Benchmark of Python Web Servers

How To Use pfSense To Load Balance Your Web Servers
HowtoForge: "In this HowTo I will show you how to configure pfSense 2.0 as a load balancer for your web servers."

Use httperf for Server Benchmarking
ServerWatch: When you're prototyping Web applications or just trying to test and tune your Web servers, one of the best tools you can start with is httperf.

iconv_substr vs mbstring_substr - Evert Pot
While working on an application I ran across a huge bottleneck which I isolated down all the way to the use of the iconv_substr function. If you ever wonder which is better to use, this...