If you have been following my blog, you know I recently moved my hosting to Dokploy. While the journey has been smooth, I wasn’t satisfied with the standard WordPress setups. I wanted something faster, more efficient, and easier to manage. That’s why I built and released WordPress-Dokploy—a specialized stack designed for maximum performance using OpenLiteSpeed.
(more…)Category: WP Optimization
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How Many Database Connections Does a WordPress Site Open? (Experiment & Analysis)
Have you ever wondered how many database connections a single WordPress request actually opens? Understanding this is crucial for scaling your site and preventing the dreaded “Error establishing a database connection.” In this article, we\’ll dive into the factors that influence these connections and perform a live experiment to verify the results.
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WordPress user prior to 6.4 may want to disable attachment pages
If you are upgrading your WordPress site from any version prior to 6.4, you will have option for wp_attachment_pages_enabled configured to 1 (true). According to announcement by WordPress, you will need to modify the value manually to 0 to disable attachment page creation.
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You shouldn’t be using any WordPress SMTP plugin
Instead, configure your web server on the Operating System level with Postfix. This is better way since Postfix will handle the rest. Also, provided if there is latency between the web server and the email provider, it will not affect your WordPress performance.
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WordPress does not have IPv6 support (yet)
Amazon Web Services (AWS) has announced that there will be additional charges for the use of IPv4. The additional charges is for Elastic Classic Compute (EC2) users that are using IPv4 (either with Static or Dynamic IP Address). Previously, the use of IPv4 with EC2 is Free. If you are thinking about ditching IPv4 for your WordPress server to save cost, you will lose access to WordPress services.
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5 reasons why NOT TO host WordPress on Heroku
Heroku is a great platform for web developers to quickstart with web application development. 2 years back, I wrote an article about how I manage to install WordPress on Heroku. At that time, I was thinking it is cool to have WordPress installed on Heroku as it is cost-free to start. However, after a few years, I was thinking otherwise for 5 reasons.
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