SlideShare a Scribd company logo

Scaling WordPress #wpldn Jan 2012

Peter Westwood, profile picture
Peter Westwood

The document discusses scaling WordPress. It provides a diagram of the WordPress.com technology stack, which includes components like batcache, CDN, nginx, WordPress plugins, HyperDB, memcache, APC, MySQL, and mogilefs. It emphasizes using solutions that do one thing well and starting smaller with caching solutions like APC, nginx, CDN, and object caches before moving to more complex solutions. The document ends by asking if there are any questions.

TechnologyBusiness
1 of 16
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
Scaling WordPress “A Lightning Tour” Peter Westwood (@westi) Lead Developer at WordPress.org - westi@wordpress.org Happiness Gardener at Automattic - peter@automattic.com
The WordPress.com Stack
batcache CDN nginx WordPress + Plugins HyperDB memcache APC MySQL nginx mogilefs
batcache CDN nginx WordPress + Plugins HyperDB memcache APC MySQL nginx mogilefs
batcache CDN nginx WordPress + Plugins HyperDB memcache APC MySQL nginx mogilefs
batcache CDN nginx WordPress + Plugins HyperDB memcache APC MySQL nginx mogilefs
batcache CDN nginx WordPress + Plugins HyperDB memcache APC MySQL nginx mogilefs
batcache CDN nginx WordPress + Plugins HyperDB memcache APC MySQL nginx mogilefs
batcache CDN nginx WordPress + Plugins HyperDB memcache APC MySQL nginx mogilefs
batcache CDN nginx WordPress + Plugins HyperDB memcache APC MySQL nginx mogilefs
batcache CDN nginx WordPress + Plugins HyperDB memcache APC MySQL nginx mogilefs
batcache CDN nginx WordPress + Plugins HyperDB memcache APC MySQL nginx mogilefs
“Use solutions that do one thing well.”
Starting Smaller
Object Cache WP Super Cache W3 Total Cache nginx APC CDN
Questions?

More Related Content

PPTX
WordPress Meetup 17th Oct, 2015 at TechHub (ASTP) Lahore, Pakistan
Fahad Mahmood
 
PPTX
NGINX for Application Delivery & Acceleration
NGINX, Inc.
 
PDF
Hashicorp Vault: Open Source Secrets Management at #OPEN18
Kangaroot
 
PDF
WordPress At Scale. WordCamp Dhaka 2019
Anam Ahmed
 
PDF
Roshan Bhattarai: Scaling WordPress for high traffic sites
wpnepal
 
PPTX
Scaling wordpress for high traffic
Roshan Bhattarai
 
PDF
Csp and http headers
ColdFusionConference
 
PDF
21 Ways to Make WordPress Fast
Jason McCreary
 
WordPress Meetup 17th Oct, 2015 at TechHub (ASTP) Lahore, Pakistan
Fahad Mahmood
 
NGINX for Application Delivery & Acceleration
NGINX, Inc.
 
Hashicorp Vault: Open Source Secrets Management at #OPEN18
Kangaroot
 
WordPress At Scale. WordCamp Dhaka 2019
Anam Ahmed
 
Roshan Bhattarai: Scaling WordPress for high traffic sites
wpnepal
 
Scaling wordpress for high traffic
Roshan Bhattarai
 
Csp and http headers
ColdFusionConference
 
21 Ways to Make WordPress Fast
Jason McCreary
 

What's hot (18)

PDF
Ecossistema Python Para Web
Allisson Azevedo
 
PDF
Optimising PyroCMS for speed and performance boosts
saintsatplay
 
PPTX
Drupal 8 and NGINX
NGINX, Inc.
 
PDF
SSDs are Awesome
Barry Abrahamson
 
PDF
23 Ways To Speed Up WordPress
Zero Point Development
 
PPTX
Secure and Convenient Workflows: Integrating HashiCorp Vault with Pivotal Clo...
Stenio Ferreira
 
PDF
Secret Management Journey - Here Be Dragons aka Secret Dragons
Michael Man
 
PPTX
Content Security Policy - The application security Swiss Army Knife
Scott Helme
 
PPTX
Supercharge JavaEE applications using JCache
Payara
 
PPTX
WordPress + NGINX Best Practices with EasyEngine
NGINX, Inc.
 
PDF
Introducing managed infrastructure services from Digital Network and OVHcloud
OVHcloud
 
PDF
WordCamp RVA
codearachnid_test
 
PPTX
Tips for Making Your Website Load Faster
AddThis
 
PPTX
Using Amazon CloudFront for Improved Response Time
ehwinter
 
PDF
Yes, AWS *is* a Fantastic Environment for .NET!
Andy Hopper
 
PPTX
10 Tips for Optimising WordPress
Andrew Marks
 
PDF
MySQL Security on AWS Rds
Mydbops
 
PPTX
It's in the cloud
kenperkins
 
Ecossistema Python Para Web
Allisson Azevedo
 
Optimising PyroCMS for speed and performance boosts
saintsatplay
 
Drupal 8 and NGINX
NGINX, Inc.
 
