Is there any tool by which I can check if my server is able to handle x no. of concurrent users? I am running a portal with mysql DB. I want to check how much load can the server take before making it live.
If your just interested in getting a quick look at how well your mysql server is handling load, i have used mytop before and found its results pretty easy to interpret. You might want to try Mysql Supersmack for stress testing, though i've never tried it myself before..