Install Varnish Cache on CentOS 6.7
In this article I'll show you how to install Varnish Cache on CentOS, version 6.7 in this case. Varnish is a web application accelerator also known as a caching HTTP reverse proxy. You install it in front of any server that speaks HTTP and configure it to cache the contents. Because Varnish Cache is really, really fast, web applications like WordPress, Drupal and Joomla can greatly benefit from Varnish Cache.
Install Elasticsearch on CentOS 6.7
How to install Elasticsearch on CentOS 6.7. Elasticsearch is a highly scalable open-source full-text search and analytics engine. It allows you to store, search, and analyze big volumes of data quickly and in near real time. In this article we'll go over the steps to install Elasticsearch on CentOS 6.7.
Minify WP-Super-Cache HTML cache files: WPSCMin a WP-Super-Cache plugin
The WordPress WP-Super-Cache cache plugin doesn't minify HTML cache files, which I find a disadvantage. Knowing minify libraries, I went looking for an existing solution (why reinvent the wheel?), and found one: WPSCMin. Read on ...
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Optimize PHP's OPcache configuration
Now that you've optimized PHP realpath_cache_size, it's time to fine-tune PHP OPcache. With just a few tweaks you can tune OPcache to make it perform much better, and here is how! ...
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My WordPress web.config
Do you host your WordPress website on Windows Server IIS? And are you having trouble with your web.config? I often receive questions about how to use a web.config file in WordPress on Windows Server, and which settings are important for a WordPress site. Maybe it's because I'm a WordPress on Windows Server IIS enthusiast, so here is my web.config for your convenience (really, it's not that special).