How to Optimize Your Server for Better Performance
ServerNeed Admin5 September 20261 min readServers
Practical tips to improve server speed, stability and reliability.
Measure first
You cannot optimise what you have not measured. Find out whether you are waiting on the database, on disk, or on the network.
The usual wins
- Enable caching at the application layer.
- Serve static files with the right cache headers.
- Keep PHP and the database on recent versions.
- Give the database enough memory to hold its working set.