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Magento EOL: Am I able to retain PCI Compliance on Magento 1?
With Magento’s end of life (EOL) fast approaching we’ve had some clients raise the question – ‘Are we still PCI compliant after June?’. PCI compliance can be very ambiguous with the PCI Council rarely commenting on specifics. This has led … Continue reading
Optimal Varnish Configuration
We know there can be some confusion in the most optimal settings for a store running Varnish, below you'll find configurations (continually updated) to reflect the most optimal configuration. Dynamic Content In ___general/example.com.conf, be sure to replace, lb1.i example.com # … Continue reading
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MySQL Disk Utilisation
The disk utilisation log can be found in the log directory, under the respective parent server name, and dated for each day: Eg. /microcloud/logs_ro/stack1/disk-mysql-2015-08-10.log.gz It provides a breakdown of total utilsation, followed by a list of usage per database, and … Continue reading
Installing SSL Certificates
Purchasing If you require an SSL certificate, read this article. Installing If you have purchased an SSL certificate from Sonassi, we will take care of the installation on your behalf, from certificate signing to final installation and testing. If you … Continue reading
502 Bad Gateway
502 Bad Gateway MageStack Bad Gateway errors occur when the PHP process has not responded "normally". This is often for the following reasons, PHP code error Badly written PHP code that crashes the PHP process PHP service restarts, caused by … Continue reading
Healthy Disk Utilisation
Please ensure you pay attention to your disk utilisation, Over 50% utilisation risks performance degradation Over 80% utilisation risks downtime Over 90% utilisation risk data loss It is important to ensure you are not exceeding these thresholds for disk utilisation … Continue reading
Image Optimiser
There is a native tool in MageStack to losslessly optimise images. This means images use less disk space and are served to the customer faster - without losing any quality. The utility can be accessed by running, image_optimise.sh Only a … Continue reading
Domains Disk Utilisation
The disk utilisation log can be found in the log directory, under the respective parent server name, and dated for each day: Eg. /microcloud/logs_ro/dh1/disk-domains-2015-08-10.log.gz It provides a breakdown of total utilsation, followed by a list of the largest files in … Continue reading
Observing Cron Status
Please note that the module_install.sh script and Aoe_Scheduler module can only be used with Magento 1 stores. For Magento 2 stores, there are other alternative modules such as magento2-CronjobManager. On a standard Magento store, it can be hard to determine … Continue reading