Comments on: WordPress Blog And Server Optimisation Masterclass: Progress So Far

By: Tony

Tony — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 06:22:15 +0000

Looking forward to reading about the tweaks!

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By: Dave Starr

Dave Starr — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 06:43:27 +0000

Hi Everton,

I’ve been waiting with bated breath and so has a freind of mine I sent here to follow this series.

I’m sorry to hear you’ve been having trouble with recalcitrant machines, but when you are able, we would sure like to know more about what Chris did to speed things up. Thanks.

By: Everton

Everton — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 07:12:22 +0000

@Jay

Yes. I’ve got the first set of tweaks documented from Chris and will be writing up this weekend

By: Jay Oatway

Jay Oatway — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 18:33:10 +0000

Wow! Is this Chris fellow for hire? I just installed a new Wordpress theme, which seems to be causing a server overload — my hosting provider has even shut me down until I get it optimized!

Please, keep the tips coming.

By: Vic

Vic — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 19:57:42 +0000

That’s simply amazing. I’m looking for someone to optimize wordpress on my server and after seeing your results I need to to get this done soon. Is it possible to get Chris’s contact info or you can forward my info to him if you wish. Thanks in advance, I enjoy reading your stuff on a daily basis.

By: Dave Starr

Dave Starr — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 04:01:29 +0000

Not only is optimization usually less exspensive than jumping to the next size/price range server, optimization fixes htings while moving to a bigger server just postpones the inevitable. think dragging an anchor around after your car. You can pay to swap in a bigger engine at a hot rod shop, but it is still going to perform like a car dragging an anchor.

If Microsoft (in particular) would pay attention to efficiency instead of just telling Intel to add more cores and cache, Vista might not be such a pig.

By: Everton

Everton — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 16:57:05 +0000

@Phil

I have a very good deal with my host, so it’s better value for me to optimise my server rather than spend more money getting a bigger server that might not solve the problem.

I think by the end of this month you should see an even bigger improvement. Have you noticed the significant speed increase already?

By: Phil Benwell

Phil Benwell — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 08:53:04 +0000

This is good news. I have seen slow blogs just change service over this issue so its good to see an alternative way. Waiting to hear the little tweaks now.