Facebook apps are getting hugely popular.  Once you’ve got a great idea to implement on a social network it can be tough getting it off the ground.  The Facebook team says that one of the best indicators of an apps success is its speed and responsiveness.  We’ve already seen the Facebook site grow a little too big for its britches – it’s performance can be downright discouraging on some older machines and browsers.  But what can you do to increase app responsiveness and performance.  Here are some tricks to get you app, your Apache server, and your MySQL database ready for the big time. More >