Month: July 2014
Remote backup
Remote backups operate as an extension of your server's local backups. When your local backups have completed running, the remote backup server will clone your local backups. Your remote backup storage is kept for the same period of time as … Continue reading
Offsite/long-term log storage
We provide a service for long term long storage, stored remotely from your server. This may be a necessity for your PCI compliance regulations (it is common to have to store at least 90 days log files for auditing). This … Continue reading
Identifying current document root disk space
So that we can quote accurately, its important that we know how much disk space you are currently consuming for your Magento store's document root. Fortunately, you can quickly find out and serve us the information we need by running … Continue reading
Pre-Defined Server Variables
Table of ContentsVariablesMageStack has a number of predefined server variables ($_SERVER) that you can utilise for adding additional functionality, debugging or logging. A key benefit is that we accelerate some functionality in the OS itself, such as GeoIP lookups; which … Continue reading
404 Fallback
Table of ContentsDynamic Files Static ContentIn MageStack, the 404 fallback mechanism revolves around the bootstrap of Magento (index.php). Dynamic Files When working in the context of dynamic files, there is no such thing as a server generated 404 page - … Continue reading
Optimal PageSpeed Configuration
Table of ContentsDisclaimer Configuration Magento 1 Magento 2 CDN Activation TroubleshootingDisclaimer Please note that we'd generally recommend using optimization techniques from Cloudflare (WebP image conversion for example) rather than Pagespeed, particularly so with Magento 2 stores. We've found that Pagespeed … Continue reading
Debugging with PHP Access logs
The PHP access logs have been customised to include additional MageStack information for debugging. A typical access log entry will look like this, - - 10/Jul/2014:22:27:49 +0100 "GET /index.php" 200 The default format is "%R - %u %t "%m %r" … Continue reading
Installing n98-magerun
Table of ContentsRunning in a Wrapper InstallationMageStack natively supports n98-magerun and comes with a built in installer for the tool, so that you can easily and quickly start administering your Magento store by command line. Running in a Wrapper As … Continue reading