After spending some time reviewing way to increase WordPress performance in ways beyond simple file caching I decided to give APC (Alternative PHP Cache) and extended try. I use mod_fastcgid on my server, as opposed to mod_fastcgi. Web searches indicated that mod_fastcgi would be a better choice with APC since it could share the same cache between processes. With mod_fastcgid each process has its own cache, which would also mean more memory usage. I have a relatively small server, a 512 MB VPS. But in looking at free memory it [...] Read the rest »



