PHP Artisan – A Comprehensive Guide Updated on May 10, 2024 by Derrell PHP Artisan is a robust command-line tool that is pivotal in Laravel web development. Whether you are a seasoned developer or a newcomer to Laravel, comprehending and harnessing the capabilities of PHP Artisan can significantly enhance your web development workflow. This comprehensive guide aims to educate Laravel users on effectively utilizing PHP Artisan in their Read More >
The Ultimate Guide to Optimizing WordPress Performance Updated on December 9, 2025 by Carrie Smaha 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 >
Laravel Blade Basics Updated on March 17, 2025 by Derrell Laravel Blade, the framework’s built-in templating engine, makes it easy to blend PHP with HTML. This seamless integration simplifies building dynamic web interfaces, making Blade a key feature of Laravel. In this comprehensive guide, we’ll dive into Blade’s fundamentals, equipping you with the knowledge to craft responsive and interactive web pages easily. Choose from our Laravel Read More >
Understanding the Laravel env File Updated on February 24, 2025 by Derrell Here’s a complete guide to help you understand the Laravel .env configuration file. Introduction There is a certain thrill in typing php artisan serve and seeing your Laravel application come to life. But what powers the environment-specific configurations behind the scenes is the unsung hero: the .env file. This file is crucial in shaping the Read More >
Migrating WordPress to UltraStack ONE Manually with rsync Updated on June 17, 2025 by Jesse Owens A manual transfer is the most reliable way to ensure that your migration is successful for large or busy websites. In this guide, we’ll focus on using the command line and the rsync protocol. Remote synchronization using rsync has a few major advantages, including the ability to easily resume interrupted transfers and quickly resync any Read More >
The Laravel Directory Structure Updated on May 10, 2024 by Derrell This guide will help you become familiar with the Laravel directory structure. Introduction Once you have installed Laravel, understanding the Laravel directory structure is crucial for efficient and effective application development. This guide provides a concise and clear overview of the key directories and their roles within a Laravel project, allowing you to navigate and Read More >
How to Install Laravel Updated on May 10, 2024 by Derrell Here’s a comprehensive guide on how to install the Laravel PHP framework on your server. Introduction As a favorite amongst PHP developers, Laravel boasts of an elegant syntax and streamlined development processes. Here, we’ll guide you through the installation process so that you can start developing directly on your server. Choose from our Laravel Hosting, VPS Hosting, Read More >
Beginner’s Guide to BoldGrid Updated on June 19, 2023 by InMotion Hosting Contributor Even the most tech-savvy people can find it a challenge to maintain their business website. Many websites are built with WordPress, and the content management system (CMS) goes a long way in helping people get their site up and running with relative ease. But it’s not always intuitive, and making changes to the settings without Read More >
Migrating WordPress Sites Manually into InMotion Central Updated on June 9, 2025 by Jesse Owens When you’re getting started with your new UltraStack One server, you have two options to begin with: Migrating Manually is the most reliable way to get your website transferred over to your UltraStack One server. When using this option, InMotion Central will install a fresh copy of WordPress on your new VPS, and you’ll be Read More >
High-Performance Order Storage on WooCommerce Updated on August 6, 2024 by InMotion Hosting Contributor 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 >
The Ultimate Guide for Migrating WordPress Websites Updated on June 19, 2025 by Harry Jackson Migrating WordPress websites from one host to another might be a process you go through as a site owner. You could be moving to a new host for a variety of reasons. Better performance is usually a driver for this type of change. Moving a website from a local or development environment is also a Read More >
How to Use SSH to Access Your UltraStack VPS Updated on June 9, 2025 by Jesse Owens When running a website or server, SSH can save you time by allowing you to view, manage, and edit files from the command line interface (CLI). This guide will show you how to use SSH with your UltraStack server. Note: We also recommend our complete guide on Managing Your UltraStack Server. Connect to Your Server Read More >
How to Set Up Recurring Payments with Stripe in WooCommerce Updated on November 5, 2022 by InMotion Hosting Contributor Stripe is a popular credit card processing solution that is available in WooCommerce. This article will focus on the use of the Stripe processor for recurring payments through WooCommerce subscriptions. In order to demonstrate the use of Stripe for recurring payments in WooCommerce, we will step through the installation of the Stripe plugin and the Read More >
How to Stress Test Your Website Updated on June 19, 2025 by InMotion Hosting Contributor Load testing is a good way to see how your site is able to handle requests from visitors. But stress testing your website can help identify the breaking point, where it is no longer able to respond within a reasonable time. This can be an important tool when benchmarking your website in order to determine Read More >
Using the Database Admin & File Manager in InMotion Central Updated on November 7, 2025 by Jesse Owens If you’re an advanced user, you’ll sometimes want to make adjustments to your WordPress site that aren’t possible within the default WordPress dashboard. InMotion Central’s web-based file manager and database access make changing raw files and database tables easy. You get a cleaner, easier-to-navigate interface by offering only the tools you need to complete advanced Read More >
UltraStack Utilities for Caching in InMotion Central Updated on June 18, 2025 by Jesse Owens Your UltraStack ONE production site in InMotion Central can use NGINX caching on the server, which can result in faster website performance since it does not have to generate content in real time. You can select from pre-configured profiles built for specific types of websites. Then, you can set your purge settings using a plugin Read More >
View & Change Profile Settings Updated on October 18, 2024 by Jesse Owens There may be times when you need to view or modify your name, email address, phone number, or password. This guide will show you how to view or make changes to your Platform InMotion account. Note: If you want to manage a Team profile, see our full guide on Managing Teams With Platform InMotion. Access Read More >
21 Reasons Your Website is Slow and How to Speed it Up Updated on October 24, 2025 by InMotion Hosting Contributor 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 Stress Test Your Website With ab (ApacheBench) Updated on October 26, 2023 by InMotion Hosting Contributor 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 Updated on September 8, 2022 by Christopher Maiorana 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 >
