Http/2 vs http/1.1

[DAVID3733]

Hello

 

I have a site 2.3.4bs running https with SSL cert by network solutions OV server CA2

Always trying to speed things up

Spent so much time altering the order of script downloads, trying to reduce the .css size and so on

 

Wondered if anybody has eCommerce running now on http/2, if so could they share the experience, any issues and so forth

and of course was they a speed improvement and whats was it

 

Thank you

 

David

[DAVID3733]

The demo site

https://demo.oscommerce.com/index.php

appears to be on a http2 capable server but is serving as http1.1

I would be interested to know if anyone has osc running on http2 and any difference it has made

Regards

[♥JcMagpie]

? You would need to implament that on your server and that would be dependent on your host ( assuming your not using your own server!). Google helps,

First, install Apache version 2.4.17 or higher on your server. The installation of the HTTP/2 module for Apache takes just three steps:

1. Add repository:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ondrej/apache2

2. Now, update Apache2 from this repository to get the latest modules:

sudo apt-get upgrade apache2

3. Enable HTTP/2 protocol as a module for Apache:

sudo a2enmod http2

Now we must enable HTTP/2 for your virtual host. Open a .conf file for your virtual host. You’ll see something like this one:

<VirtualHost 192.168.1.1:443>
       SSLEngine on
       SSLCipherSuite ALL:!ADH:!EXPORT56:RC4+RSA:+HIGH:+MEDIUM:+LOW:+SSLv2:+EXP

       SSLCertificateFile      /etc/ssl/star.example.com.crt
       SSLCertificateKeyFile   /etc/ssl/star.example.com.key

       ServerName      "one.example.com"
       DocumentRoot    "/var/www/html/one"

       Protocols h2 http/1.1

       CustomLog       "/var/log/httpd/one-access.log" combined
       ErrorLog        "/var/log/httpd/one-error.log"

       <Directory /var/www/html>
               AllowOverride none

               Order Allow,Deny
               Allow from all
       </Directory>
</VirtualHost>

Add this line somewhere in the VirtualHost section: Protocols h2 http/1.1

Save this, close the file, and don’t forget to restart the Apache2 service:

service apache2 restart

If you’ve done all of this correctly, the HTTP/2 protocol will start working.

[DAVID3733]

Thank you for your reply

Not asking how to install Http2 but if anybody is running OSC on it ( i have 2.3.4bs)  and what issues if any was there

Very interested in any speed advantages found

regards

 

David

[♥JcMagpie]

I would be supprised if you not already using http2, if you on a relativly new server! ask your host, or just use the chrome inspect tool to check. Many of my site are already using it and I've not seen any noticeable speed change.

[DAVID3733]

Hi

Ok so OSC works and by the looks of it from your chart making multiple connections as it should which will speed up delivery

Thanks for sending the graphic

 

David