One of the topics that has been largely discussed during #hosting-community meetings is coming up with a list of best practices for hosting A web hosting service is a type of Internet hosting service that allows individuals and organizations to make their website accessible via the World Wide Web. companies to follow. Currently, we know that virtually every hosting company has a different server A server is a piece of computer hardware or software that provides functionality for other programs or devices. Typical servers are database servers, file servers, mail servers, print servers, web servers, game servers, and application servers. OS, default php.ini The main configuration file of PHP. values, NGINX nginx is a web server that can also be used as a reverse proxy, load balancer, mail proxy and HTTP cache. Nginx is free and open-source software, released under the terms of the 2-clause BSD license./Apache Apache is the most widely used web server software. Developed and maintained by Apache Software Foundation. Apache is an Open Source software available for free. configs, etc. We’re looking to get some of those things aggregated to provide suggested defaults and best practices.
Here is some of the data we are looking for:
- Any plugins or mu-plugins installed by default
- Any modifications made to wp-config.php One of the most important files in a WordPress installation is the wp-config.php file. This file is located in the root of your WordPress file directory and contains your website’s base configuration details, such as database connection information. by default
- PHP PHP (PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor) is a general-purpose scripting language especially suited to web development. PHP code is usually processed on a web server by a PHP interpreter. On a web server, the result of the interpreted and executed PHP code would form the whole or part of an HTTP response. versions offered
- Modules available in each PHP version
- Default php.ini files
- Default caching A cache is a component that stores data so that future requests for that data can be served faster; the data stored in a cache might be the result of an earlier computation or a copy of data stored elsewhere. configs (Varnish, Memcache, Redis Redis (Remote Dictionary Server) is an in-memory data structure store, in-memory key–value database. It is open-source software.., etc)
- Default web server A server is a piece of computer hardware or software that provides functionality for other programs or devices. Typical servers are database servers, file servers, mail servers, print servers, web servers, game servers, and application servers. configs (NGINX, Apache, etc)
Of course, we’re aware that some things (i.e. security configurations) may be sensitive. We don’t want those things.
This information will be compared, discussed, and picked apart to determine best practices to follow. Our goal is not to debate which hosting company is better. This should be an objective analysis by involved individuals from many hosting companies and potentially individuals not affiliated with any hosting company.
If you would like to contribute to the formation of WordPress hosting best practices and have information to offer, please contact @voldemortensen on Slack Slack is a Collaborative Group Chat Platform https://slack.com/. The WordPress community has its own Slack Channel at https://make.wordpress.org/chat/..
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