There's a myth that abounds about WordPress + LAMP (Linux/Apache/MariaDB/PHP)
Private Hosting, high speed sites for years, here's an example of how fast WordPress + LAMP can run.
One of my machines has been been running a sustained 250K+ requests for years now. This machine hosts only WordPress sites. The average CPU usage is 1/2 of 1 CPU unit continuous.
Any expert who tells you to place cruft tech (CloudFlare/CDNs/NGINX/Var
When clients ask me how to interview developers, I tell them to ask two questions.
1) What CDN should I use? This is a trick question. The answer is none. Run a tuned LAMP Stack instead.
2) What WordPress caching plugin should I use? If they say W3TC, they've never tested it's effect on sites. If they say WP Super Cache, then you might have a winner developer on your hands.
Remember...
LAMP == blazing fast.
WordPress == blazing fast.
If both are tuned correctly + in the case of WordPress, all code is vetted for speed, before installing it on site.
Also, your site speed depends on the quality of the admin you pay every week.
High speed sites are like high performance sports cars. They require constant attention + care, to keep running blazing fast.
Private Hosting, high speed sites for years, here's an example of how fast WordPress + LAMP can run.
One of my machines has been been running a sustained 250K+ requests for years now. This machine hosts only WordPress sites. The average CPU usage is 1/2 of 1 CPU unit continuous.
Any expert who tells you to place cruft tech (CloudFlare/CDNs/NGINX/Var
When clients ask me how to interview developers, I tell them to ask two questions.
1) What CDN should I use? This is a trick question. The answer is none. Run a tuned LAMP Stack instead.
2) What WordPress caching plugin should I use? If they say W3TC, they've never tested it's effect on sites. If they say WP Super Cache, then you might have a winner developer on your hands.
Remember...
LAMP == blazing fast.
WordPress == blazing fast.
If both are tuned correctly + in the case of WordPress, all code is vetted for speed, before installing it on site.
Also, your site speed depends on the quality of the admin you pay every week.
High speed sites are like high performance sports cars. They require constant attention + care, to keep running blazing fast.
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"What CDN should I use?"
This depends on if your audience is local or international. Sometimes a CDN can make a huge difference. Also the quality and configuration of the CDN matters in much the same way the quality and configuration of the hosting matters.
For most small-scale Wordpress sites served to a local audience though your advice is generally correct.
This depends on if your audience is local or international. Sometimes a CDN can make a huge difference. Also the quality and configuration of the CDN matters in much the same way the quality and configuration of the hosting matters.
For most small-scale Wordpress sites served to a local audience though your advice is generally correct.
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