What is a good way to benchmark apache with a delay between requests from a unix command line? The only benchmark tool I know from the command line is ab and it doesn't support delays.
A:
I just love The Grinder, a fully programmable testing tool. Sadly you can't run it completely from the command line, but I'd really give it a try if I were you.
Failing that, you have httperf which is indeed command line and supports "user sessions" (that is, delays) and many other options.
Vinko Vrsalovic
2009-06-10 21:14:06