Can you suggest anything?

Lately, I don't like the performance of my website, sometimes it slows down, sometimes it lags. And I need it to work faster, fly, so to speak. Can you suggest anything? The most important thing I need is fast work.

 

Impossible to diagnose the patient without seeing the patient.

 

Shared or dedicated server?

PHP & MySQL version numbers?

What software is being used?

Any sorts of changes been made to the server recently?

 

Did you try to restart the server (if you have that option)? Most of the time restarting the server is not necessary, but on some occasions it may fix the issues causing your site's sluggishness.

Secondly, if your site uses a database, repairing it (using the Repair DB option in phpMyAdmin) may also help.

But as everyone has said, we need more info. It can be as simple as bots overwhelming your site.

 

Based on what you said, it looks like site is getting sluggish during high traffic time.
Mainly 2 reasons for this.
1. Database queries are not optimized, and are taking too long to finish, so second query keeps waiting, slowing the webpage.

2. Apache is keeping the connection open for too long, and is running out of resources to process new connections.

For the first one, fix those queries, or implement a caching system, to reduce number of queries sent to database.

For second one, increase apache variables like number of servers, number of processes, max workers.
You can double those values safely, first time.

And reduce keep alive timeout. Cut it to half may be. Don't go too low on this, otherwise it will have opposite effect.
Something like "3" or "5" is ok.

 

uhg - i'm new to this forum and didnt check the date in the feed - im very sorry for re-upping this. that was not my intention. just wanted to answer some questions that are in the top feed. my bad!

- use static HTML instead of an interpreter like php
- do not host your website behind your home DSL line but chooose a professional server or cloud provider, and choose a CDN like cloudflare
- use more than one CPU core and 1 GB RAM for sites with more than 10.000 requests/second

and most importantly give us the information we need to answer your question

 

I hear you! Here are some things you can check to diagnose the slowdown and some solutions that might help. Test your website speed: Use tools like Google PageSpeed Insights or GTmetrix to get a detailed report on your website's performance. This will pinpoint areas for improvement. Check your hosting plan, minify code, consider a CDN. Over time, websites accumulate unnecessary files like old plugins or backups. Use a file manager (find out here now) to identify and remove these files to declutter your website and potentially improve performance.

 

Before making any changes, audit your website’s current performance. Use tools like PageSpeed Insights to assess your Core Web Vitals (such as Largest Contentful Paint, First Input Delay, and Cumulative Layout Shift). This will help you identify areas for improvement. Also, access your website from multiple devices to evaluate the actual user experience.

 

Improving the performance of your website is crucial for user experience and can also positively impact your search engine rankings. Here are some strategies to help your website “fly”:

1. Optimize Images: Ensure that images are compressed and in the correct format.
2. Minimize HTTP Requests: Reduce the number of elements on your page to minimize the number of HTTP requests.
3. Use Asynchronous Loading: Scripts like JavaScript and CSS can be loaded asynchronously to speed up pages.
4. Leverage Browser Caching: Store frequently used data on the user’s browser to reduce loading times on subsequent visits.
5. Improve Server Response Time: Choose a reliable hosting service and consider using a Content Delivery Network (CDN).
6. Minify and Combine Files: Minify CSS, JavaScript, and HTML, and combine multiple files into one where possible.
7. Use a Fast DNS Provider: DNS lookup times can contribute to page load times.
8. Optimize CSS Delivery: Prioritize above-the-fold content to load first.
9. Enable Compression: Use tools like Gzip to compress your files.
10. Optimize Database: Regularly clean up your database to improve efficiency.