Squirrelmail has become very slow

JATMAN · Posted: Sat Feb 22, 2003 2:52 am Post subject: Squirrelmail has become very slow

I have a server that I run apache, postfix, courier imap, and squirrelmail on. It was setup around six months ago and has been running very nicely - until a couple of weeks ago. I emerge updated system and world after rsyncing and thought that everything had gone well. Then I tried using squirrelmail...

Although squirrelmail still works, it is now VERY SLOW. The initial login is returned very quickly, but then the display of the next page takes 1-2 minutes (!!!!). Worst performance seems to be with anything which involves folders. The address and options pages display quickly.

I normally use the Mozilla IMAP mail client with this server and that is working normally (very quickly). My primary use for squirrelmail is for reading mail when I travel (which is why it took so long to discover the problem...).

I've tried reinstalling squirrelmail, but that doesn't seem to help. I'm fresh out of ideas. Any help would be most appreciated.

archrival · Posted: Sun Feb 23, 2003 11:46 pm Post subject:

My guess would be that mod_php got upgraded from 4.2.x to 4.3.x and one/some of your squirrelmail plugins aren't totally compliant with the new PHP version.

adpowers · n00b Joined: 14 Jan 2003 Posts: 25

What version of squirrelmail are you using? Inbox used to be very slow with a few thousand e-mails in 1.2.x, but then I upgraded to 1.4.0 rc2 and everything is fast. If you aren't running 1.4, you might want to consider upgrading.

JATMAN · Posted: Tue Feb 25, 2003 4:17 am Post subject:

I'm running 1.2 - but the problem does appear to have been mod_php as archrival has suggested. I did another emerge update and the problem was resolved - mod_php was in the update.

Thanks for your suggestions.

Inaba · n00b Joined: 18 Jun 2002 Posts: 16

I'm having the same problem now. I just updated world and Squirrelmail is a casualty.

I have latest Squirrelmail (1.2.11), mod_php (4.3.1), latest apache, latest php itself... Squirrelmail was running fine until the update. I've disabled ALL plugins for Squirrelmail and it's still terribly slow. All over php pages work just fine.

Does anyone have any suggestions at this point? I'm plum out of ideas.

Inaba · n00b Joined: 18 Jun 2002 Posts: 16

After playing with this for a couple days, even recompiling the kernel, among other things...

I decided to delete my profile in Squirrelmail. Low and behold... everything sped up again.

There was something in my .prof in the data directory of Squirrelmail that was causing the problems.

Just wanted to append this so others having similar issues can try it.