JMeter Load Testing
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JMeter is a useful load testing software that allows the user to performance test a web domain by simulating a set number of concurrent users. The testing software allows you to define the various request links to send requests for, how many users to create, and how many times to loop the requests. It will then record what requests were successfully fetched, and the time it took the server to respond. You can download JMeter on the Apache Software Foundation website.
Note: Only load test websites you are authorized to load test.
Running Apache JMeter
Apache JMeter is a Java program, which means it should be compatible with any operating system with Java installed. In order to run this file, you first have to unzip the folder. In the top level directory, there should be a file called jmeter.bat, which is an executable Java file. Execute it, and it will run a command-line, and pull up the JMeter interface.