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Understanding Laravel Internals

Laravel simplifies the development of web applications with readable, maintainable code. This guide explores the internal mechanisms of Laravel that power its operations, providing clarity and insights that are beneficial for both new and experienced developers. Service Container (IoC Container) The Laravel Service Container is an implementation of the inversion of control (IoC) principle, which Read More >

The Ultimate Guide to Optimizing WordPress Performance

In our Ultimate Guide to High Performance WordPress for High Traffic Sites, we will show you how to identify and fix common performance issues with WordPress and the server it’s hosted on. Our guide combines over 20 years of experience of fine-tuning servers, CDNs, and website code to deliver high performance WordPress sites. If you’re Read More >

How to Publish a Website in 10 Steps

Publishing a website to a Linux server can seem like a daunting task, especially if you’re new to server administration. However, with the right knowledge and steps, you can easily get your website up and running smoothly. In this article, we will guide you through the process of publishing a website to a Linux server, Read More >

High-Performance Order Storage on WooCommerce

In late 2022, WooCommerce introduced plans to optimize the performance of WooCommerce Core by focusing on Orders and ways to efficiently manage Order data. Originally dubbed the Custom Order Tables project, it has since been renamed to High-Performance Order Storage, or HPOS. With the release of WooCommerce 7.1, an option was introduced that allowed users Read More >

Platform i: BETA Release

APRIL 11, 2023 – We are excited to announce the BETA Launch of Platform i for Managed WordPress Hosting! Introducing Platform i BETA InMotion Hosting has launched new WordPress hosting plans and a website management platform called Platform i. With Platform i, users can manage, stage, and deploy websites to a high-performance VPS optimized for Read More >

How to Use Memcached as a Persistent Object Cache in WordPress

A common site health message WordPress displays for users is the recommendation to use a persistent object cache. There are generally two common solutions to this issue: Redis or Memcached. This article will guide you in using Memcached to provide the caching solution that WordPress is recommending. We will walk you through its installation and Read More >

Getting Started with UltraStack VPS

The Managed WordPress UltraStack VPS is the production environment for your WordPress website. It’s been fine-tuned for performance and lean speed. We’ve removed all the bloatware that traditional managed VPS environments may have – there’s no control panel software or no email server – only the services you need for a screaming fast website.  In Read More >

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From here you can review site health recommendations for security and performance, manage website backups using the Total Upkeep plugin, and access your website files and databases.

Logging into WP Admin

There may be times when you want to make changes directly in your WordPress Dashboard, such as when you want to create a new page or post. WP Admin is the last link on the menu and clicking it will automatically take you to the Admin Dashboard for your WordPress site and you will be logged in as an Administrator role. From there you have full access to manage your WordPress site.

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Submitting a Ticket Request

When it comes to getting support from us at InMotion Hosting, submitting a support ticket is one of the best ways to request assistance. To help with this task, it can be helpful to realize the way that our ticketing system works. In this article we’ll go over the types of support requests, the differences Read More >

How To Get Support

When facing an issue with your InMotion Hosting account, whether it is a billing or website problem we have a team that can help. Reaching out to the right department ensures that your questions are handled by the team that is optimized to serve you. Before contacting InMotion it is beneficial to make sure you Read More >

How to Set Up the Autoptimize Plugin For WordPress

The Autoptimize plugin for WordPress is a page speed tool. It combines code minification and aggregation with caching, CDN, and other optimization features. With a WordPress site, as with any dynamic site, optimizing performance involves a lot of moving parts. For those who are not comfortable tweaking settings at the server level, this plugin can Read More >

WordPress Server Optimization Guide

In this article, we walk through the process of tuning your VPS or Dedicated Server for the best performance on our WordPress Optimized or PHP-FPM stack. On our Managed WordPress Hosting platform, the server is managed by our system administrators, and tuned out-of-the-box for optimal performance for most users. However, some users or resellers may need the additional flexibility afforded by the VPS and Dedicated platforms.

How to Enable & Configure Redis Persistent Object Cache for WordPress

Some Platform i accounts include Redis, which gives you the ability to store persistent object cache in the server’s memory. This can help serve your site assets up faster resulting in better performance. There are several popular plugins available for enabling Redis in WordPress and managing your site cache. This guide will explain how to Read More >

How to Fix a Connection Error in Platform InMotion

Platform InMotion connects to your WordPress site to perform actions like automatically logging in, managing plugins and themes, and keeping track of your Total Upkeep backups. The platform includes an automatic troubleshooting system to explain and attempt to repair these errors for you. In this guide, you’ll learn some common reasons that your site may Read More >

21 Reasons Your Website is Slow and How to Speed it Up

Slow websites can be a recipe for disaster for website owners. Research shows that 40% of people will abandon your site entirely if it takes more than three seconds to load. To put that into perspective: if 10,000 people visit your site every month, that means that 4,000 of them would leave and never come Read More >

How to Create a Website Stress Testing Plan

An important aspect of managing a website is benchmark testing in order to determine how it performs while under stress. This can help you identify any potential issues that may occur before it affects your live site. There are many ways that you can perform load testing and stress testing on your site, you must Read More >

How to Stress Test Your Website With ab (ApacheBench)

The ab command also known as ApacheBench is a command line benchmarking tool for testing the amount of time it takes your server to respond to HTTP requests. You can use this information to determine the estimated number of simultaneous requests your Apache HTTP server can handle before it begins to degrade the overall performance. Read More >

How To Load Test Your Site With k6

Servers are getting faster and faster, but there are still plenty of websites suffering from poor performance. There are many variables that might cause a website to load slowly, and there are websites that have good load times, but only up to a certain number of concurrent users. How can you find out how many Read More >

Managing Your Server with Platform InMotion

When you have a live server associated with a project, Platform i makes it easy to manage it. For example, you may want to connect with SSH keys, view your server’s hostname, or stop/restart the server. Once connected via SSH you have full control as the root user to modify your server as needed. This Read More >