.js 29 kb

http://www.greathawaiivacations.com/common/js/calendar/demos/DateRange/plugins.js?0 16 kb

http://www.greathawaiivacations.com/common/js/calendar/demos/DateRange/contrast.js?0 9 kb

http://www.greathawaiivacations.com/music/swfobject.js 7 kb

http://www.greathawaiivacations.com/js/validation.js 6 kb

http://www.google-analytics.com/urchin.js 6 kb (20 kb uncompressed)

http://www.greathawaiivacations.com/common/js/ajax_letter.js 4 kb

http://www.greathawaiivacations.com/common/js/calendar/demos/DateRange/agenda.js?1182827466421 4 kb

http://www.greathawaiivacations.com/common/js/pop_up.js 2 kb

http://www.greathawaiivacations.com/common/js/homeflash.js 2 kb

Style Sheets (2 files) 19 kb

http://www.greathawaiivacations.com/style/hawaii.css 16 kb

http://www.greathawaiivacations.com/common/js/calendar/demos/DateRange/contrast.css?0 3 kb

Total 602 kb (616 kb uncompressed)

 

You should really try to limit the total size to 100kb or less.

[mkoga]

It might be a good idea to use firebug on firefox to profile your site. That way you can see exactly what is taking the longest to load.

 

Firebug: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/1843

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Are there much better ways to do most of the prgramming on the site?

[Relevancy]

It also looks like they use some free scripts that call data from somewhere else.. is that a problem too?

 

Thanks for the help sKunKbad and everyone.

[sKunKbad]

you could get rid of a third of the download time by getting rid of the flash, and yes downloading javascript from an outside source could definately slow you down. Images account for 142kb of the page, which is too much. You need to either optimize the images, or reduce the number of images on the page (or if the style sheet for this page calls for images that aren't used, make a seperate style sheet for the home page so that the other images don't get downloaded). Try dividing the page content , and putting some of it on other pages. Remember, if somebody who has dial-up internet access comes to your site, they will almost assuredly hit the back button within 10 seconds if the page hasn't loaded, and yours would be more like 5 minutes. Don't think they aren't still out there. Many of the wealthier folks in CA where I live own houses out in the "country", and don't have DSL, cable, or fiber network service. Your site is about vacations, and these are the people who are taking them.