Apache ab - Benchmark Web Server Performance
One of the key performance tests is to benchmark the number of requests that your web server can handle given the environment in which it is installed. Apache ab is a web server performance benchmarking tool that helps in determining the number of requests that the web server can receive per second. Apache ab is a simple program that comes with the apache installation and should be available in the bin directory. If you are in a *nix environment most likely it should be in the path and just typing ab will show the help using the command. For usage of this simple yet effective stress testing tool, refer to the apache ab documentation page.
