Author: Sonassi Guru

Altering Static File Handling

Table of ContentsExamplesMageStack treats dynamic content different to static content, Eg. Different HTTP timeouts Different caching rules Different DOS rules etc. Static files by default are defined here To override the default behavior of a 404 error on non-existent static … Continue reading

Static File Definition

The following file extensions are tagged as static requests, jpeg|jpg|png|gif|ico|swf|gz|rar|txt|bzip|pdf|ttf|woff|woff2|otf|htc|svg|webp|eot Static files are defined at the time of domain-group creation and may differ between domain-groups if created at different times. ! These are subject to change and may differ depending … Continue reading

Rate Limiting API Requests

Table of ContentsOptions Enabling API Rate Limiter Examples Rate limit API to 1 request per 10 seconds Conditionally Rate limit by IP to 1 request per 10 seconds Conditionally Rate limit by user agent to 1 request per 10 secondsThe … Continue reading

Editing HOSTS File

Table of ContentsWindows 7, 8, 10 Windows Vista Windows NT/2000/XP Linux Mac OS X 10.0 - 10.1.5 Mac OS X 10.6 - 10.1.8Editing your computer's HOSTS file will allow you to test your domain against a different server to what … Continue reading

Using logrotate to manage Magento logs

Logrotate is a powerful utility built into Linux as standard and can make light work of rotating Magento logs to keep them small, it is also extremely easy to implement. Simple create a file in /etc/logrotate.d/magento-example.com with the following content … Continue reading

Munin Graph Update Frequency

Table of ContentsReal-Time StatisticsThe integrated graphing facility in MageStack uses an excellent utility called Munin (see how to access Munin here). We measure and monitor every facet of the server and every application running, so that we can keep thorough, … Continue reading

Block by IP

Sometimes, your site may fall victim to an overly aggressive or problematic user. Blocking access to your server for these is very straightforward, with a simple edit to your domain's ___general/example.com.conf file Eg. To block the IP 192.168.1.1 deny 192.168.1.1; … Continue reading

Implementing If-Modified-Since

Table of ContentsAdvanced Configuration Easy Configuration NotesFor static content, the expires headers are set by default in MageStack. They can be overridden using either the native Nginx expires directive, or the more powerful $magestack_cache_lifetime (see Controlling Varnish cacheable content. For … Continue reading