10. Query Optimization

One of the biggest questions that arises with a software installation of any kind is “How much time will each part of this application take?” Entire software packages exist to measure this kind of information. For some people, optimization is the key to a well-run and well-maintained site. For others, it’s a giant hassle. In this chapter, we provide a few suggestions about when and why it might be appropriate to do some customization to your Views-generated queries.

Balancing Development Time Against CPU Time

Views is a query builder; at the end of the day, passing data through the Views system is never the absolute fastest way to retrieve data. What you as the user or administrator have to decide is this: is that small ...

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