: I know I'm bringing a question back from the dead, but what the poster is looking for is called "load testing" and it is hard to do this yourself. There are sites that can handle this

I know I'm bringing a question back from the dead, but what the poster is looking for is called "load testing" and it is hard to do this yourself. There are sites that can handle this for you, some with tests that can be run for free.

One such site is loadimpact.com/, it simulates users on your site and slowly increases the number of simulated users on your site as the test runs. It does offer a free test as well, and shows you the load time for your files as the number of users increases.

Trying to run this kind of test from your home computer is not the best solution, as it is hard for you to increase the number of requests being sent to that of a bunch of users visiting at the same time. Also, most home internet connections have much slower speeds and bandwidth limits than a hosting account does. So your own home internet connection will reach its limit long before the server you are trying to test, which would cause inaccurate results. Using a site like I listed above may be a better solution, because your site is tested from various locations around the world, and they have the ability to properly simulate a high number of users.

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