The *locate_template()* function checks stats the filesystem on every call to find templates. Cache these stats in shared memory. | *siege -b -t30s -c5 http://wp1.localhost* ** SIEGE 2.70 ** Preparing 5 concurrent users for battle. The server is now under siege... Lifting the server siege.. done. Transactions: 2408 hits Availability: 100.00 % Elapsed time: 29.46 secs Data transferred: 19.45 MB Response time: *0.06 secs* Transaction rate: *81.74 trans/sec* Throughput: 0.66 MB/sec Concurrency: 4.99 Successful transactions: 2408 Failed transactions: 0 Longest transaction: 0.12 Shortest transaction: 0.02]]>