Conversion rate optimization
Provides an overview and examples of clear calls to action for your website in order to optimize your conversion rate ratio. 27m
View ArticleDrupal SEO Review
Reviews all of the material covered in the Drupal SEO video series. 7m
View ArticleNext steps for an SEO campaign
Talks about some of the next steps in the on-going process of conducting an SEO campaign as well as some additional resources. 11m
View ArticleIntroduction to Drupal Performance and Scalability
In Drupal Performance & Scalability, Matt Westgate and James Sansbury teach you all you need to know to get peak performance out of Drupal on the LAMP stack. 1m read more
View ArticleLAMP stack installations
In this chapter we walk through installing our LAMP stack, using CentOS as our base.These videos were recorded using CentOS 5.5, though for the most part the commands etc. should be the same in CentOS...
View ArticlePreparing MySQL
Here we will look at basic configuration and optimizations for MySQL, using the my.cnf file. We'll also discuss using InnoDB vs MyISAM data storage. 9m
View ArticleInstalling Pressflow
In this video we'll be installing the Pressflow distribution of Drupal. We make some changes to Apache to prepare and then go through the steps for installation. Once we've installed Pressflow, we'll...
View ArticleUsing the Apache benchmark tool
Here we'll learn how to use the built-in Apache benchmarking tool to get a baseline understanding of the site performance. Then, we'll make some optimizations within the Drupal site and see the...
View ArticleInstalling Alternative PHP Cache (APC)
In this video we'll discuss PHP caching and walk through installing APC. 9m
View ArticleInstalling Varnish
In this video we discuss reverse proxy caching and install the popular cache application Varnish.As of Feb 2012 the download URL used for adding the RPM for Varnish has changed:...
View ArticleInstalling Memcache
In this video we'll be talking about caching authenticated user requests using Memcache. We walk thorugh installing and configuration of Memcached on the server, as well as how to use the Drupal...
View ArticleApache optimizations
Now that we have a lot of the pieces in place on our server and within our Drupal site, we'll look at various optimizations we can make to Apache, including ModExpires, KeepAlive, and MaxClients. 29m
View ArticlePHP.ini optimizations
In this video we dive into optimizations for PHP by taking a tour through the php.ini file and tweaking some of the configuration. 12m
View ArticleDatabase tuning
In this video we'll look at optimizing your MySQL database for Drupal. We'll return to the my.cnf file to discuss more details about InnoDB and work with MySQL query caching.One of our members, Steve,...
View ArticleContent Delivery Networks (CDN)
In this video we'll explain what a Content Delivery Network (CDN) is, what your options are, and how to integrate one with Drupal. 17m
View ArticleIsolating performance bottlenecks
With a Pressflow site all set up and having the LAMP stack optimized, we'll take a look at how to identify bottlenecks on your site and how to troubleshoot them.One of our members contributed the...
View ArticleHardware topologies for scaling
Aside from performance a site also needs to be able to scale well. We'll look at ways to handle more traffic by doing an overview of typical hardware setups for scaling and how they work. 23m
View ArticlePerformance Changes in Drupal 7
Drupal 7 has introduced a number of changes that provide improvements for performance and scalability. We'll take a tour of what these changes are so you can be aware of the differences between Drupal...
View ArticlePerformance and scalability resources
We've covered a lot of Drupal performance and scalabilty tips in this series. Here are more resources so you can explore further and keep up with the latest information. 12m
View ArticleDrupal Performance and Scalability Review
We're wrapping up the series with a review of all the material covered and hitting the highlights of how to keep your site running fast and smooth. 11m
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