performance

301 Redirect from Bare Domain to Full WWW Domain

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We recently set up Google Pagespeed Service for one of our WordPress sites. The site was setup with a “bare” domain name. That is, it had no subdomain. For example: http://healthfitnessexperts.com Google’s Pagespeed Service can’t handle bare domains. Like many content delivery networks (CDNs) and similar services, Pagespeed requires a subdomain like www. For example: [...]

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How to Upgrade APC on Ubunutu

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APC — the Alternative PHP Cache — is a handy caching utility for use with PHP. We use it with W3 Total Cache to speed up our WordPress sites. I recently had a little trouble remembering how to upgrade APC to a more current version on our Ubuntu installations. We had installed APC with pecl, [...]

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PHP APC: How to Monitor Usage and Config for Optimum Performance

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APC is the Alternative PHP Cache. It’s a handy caching utility for use with PHP. We use it with W3 Total Cache on our WordPress installations. It runs OK “out of the box.” But you likely need to tune the config a bit to get the most out of it. The most common tweak is [...]

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