[TYPO3-project-4-3] Is it time to ship optimized TYPO3 by default?

[Dan Osipov]

I have renamed all _.htaccess files you recommended in your blog on 
Typo3 performance, and BE is still slow.
Using the performance tab in YSlow, I get:

This page has 19 external JavaScript files.
This page has 22 external StyleSheets.

Did I miss something?

I agree that those files should be included by default. Or maybe after 
an installation the administrator should be directed to install those 
files for better performance - that way if initial installation works, 
but then breaks after the .htaccess is installed, the problem is easy to
isolate. Not sure on the best way to approach it.

FYI: First time I installed Typo3 4.1.2 it didn't work for me. I had to 
google to see what it was. I generally expect scripts not to work 
properly when I initially install them...

Dan Osipov
Calkins Media
http://danosipov.com/blog/

Dmitry Dulepov wrote:
> Hi!
> 
> Some time ago I made an attempt to create and have optimal TYPO3
> configuration as TYPO3 default configuration. Unfortunately this was
> turned down [1].
> 
> My idea is simple. Each request to Backend uses huge amount of HTTP
> requests (over 70 according to [2]). By default MSIE is configured
> to have only 2 requests per server at one time. So Backend is slowed
> down for unnecessary reason.
> 
> Fortunately a very simple measure can improve the situation
> dramatically. There are certain _.htaccess files in the core. If
> they are renamed to .htaccess, browsers will cache all CSS, JS and
> static image files for 7 days. This will decrease number of requests
> significally. Anyone can try it and see effects immediately (do not
> try on localhost though, because there is no network delay on
> localhost).
> 
> Unfortunately my proposal was turned down because ~some~
> installation can have mod_expires or AllowOverride disabled. Due to
> some these installations the rest of the world gets suboptimal slow
> version of TYPO3 and have no idea that they can have much better
> speed and much less traffic.
> 
> I propose to reverse the situation. Let the minors care and remove
> .htaccess if they want to have their suboptimal configuration. Let
> the rest of the world enjoy high speed TYPO3.
> 
> What needs to be done? Fix [3] and [2], add a line to NEWS.txt about
> it. That's all.
> 
> I think it is time to ship TYPO3 core optimized for performance.
> 
> [1] http://bugs.typo3.org/view.php?id=4962
> [2] http://bugs.typo3.org/view.php?id=9427
> [3] http://bugs.typo3.org/view.php?id=9728
>