Search queries very slow

Hi Paolo, I checked my settings/cert stores and I don’t have it saved as an exception … we were getting SSL errors previously, maybe something is caching in your browser?

I’ve attached a screenshot viewing the site using Firefox Focus from my mobile as well.

Yeah I honestly don’t know what’s causing this …

We moved from a shared server to a VPS a few days ago.

I purched the cache and now the 2nd visit is faster than the 1st.
https://www.dotcom-tools.com/website-speed-test.aspx#92551812F5974439BC5A6ABF19DCF7D8

Thanks for that – I’ll look into speeding up the home page.

However, my main concern right now is the search function and the length of time it takes to return search results. I have a dev site set up (https://www.simplfi-mockups.com.au) and the live site (https://www.getaboutable.com) which are both configured almost identically – but with a main difference being the dev site is on PHP 7.2, whereas the live site is on PHP 5.6.

Please try searching for: “Accommodation” / “All” / “Canberra” (dont use drop down menu item) on both, and you’ll see the difference in speed. The fact that the dev site (simplfi-mockups) is considerably faster with search tells me it’s not a server/hosting issue as the dev site is on a shared host, and the live site is on a VPS.

Please let me know your thoughts as I’d like to resolve the sluggishness asap.

Thanks,
Andrew

I agree with updating the php version.

The dev site is on a shared server, however recently in an attempt to improve speed for the live site, I moved the live site from a shared server to a VPS with more resources. This resulted in no real speed increase which tells me it’s not the hosting that’s the issue, it’s something else. It could be the php version because that’s a difference, so I’ll work on that and let you know.

Thanks,
Andrew