Magento Optimal Configuration
Out of the box, Magento will run without issue on MageMojo servers, but there are a few basic configuration options you should always ensure are working. Make sure to review the Magento configuration if there are performance issues, as it could turn out to be a simple toggle in the Magento Admin, saving valuable developer time.
Please see our Magento Requirements for a full list of items STRATUS requirements for hosting Magento stores.
Magento 1.x Recommended Settings
- Enable all caches (System > Cache Management)
- Enable flat products and categories (System > Configuration > Catalog > Frontend)
- Disable and clear the Magento compiler (Note, the compiler does not run properly on PHP > 5.3)
- Enable merged CSS/JS (be aware that this can break some sites)
- Install an FPC module and use Redis (Lesti FPC is a good free option)
- Redis cache
- Redis sessions
- Keep your log tables clean (e.g., log_url, log_url_info, log_visitor,log_visitor_info)
- Set indexing mode to "manual."
Magento 2.x Recommended Settings
- Enable all caches.
- Beginning with Magento 2.1, enabling flat catalogs is NOT recommended as a best practice.
- Deploy static files (automatic with production mode deploys)
- Enable production mode and compilation.
- Enable the Varnish FPC instead of the built-in FPC.
- Use Elasticsearch for search (2.3+ and EE).
- Disable merged CSS (can cause performance issues on some stores).
- Redis cache
- Redis sessions
- Set indexing mode to "Schedule."
- Install MageMojo Cron
Further optimization
For even more site speed, a skilled developer may be able to uncover additional speed gain possibilities:
- Use New Relic's PHP APM to get transaction traces and fine grained data about which calls are slow.
- Debug using the Magento profiler.