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Automatically flush Redis cache after publishing a WordPress post

Did you know you can automatically flush opcode caches like Redis when you publishing a post or page in WordPress? Doing so ensures you and your visitors see the newly created content immediately. No more stale / cached content in WP

By Jan Reilink 04/04/2019WordPress

WordPress

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

Optimized WordPress hosting (9+ practical tips)

WordPress optimized hosting is a subject on which a lot is written about. And therefore, this post is not about where to host your WordPress blog, or who offers the best WordPress hosting. This post is for you developers, what you can do to optimize your WordPress hosting. This post is not about setting up high-availability, fail-over, clustering, IIS versus Nginx versus Apache, RAID 1, 5, 6, 10, different types of storage, and so on. It’s about solving performance issues.

By Jan Reilink 31/08/2016WordPress

Web application security

Binary webshell through OPcache in PHP 7

GoSecure wrote up a new PHP exploitation technique using the default OPcache engine from PHP 7. Using this attack vector, it's possible to bypass certain hardening techniques that disallow the file write access in the web directory.

By Jan Reilink 28/04/2016Web application security

Windows Server

Optimize PHP’s OPcache configuration

Learn how to optimize PHP's OPcache configuration and make OPcache perform even better! After you've configured and optimized PHP realpath_cache_size, it is time to fine-tune the OPcache cache mechanism. With just a few tweaks you can tune OPcache to make it perform much better, and here is how!

By Jan Reilink 31/07/2015Windows Server

Windows Server

Custom PHP version on IIS Express and WebMatrix 3

PHP 7 with OPcache in IIS Express for Microsoft WebMatrix 3: learn how to create your own PHP development environment easily with Microsoft WebMatrix and IIS Express and your own custom PHP version. Note: this guide also applies to newer PHP versions, just change the version numbers. (outdated)

By Jan Reilink 19/08/2014Windows Server

Web applications

8 Tips to improve Joomla performance

Speed-up Joomla with just a few config settings: 8 Tips to improve Joomla performance. Add caching, gzip compression, set your sessions & optimize MySQL database functions... Provide your visitors with a blazing fast Joomla website!

By Jan Reilink 29/06/2014Web applications

Windows Server

PHP with WinCache on IIS

Learn how to install PHP on Windows Server IIS. With Windows Cache Extension for PHP (WinCache) and a custom php.ini path. WinCache enabled PHP gives you great performance for WordPress, Drupal and Joomla websites, and decreases CPU usage. A custom php.ini file path offers more flexibility.

By Jan Reilink 05/02/2013Windows Server

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Automatically flush Redis cache after publishing a WordPress post

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

Optimized WordPress hosting (9+ practical tips)

Binary webshell through OPcache in PHP 7

Optimize PHP’s OPcache configuration

Custom PHP version on IIS Express and WebMatrix 3

8 Tips to improve Joomla performance

PHP with WinCache on IIS

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