LiteSpeed has just released LiteSpeed Web Server 5.0 RC3. This latest iteration contains some exciting features, including HTTP/2 support and improved ESI support (for page caching with hole-punching). Most importantly, though, it is very stable. Anyone who’s interested in ESI, SPDY, HTTP/2, or WebSocket proxy support should try out RC3. (more…)
Category: LSCache
Learn more about LiteSpeed Cache plugin for WordPress, PrestaShop, XenForo, Drupal, Joomla, MediaWiki, WooCommerce, and more. Sites powered by LiteSpeed Web Server with LSCache may accelerate their web apps with extensions or rewrite rules.
In this category you will find tutorials, case studies, and useful information related to this popular cache solution.
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OpenLiteSpeed 1.3 Adds API to Integrate Third Party Modules
OpenLiteSpeed 1.3 introduces a major advance for LiteSpeed Web Server: an API to support third party modules. (more…)
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LSWS 5.0: LSCache’s ESI Support Will Speed Up Web Applications
Starting in LiteSpeed Web Server 5.0, LiteSpeed is adding ESI support. Using ESI to increase cache usage allows you to supercharge web applications like Magento or WordPress. (more…)
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New: XenForo Addon for LiteSpeed Cache
The XenForo community developers have released an addon for easy integration with LiteSpeed Cache. The addon helps LiteSpeed Cache cut resource consumption and increase XenForo performance. (more…)
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Introducing Custom Templates: WP Super Cache
LiteSpeed Web Server has a lot of settings. It’s true. We know. These settings are helpful to tweak and fine tune your server. But sometimes, when you’re just getting started with a new environment, feature, or application, all those settings can be overwhelming. That is why we are introducing custom virtual host templates. These templates give you virtual hosts ready to perform different functions or use with different applications. You can still customize and tune different parts of the setup if you want, but these templates will give you a workable LSWS for your particular function in just a few quick and easy steps. (more…)
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Web Performance and the Bottom Line Pt. 2
Yesterday, I linked to a Varnish blog post talking about the effect of page upload time on business. Today I came across a post on the Simple Helix blog I like even more. (more…)
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“Web Performance and the Bottom Line” (An External Link)
Here’s a post from the Varnish Software blog discussing how web site speed affects online businesses. One of the studies they use is four years old, but I think the numbers they show beautifully illustrate why speed matters: (more…)
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WordPress Plugin: Keep Your Cache Up-to-Date
Here’s a plugin that will automatically repopulate your LiteSpeed Cache when an article gets updated on WordPress (more…)
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Don’t Get Overrun When You Update
4.2.2 New Features: REFRESH Cache, Stale Cache Mechanism
1. How to REFRESH/PURGE cache manually
/usr/local/lsws/admin/misc>/usr/local/lsws/admin/fcgi-bin/admin_php purge_cache_byurl.php
Synopsis: php purge_cache_byurl.php -(r|p) domain url [server_ip] [port]-r: refresh cache (use stale cache while updating cache)
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Speed Up vBulletin Sites Through LiteSpeed Built-in Cache
LiteSpeed has provided a built-in cache functionality (an advanced feature for Enterprise 2+CPU licenses) since version 4.0 (March, 2009), and keeps improving this feature through subsequent 4.0.x releases. Many of you maybe still not aware of the powerfulness of this feature. (more…)