Managed Cloud Server: Cloud Server Optimisations

You can deploy Cloud Servers with an optimisation that’s suitable for the workload of the server. There are currently several different optimisations available to use.

PHP-FPM

Available with: PHP, WordPress, WooCommerce, Magento, Joomla!

Its main advantage is that it can handle a high volume of queries, making it especially useful for sites with heavy traffic or complex web applications. PHP-FPM maintains pools of PHP processes that can serve PHP code without needing to start up a new PHP process for each request. 

PHP OPcache 

Available with: PHP, WordPress, WooCommerce, Magento, Joomla! 

OPCode Cache works by saving the compiled PHP code between every request. This means that applications serve pages faster since the PHP code doesn’t need to be compiled every time a page is requested. Scalability is also improved as more simultaneous requests can be handled without degrading user experience. 

Redis Object Cache 

Available with: WordPress, WooCommerce, Magento, Joomla! 

By caching data in-memory, Redis allows for rapid retrieval of frequently accessed data like product details and user sessions, significantly reducing database load. Other benefits include:

• Low-latency queries: Redis offers fast data retrieval, which can result in quicker response times for queries related to product information, inventory, pricing and more
• Improved customer experience: With Redis, you can reduce the shopping cart abandonment by ensuring fast and efficient order processing, inventory updates, and real-time pricing decisions.
• Real-time inventory updates: By capturing real-time event data from your legacy inventory system to Redis, you can establish immediate and higher consistency between your stores and data stores. This ensures accurate inventory information and prevents overselling. 

Elasticsearch

Available with: WordPress, WooCommerce, Magento, Joomla! 

This powerful search engine indexes products and content, enabling instant, relevant results even with large inventories. For ecommerce stores on Cloud Servers, this means faster, more accurate searches that improve customer satisfaction and potentially increase conversion rates.

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