Magento - Website Optimization
Donald Green
Magento is a content management system that is known to require high performance. Optimizing the speed of your Magento allows shoppers to get the most out of their shopping experience on your online store.
Environmental optimization
Based on additional server environment configurations, hosting providers speed up your store.
Below are tips for optimizing your Magento environment.
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It uses a complex database, so it needs to be run on dedicated servers.
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Magento application can be optimized with cloud computing.
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Combine your JavaScript and CSS files, which greatly reduces load times as only one combined file is loaded.
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Proper MySQL setup is one of the most important aspects in terms of performance.
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Always update to the latest version of Magento as it offers the best performance.
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Use a web app accelerator that can speed up your Magento store by 80%.
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Magento application can be optimized with cloud computing.
Combine your JavaScript and CSS files, which greatly reduces load times as only one combined file is loaded.
Proper MySQL setup is one of the most important aspects in terms of performance.
Always update to the latest version of Magento as it offers the best performance.
Use a web app accelerator that can speed up your Magento store by 80%.
Configuration Optimization
Magento has built-in tools that help optimize its performance. They must be properly configured and match the unique requirements of your site. Below are tips for optimizing your Magento configuration.
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To improve the performance of Magento, do not run MySQL and the web server on the same machine.
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Don't host files on your web server that you don't use.
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Session storage optimization.
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Enable Magento flat directory. (Magento uses a complex and resource-intensive catalog based on entity attribute values ​​[or EAV]). After the catalog is initially created, enabling a flat catalog can greatly reduce database query times.
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Identify and disable unused Magento modules.
To improve the performance of Magento, do not run MySQL and the web server on the same machine.
Remove unused or unnecessary code processes.
Optimize Magento performance by compressing and aggregating JavaScript and CSS files.
Compress all site images to optimal web image sizes.
Identify bottlenecks (processes that cause the entire process to slow down or stop) both in the foreground and in the background.
Front end optimization
These modules are used to improve shopping experience in Magento and you can also reuse them. This speeds up the Magento frontend.
The following points illustrate how to optimize Magento interface performance −
Use the latest version of PHP so that you can perform front-end operations much better and faster. The latest released version may cause bugs, so read the release notes carefully and check out the new version.
Use a clean database to improve Magento's performance. Database logs should be cleared regularly. The database keeps automatically generated logs to track session and interaction records.
Magento caching must be enabled. This helps your site load faster and reduces direct requests to the file server.
Disable unused modules to reduce the amount of resources added to each page. It could be one of the Magento admin panel. XML files are used to speed up the front-end performance of Magento.
