Apache's Jmeter Part II - recording a test script with the proxy component
As a follow up to my previous post about Apache’s Jmeter, today I will go over using the Jmeter proxy component to record your activities in Firefox and make a test plan. First thing we need to keep in mind as we build this plan, is our goal of actually simulating users. Sure, we could spin up a simple http sampler, setup a 40 thread group, and tell it to loop 100 times, but would this really simulate user load? Real users have pauses between their actions, they may use your site search with a variety of keywords, or they may just wander aimlessly. You also may notice trends in your log files, where you have 2 or more different general types of users. Lets setup a scenario today to simulate 2 of your theoretical user groups defined as follows: Your site has an average of 100 concurrent users 65% of your users follow scenario A 35% of your users follow scenario B
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