Test your server load with curl-loader

It is very difficult to test a server’s real-world performance under stress. While you could hire a company or individual to bombard your server, the cost involved may not be worth the results. The open source application called curl-loader simulates load and application behavior of thousands of HTTP/HTTPS and FTP/FTPS clients.

Imagine having your website visited by thousands of visitors at once. Will your website hold up to the stress? Curl-loader allows you to test it and find out. Some of the features include:

• GET, POST, and PUT tests
• Web and proxy authentication
• Cookies and DNS caches
• URL fetching probability
• and much more.

Curl-loader is free and open source software released under the GNU GPL, available for download from the sourceforge.net.

Source: curl-loader