Some installations of Apache will have been compiled to work with either Prefork or Worker MPM, but most by default are compiled only to work with Prefork. Changing to Worker MPM may allow your server to handle much higher traffic, more user sessions, with less RAM use. Your site or server will not scale well if it is running Prefork MPM. Worker is a bit more difficult to set up properly, and has some restrictions regarding functionality of PHP … 17, 1, 1, 0 and 49.78
How to Configure APC Cache on Virtual Servers with PHP running under FCGId
APC INFO Monitor My Virtualmin CentOS 5.6 Virtual Private Server runs several virtual domains with PHP under FCGId using APC for opcode caching: Joomla, PHPbb, WordPress, etc . APC is somewhat challenging to configure properly with fcgid-enabled virtual domains, but it is quite helpful to optimize system resources and prevent traffic surges on one site from affecting overall server performance. Joomla and PHPbb have code that is pre-optimized wi… 10, 0, 0, 0 and 15.82
Remote publishing to WordPress from Facebook via RSS
Most WordPress developers know you can use one of several plugins to publish from WordPress to a Facebook wall, app or fan page. Did you know you can also do the opposite? You can publish from Facebook to WordPress by using the FeedWordPress plugin and the RSS feed from your fan page. This can be handy for clients who want to keep their site updated with blog posts, or share links and information, but don’t necessarily want to spend the ti… 8, 0, 0, 0 and 10.65
WordPress with W3 Total Cache on Nginx with APC (Virtualmin)
Virtualmin now includes support for Nginx web server. I deploy many WordPress sites with W3 Total Cache and APC Alternative PHP Cache, so I was very interested to see how Nginx performance compares to Apache for WordPress, and whether APC and W3TC would play nice with Nginx. I prefer to install WordPress in public_html/wordpress for ease of development, compatibility with other scripts, etc. Accordingly, the suggested configuration is for WordPr… 7, 0, 0, 0 and 9.32
Joomla Content Management
If you’ve read anything at all about Content Management Systems (CMS), you’ll probably know that CMS are the most effective way to keep your site relevant to your audience. You also know at least three other things: Keeping your site relevant and up-to-date can be time consuming CMS can be complicated Portals can be expensive I’m set to change all that. Joomla open-source CMS solutions are different from the normal models for… 4, 0, 0, 0 and 5.32
APC Cache Considerations for Virtual Hosting Environments
APC cache does not work well in a virtual hosting environment unless PHP is running as FCGID, and every individual virtual host has a unique PHP.ini and a unique fcgiwrapper. This is not the case with many virtual hosting environments because the memory and CPU requirements are too great. I suggest using Virtualmin for a shared hosting environment with APC cache, because it does allow to set php.ini and fcgiwrapper for every individual virtual h… 2, 0, 0, 0 and 2.66
Résumé
Chris Gilligan Information Architect, Web Server Administrator, Media Producer web • video • print chris [at] chrisgilligan [dot] net chrisgilligan.com I design and produce information and communication media for corporate, small business, manufacturing and non-profit clients: web sites Information architecture and design for open source content management systems Linux Apache MySQL PHP web server administration Postfix Dovecot Sendmail mail … 1, 0, 0, 0 and 2.58
E-Commerce Magazine Subscription Website
Light Sport & Ultralight Flying Magazine needed an easy-to-manage e-commerce solution, coupled with Content Management and slideshows. I used Joomla plus VirtueMart, and SlideShowPro to give them a sophisticated system that is simple to use. Light Sport & Ultralight Flying Magazine website The magazine has been in circulation since 1975, so the publishers know how to survive and thrive. Online sales & subscriptions give the print mag… 1, 0, 0, 0 and 1.33
Industrial Galvanizer Website
Tennessee Galvanizing website Tennessee Galvanizing had an aging Joomla site that needed major software updates. So, I migrated the site to WordPress for ease of use and ease of updates. WordPress is much more user friendly than Joomla, and also easier to maintain. Simple WordPress site with front page slide show, news blog and contact form … 1, 0, 0, 0 and 1.33
Adventure Travel Website
Austria Adventure Week website I worked with Bike Tours Direct to create this sub-site to promote their Austria Adventure Week package, a 2-week trip catering to mountain bikers and trail runners. We picked an open source WordPress template and made some minor tweaks to personalize it for the site by replacing a few images and adding navigation tabs. Easy to use WYSIWYG editor allows administrators to quickly make edits, add pages or images, et… 1, 0, 0, 0 and 1.33
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