php - Ridiculously slow MySQL Queries in Joomla 3.x -
before go further, let me say, i've done that's recommended when google "slow joomla" or "optimize joomla". is, site gzipped, of css , js optimized , minified, i'm not running unnecessary components, plugins, or modules (hardly any, in fact), images optimized, caching turned on (both page , progressive) , i'm on supah-fast cloud hosting rackspace, sql database on separate rackspace server. all of that, , i'm still getting load times upwards of 10-12 seconds, as 14-15. from joomla debug: application 0.000 seconds (+0.000); 0.75 mb (+0.755) - afterload application 0.027 seconds (+0.027); 2.25 mb (+1.491) - afterinitialise application 0.040 seconds (+0.013); 3.26 mb (+1.010) - afterroute application 11.986 seconds (+11.947); 5.09 mb (+1.833) - afterdispatch application 12.000 seconds (+0.014); 5.63 mb (+0.539) - beforerendermodule mod_chronoforms (tip line) application 12.006 seconds (+0.005); 5.85 mb (+0.225) - afterrendermodule mod_chron