October 2016 - Sysadmins of the North

Clear PHP opcode caches before WordPress Updates: ease the updating process

If stale or cached content is still an issue with OPcache then here is how to add a must-use plugin that will clear it before you upgrade. This little WordPress Must Use Plugin tries to flush opcode caches, making your live a bit easier when updating WordPress Core, Plugins and Themes.

By Jan Reilink 19/10/2016WordPress

WordPress

The WinCache effect: Save with object caching

WinCache, or Windows Cache Extension for PHP, is a PHP accelerator that is used to significantly increase the speed of PHP applications running on Windows Server IIS. Besides increasing the speed of PHP applications, WinCache decreases CPU usage making it a win win situation extension.

By Jan Reilink 09/10/2016WordPress

WordPress

Benchmarking WordPress, simple load & speed testing with ApacheBench

Load test and benchmark WordPress loading speed with ApacheBench. The ab command is a small benchmark utility that comes with Apache. It's a really simple HTTP load generating tool, ideal for a simple WordPress load & speed test.

By Jan Reilink 09/10/2016WordPress

WordPress

Measure WordPress loading time and queries

How to measure WordPress' loading time and executed database queries? During an HTTP request, WordPress executes a lot of queries on your MySQL database. Not just the database queries take time, also loading and executing PHP takes time.

By Jan Reilink 09/10/2016WordPress

Month: October 2016

Clear PHP opcode caches before WordPress Updates: ease the updating process

The WinCache effect: Save with object caching

Benchmarking WordPress, simple load & speed testing with ApacheBench

Measure WordPress loading time and queries

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