Can you please recommend a http benchmark tool that can use a dynamic post payload on each request?
I want it to be able to do concurent requests and at the same time each request to be different?
I've tested with Apache Benchmark but couldn't be able to do that, I also tried with Curl multi, but statistics were awful to gather.
Is there any other solution?
If the objective is to push load to apache web server then apache JMeter is a very good tool. However, it is not reliable for measuring the performance. JMeter can read from a CSV file, so you can build your POST data dynamically.
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Just a simple question, which Jmeter recording method is better for the timebeing? Record script using HTTP Test Script Recording (using proxy) or Blazemeter plugins? Can provide justification for each?
Because at first I record with blazemeter plugins, when I tried to apply correlation, it never works. But then I try to record manual using proxy, my correlation works. I tried to correlate userSession in the webtours test application.
Mind if you can share your thoughts on that? In which scenario we have to choose scripting using Blazemeter plugins or proxy in Jmeter apps? Thanks!
Both basically intercept HTTP requests and convert them to JMeter's HTTP Request samplers
HTTP(S) Test Script Recorder requires extra steps like importing certificates, configuring proxy server, etc.
BlazeMeter Chrome Extension doesn't require any extra setup, however for certain POST requests it may add multipart/form-data where it's not needed
Going forward you can consider the following alternatives:
Correlations Recorder Plugin for JMeter - where you can add correlation rules beforehand and they will be automatically applied to the content substituting hard-coded values with the appropriate JMeter Variarbles, you will still have to perform correlation, but it will be one place only
BlazeMeter Proxy Recorder - which is capable of exporting recorded requests in "SmartJMX" mode with automatic detection and correlation of dynamic parameters (even including timestamps), but it requires Internet connectivity so if you're recording a local application you won't be able to use it.
If you're still interested in my "thoughts" I don't think that any "recording" solution can substitute a human, especially when it comes to more complex topics like simulation of AJAX requests so I would recommend using a 3rd-party sniffer tool to compare the network footprint from the real browser with JMeter's and amend JMeter configuration so it would be 100% accuracy.
I'm currently trying to load test a homepage I develop. Till now Loader.io was good enough for my purposes, but I realized it does not download/use the embedded assets.
Is there a load test service, which get's as close as possible to real users?
I haven't found anything until now. Hopefully somebody of you guys knows a suitable service.
Thanks in advance!
Apache JMeter does it for sure:
See Web Testing with JMeter: How To Properly Handle Embedded Resources in HTML Responses
Moreover it simulates browser cache via HTTP Cache Manager
If you rather looking for a "service" there are several options of running a JMeter test in the cloud starting from shell scripts like JMeter ec2 Script and ending up with end-to-end solutions like Flood.io or BlazeMeter
I am new at performance testing and I would like to load 500 virtual users and check the response time of my application.
I want to use apache jmeter with ZK Framework.
Can you please help achieve this?
I don't know whether you've already resolved your problem or not, but the first thing you will need to do is download the relevant zk plugin (zk-jmeter-plugin-0.8.0.jar) available via http://blog.zkoss.org/index.php/2013/08/06/zk-jmeter-plugin/
save the plugin .jar to %apache-jmeter-root%/lib/ext
Once you've downloaded this, run JMeter. Within the Workbench object in your JMeter hierarchy, there will be a new 'Non-Test Element' entitled 'ZK HTTP Proxy Server'. You will need to use this rather than the standard JMeter 'HTTP(S) Test Script Recorder' to record your http requests.
I'm new to JMeter and the ZK Framework myself, but I've just been working on this so hopefully this detail will be helpful.
There are some additional config files you will need once you actually get going, but I'll wait to see if you still need any more help before bombarding you with info you might already have.
Cheers,
sqeeky
Pretty much exactly what it says on the tin: I have a Loadrunner script and I would like to convert it to a Neoload one. There's no way to do this automatically, obviously, but my idea was to capture traffic created by a loadrunner playthrough and then somehow reroute it (or export it?) to Neoload, and then do the manual extraction/whatever later.
The answer given here gives some tantalizing hints on how to do it, but the problem is that I can't figure out how to get Neoload to accept anything other than manual recording (the answer is given for Webtest because Fiddler can export a Webtest file, but there's no such option for Neoload). Is there a viable way to make this approach work, or is there a different option I could explore?
NeoLoad records the HTTP traffic through a Proxy (default recording method). All you need to do is:
Tell LoadRunner to play the script through a Proxy: NeoLoad machine, port 8090 (default NeoLoad recording port)
Launch a NeoLoad recording (you can uncheck "Launch Browser")
Launch the LoadRunner playback of 1 VU
Stop NeoLoad recording
I hope this helps,
Christophe
Neotys
There no good conversion between the scripts.
Creating a script in that way would generate only the HTTP requests.
It would NOT generate:
1. Script changes (conditions, loops, etc)
2. Library attachments
3. Parameterizations
4. Validations
and extra stuff
Since Neoload 6.5.0 there is a new tool called
LoadRunner Converter.
The LoadRunner converter provides the capability to convert LoadRunner HTTP scripts to their NeoLoad equivalent for those organizations that currently use LoadRunner and want to move on to NeoLoad.
See:
https://www.neotys.com/neoload/whats-new
I am trying to load test a website where lot of images are called via Ajax and the very first thing i.e. logging into the application opens up a pop up when we click on log in button. I tried JMeter proxy settings to record it but failed. Also tried with Badboy, and it didn't work out too.
The limitations I have with me is I need to load test it with JMeter only. Are there any plugins available which can be integrated to JMeter so that AJAX and pop ups in an application can be handled in a much better way.
In general, JMeter does not have a problem with Ajax or Popups - so there is no plugin to address such. Both recording and playback happens at the HTTP layer so things like popups are somewhat irrelevant and Ajax is more a matter of timing; but in both cases it is only the HTTP call that matters. So, if you are having a problem, it could be something else that is holding you up. Try playing with the Proxy settings or using a different browser, beyond that you would need to expand 'didn't work out' and 'it failed' into a more detailed problem statement!
One solution - regardless of your exact problem - is to build the testplan manually, this is often actually the easiest way to work with JMeter. You can use a tool like fiddler or charles to examine the traffic and create the requests directly based on what you see. You can also use browser dev tools to do this. You might instinctively think this is going to be difficult but it's not and the added bonus is that the process gives you a solid understanding of how whatever it is you are testing actually works - which is always nice to have.
JMeter is a tool for testing server-side activity; as long as you record every request to server-side it doesn't care whatever happens on the client. Can you give details abt why JMeter "failed" to record Ajax requests?
Are you sure that you have included recording controller to your Jmeter thread group?
I think you are missing with you configuration for "recording controller" or "HTTP Request Sampler"
Some more information about your "didn't work" situation will be much more helpful.
I'll suggest that you should also have a look at the Jmeter Log file(jmeter.log) created in "Bin" folder to understand the root cause of of the issue.
Thanks,