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Performance Testing with JMeter  3

You're reading from   Performance Testing with JMeter 3 Enhance the performance of your web application

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Product type Paperback
Published in Jul 2017
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781787285774
Length 166 pages
Edition 3rd Edition
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Configuring the JMeter HTTP(S) Test Script Recorder

The first step is to configure the proxy server in JMeter. To do this, we perform the following steps:

  1. Start JMeter.

 

  1. Add a thread group, as follows:
    1. Right-click on Test Plan and navigate to Add | Threads (User) |
      Thread Group.
    2. Right-click on Thread Group and navigate to Add | Logic Controller | Recording Controller.
  2. Add the HTTP(S) Test Script Recorder element, as follows:
    • Right-click on WorkBench and navigate to Add | Non-Test Elements | HTTP(S) Test Script Recorder.
  3. Change the port to 7000(1) (under Global Settings).
  4. You can use a different port if you choose to. What is important is to choose a port that is not currently used by an existing process on the machine. The default is 8888.
  5. Under the Test plan content section, choose the Test Plan>Thread Group (2)> Recording Controller option from the Target...
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