When your server starts crashing and throwing "canceled" responses, your first instinct might be to check the server setup.
"Maybe I need to scale my application to handle the load," you think.
But here's what I've learned the hard way:
Most of the time, it's not about server capacity. It's about database inefficiency.
The real causes?
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Missing database indexes
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Unnecessary table joins
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Unoptimized queries that scan entire tables
Before you reach for your wallet to scale up, try this simple fix: optimize your queries first.
A few strategic code changes can save you significant money and actually solve the root cause of the problem.