SSDs are Awesome
Barry Abrahamson
 
23 Ways To Speed Up WordPress
Zero Point Development
 
Secure and Convenient Workflows: Integrating HashiCorp Vault with Pivotal Clo...
Stenio Ferreira
 
Secret Management Journey - Here Be Dragons aka Secret Dragons
Michael Man
 
Content Security Policy - The application security Swiss Army Knife
Scott Helme
 
Supercharge JavaEE applications using JCache
Payara
 
WordPress + NGINX Best Practices with EasyEngine
NGINX, Inc.
 
Introducing managed infrastructure services from Digital Network and OVHcloud
OVHcloud
 
WordCamp RVA
codearachnid_test
 
Tips for Making Your Website Load Faster
AddThis
 
Using Amazon CloudFront for Improved Response Time
ehwinter
 
Yes, AWS *is* a Fantastic Environment for .NET!
Andy Hopper
 
10 Tips for Optimising WordPress
Andrew Marks
 
MySQL Security on AWS Rds
Mydbops
 
It's in the cloud
kenperkins
 
Ad

Similar to Scaling WordPress #wpldn Jan 2012 (20)

PDF
Cluster Fudge: Recipes for WordPress in the Cloud (WordCamp Austin 2014 Speaker)
grantnorwood
 
PDF
Cluster Fudge: Recipes for WordPress in the Cloud (WordCamp Austin 2014 Speaker)
Grant Norwood
 
PPTX
A crash course in scaling wordpress
GovLoop
 
PDF
Wordpress optimization
Almog Baku
 
PDF
Optimizing WordPress for Performance - WordCamp Houston
Chris Olbekson
 
KEY
Wordpress Meetup ISCTE
Pedro Dias
 
PDF
High Performance WordPress II
Barry Abrahamson
 
PPTX
Optimizing WordPress (WordCamp Philly 2011)
Ben Metcalfe
 
PDF
Cache all the things - A guide to caching Drupal
digital006
 
PPTX
Optimizing WordPress - WordPress SF Meetup April 2012
Ben Metcalfe
 
PDF
WordCamp RVA 2011 - Performance & Tuning.pdf
codearachnid_test
 
PDF
WordCamp RVA 2011 - Performance & Tuning.pdf
codearachnid_test
 
PDF
WordCamp RVA
codearachnid_test
 
PPTX
High performance WordPress
Mikel King
 
PPTX
Anthony Somerset - Site Speed = Success!
WordCamp Cape Town
 
PDF
Screaming Fast Wpmu
djcp
 
PDF
Nginx pres
James Fuller
 
PDF
下吧开发总结
Night Sailer
 
PDF
WordCamp RVA 2011 - Performance & Tuning
Timothy Wood
 
PDF
PHP in the Cloud
Acquia
 
Cluster Fudge: Recipes for WordPress in the Cloud (WordCamp Austin 2014 Speaker)
grantnorwood
 
Cluster Fudge: Recipes for WordPress in the Cloud (WordCamp Austin 2014 Speaker)
Grant Norwood
 
A crash course in scaling wordpress
GovLoop
 
Wordpress optimization
Almog Baku
 
Optimizing WordPress for Performance - WordCamp Houston
Chris Olbekson
 
Wordpress Meetup ISCTE
Pedro Dias
 
High Performance WordPress II
Barry Abrahamson
 
Optimizing WordPress (WordCamp Philly 2011)
Ben Metcalfe
 
Cache all the things - A guide to caching Drupal
digital006
 
Optimizing WordPress - WordPress SF Meetup April 2012
Ben Metcalfe
 
WordCamp RVA 2011 - Performance & Tuning.pdf
codearachnid_test
 
WordCamp RVA 2011 - Performance & Tuning.pdf
codearachnid_test
 
WordCamp RVA
codearachnid_test
 
High performance WordPress
Mikel King
 
Anthony Somerset - Site Speed = Success!
WordCamp Cape Town
 
Screaming Fast Wpmu
djcp
 
Nginx pres
James Fuller
 
下吧开发总结
Night Sailer
 
WordCamp RVA 2011 - Performance & Tuning
Timothy Wood
 
PHP in the Cloud
Acquia
 
Ad

Recently uploaded (20)

PDF
Electronic commerce courselecture one. Pdf
OmerMohamed64
 
PDF
Architecting across the Boundaries of two Complex Domains - Healthcare & Tech...
Peter Tan
 
PDF
Build a system with the filesystem maintained by OSTree @ COSCUP 2025
Jian-Hong Pan
 
PDF
Peak of Data & AI Encore- AI for Metadata and Smarter Workflows
Safe Software
 
