Month: May 2013
Running Magento in PHP 5.4's built-in web server
Whilst this isn't a good idea for a production store, if you want to just experiment or develop locally, this works just fine. Instructions for Debian cat >> /etc/apt/sources.lst <<EOF deb https://packages.dotdeb.org squeeze-php54 all deb-src https://packages.dotdeb.org squeeze-php54 all EOF wget … Continue reading
Running WordPress in subdirectory
As MageStack uses Nginx as the web server, you need to add the following rewrite rules to your respective domain's general rules. Eg. For example.com /microcloud/domains/example/domains/example.com/___general/example.com.conf With the following file contents location /wordpress {try_files $uri $uri/ @wordpress;} location @wordpress { … Continue reading
Implementing SOLR
There is native support for SOLR on MageStack. But for it to function, we must first generate a SOLR core from your store configuration files. You can have as many SOLR instances/cores as you require, MageStack will provision a core … Continue reading
Is MageStack open source
MageStack is currently closed source and only available from www.sonassi.com
How we scope out infrastructure for complex projects
For complex projects we approach them like this: Scope out the high level requirements (the 26 questions) Produce an initial architecture recommendation and estimate costing Build a real-life implementation of the architecture, install a Magento store and create a load … Continue reading
How we classify Magento store sizes
Everyone has their own definition of store size, but when we refer to stores of a specific size - we grade them as follows Size Amount of visitors Small < 20k daily unique visitors Medium < 100k daily unique visitors … Continue reading
Load balancing & high availability
It is important to understand the distinction between load balanced and highly available – the two are not the same and one does not imply the other. Load balanced You have multiple app servers that the load is shared across. … Continue reading
Implementing Redis on Magento 1
We recommend using the Colin Mollenhour Redis session and Redis cache extensions. These extensions typically use Modman for deployment, but here we document a simple process to install without Modman. We'll assume Magento is already installed and that you are … Continue reading
Do I Need To Pay VAT?
You may need to pay VAT, it depends on your location and VAT registration status. UK VAT is applicable to all pricing, regardless of VAT registration status. EU VAT Registered - must supply a valid VAT registration number. VAT is … Continue reading
What is an emergency
Examples of an emergency are: Server is inaccessible and unresponsive from multiple locations Store is inaccessible and unresponsive from multiple locations Loss of ability to checkout Examples of non emergencies are: You are looking to prioritise a non-critical request above … Continue reading