PDF
Approach and Philosophy of On baking technology
30anthuong17
 
PPTX
Effective Security Operations Center (SOC) A Modern, Strategic, and Threat-In...
ReZa AdineH
 
PDF
Encapsulation theory and applications.pdf
gurumoop
 
PDF
MIND Revenue Release Quarter 2 2025 Press Release
MIND CTI
 
PPTX
Big Data Technologies - Introduction.pptx
kuthubussaman1
 
PPTX
VMware vSphere Foundation How to Sell Presentation-Ver1.4-2-14-2024.pptx
blackmambaettijean
 
PDF
TokAI - TikTok AI Agent : The First AI Application That Analyzes 10,000+ Vira...
SOFTTECHHUB
 
PDF
NewMind AI Weekly Chronicles - August'25 Week I
NewMind AI
 
PDF
The Rise and Fall of 3GPP – Time for a Sabbatical?
3G4G
 
PDF
Advanced methodologies resolving dimensionality complications for autism neur...
IAESIJAI
 
PDF
Per capita expenditure prediction using model stacking based on satellite ima...
IAESIJAI
 
PDF
Empathic Computing: Creating Shared Understanding
Mark Billinghurst
 
PPTX
MYSQL Presentation for SQL database connectivity
Swati270511
 
PPTX
Spectroscopy.pptx food analysis technology
nawahassan45
 
PPTX
20250228 LYD VKU AI Blended-Learning.pptx
DatVoNgoc
 
PPTX
KOM of Painting work and Equipment Insulation REV00 update 25-dec.pptx
muhammadmuneebnaeem7
 
Electronic commerce courselecture one. Pdf
OmerMohamed64
 
Architecting across the Boundaries of two Complex Domains - Healthcare & Tech...
Peter Tan
 
Build a system with the filesystem maintained by OSTree @ COSCUP 2025
Jian-Hong Pan
 
Peak of Data & AI Encore- AI for Metadata and Smarter Workflows
Safe Software
 
Approach and Philosophy of On baking technology
30anthuong17
 
Effective Security Operations Center (SOC) A Modern, Strategic, and Threat-In...
ReZa AdineH
 
Encapsulation theory and applications.pdf
gurumoop
 
MIND Revenue Release Quarter 2 2025 Press Release
MIND CTI
 
Big Data Technologies - Introduction.pptx
kuthubussaman1
 
VMware vSphere Foundation How to Sell Presentation-Ver1.4-2-14-2024.pptx
blackmambaettijean
 
TokAI - TikTok AI Agent : The First AI Application That Analyzes 10,000+ Vira...
SOFTTECHHUB
 
NewMind AI Weekly Chronicles - August'25 Week I
NewMind AI
 
The Rise and Fall of 3GPP – Time for a Sabbatical?
3G4G
 
Advanced methodologies resolving dimensionality complications for autism neur...
IAESIJAI
 
Per capita expenditure prediction using model stacking based on satellite ima...
IAESIJAI
 
Empathic Computing: Creating Shared Understanding
Mark Billinghurst
 
MYSQL Presentation for SQL database connectivity
Swati270511
 
Spectroscopy.pptx food analysis technology
nawahassan45
 
20250228 LYD VKU AI Blended-Learning.pptx
DatVoNgoc
 
KOM of Painting work and Equipment Insulation REV00 update 25-dec.pptx
muhammadmuneebnaeem7
 

Scaling WordPress #wpldn Jan 2012

  • 1. Scaling WordPress “A Lightning Tour” Peter Westwood (@westi) Lead Developer at WordPress.org - westi@wordpress.org Happiness Gardener at Automattic - peter@automattic.com
  • 3. batcache CDN nginx WordPress + Plugins HyperDB memcache APC MySQL nginx mogilefs
  • 4. batcache CDN nginx WordPress + Plugins HyperDB memcache APC MySQL nginx mogilefs
  • 5. batcache CDN nginx WordPress + Plugins HyperDB memcache APC MySQL nginx mogilefs
  • 6. batcache CDN nginx WordPress + Plugins HyperDB memcache APC MySQL nginx mogilefs
  • 7. batcache CDN nginx WordPress + Plugins HyperDB memcache APC MySQL nginx mogilefs
  • 8. batcache CDN nginx WordPress + Plugins HyperDB memcache APC MySQL nginx mogilefs
  • 9. batcache CDN nginx WordPress + Plugins HyperDB memcache APC MySQL nginx mogilefs
  • 10. batcache CDN nginx WordPress + Plugins HyperDB memcache APC MySQL nginx mogilefs
  • 11. batcache CDN nginx WordPress + Plugins HyperDB memcache APC MySQL nginx mogilefs
  • 12. batcache CDN nginx WordPress + Plugins HyperDB memcache APC MySQL nginx mogilefs
  • 13. “Use solutions that do one thing well.”
  • 15. Object Cache WP Super Cache W3 Total Cache nginx APC CDN

Editor's Notes