Does anyone have a view on good UK hosts that are optimised for OC? I can see there are a few that claim to be recommended for OC but don't want to make the mistake of moving again to another host that doesn't work well.
thanks!
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See this for optimising the database:
viewtopic.php?t=39031
Consider this extension for overall speed:
https://www.opencart.com/index.php?rout ... n_id=12658
Also what theme do you use? Is it Journal by any chance? Consider using a more light-weight theme.
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We tried Nitro on OC2.3.0.2 + Journal 2 & it caused so many issues we eventually removed it and had to completely re-installed the site. I've thought of trying again, but I don't have the time for a site rebuild if it goes wrong again
And I've updated the HTACCESS file with:
<IfModule mod_deflate.c>
AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE text/html text/css text/javascript application/javascript
</IfModule>
<IfModule mod_expires.c>
ExpiresActive On
ExpiresByType image/gif "access plus 1 month"
ExpiresByType image/jpeg "access plus 1 month"
ExpiresByType image/png "access plus 1 month"
ExpiresByType text/css "access plus 1 week"
ExpiresByType text/javascript "access plus 1 week"
ExpiresByType application/javascript "access plus 1 week"
ExpiresDefault "access plus 1 week"
</IfModule>
I still think hosting is an issue as the speed can be fast one day and awful the next. it's not our connection either.
Second, if possible, replace Journal with something else. This is the heaviest and slowest theme I ever saw in all 3 frameworks I'm currently working with (OpenCart, Joomla and WordPress). I have no idea, why people keep using it.
Third, hosting provider can be the issue, of course, but usually it's all about database an queries. And no, database optimization with PHPMyAdmin has absolutely nothing to do with actual optimization. You need to add indexes to your tables and change engine to InnoDB. To speed up your queries use my Database Cache extension. If you have lots of products, you will notice the difference right away.
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No, it does NOT crash any sites. It works just fine. Judging from your previous posts, you simply lack an experience to manage store by yourself. I'd recommend you to hire an admin to sort out all issues. In most cases this isn't any extension's fault, that something isn't working or your site crashed, but incomplete installation/setup.
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If after 30 years of your experience you still think that clicking Optimize Tables in PHPMyAdmin actually optimizes your tables and has to contact hosting support to simply clean your OpenCart cache, you're NOT doing fine. Sorry for that.
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We have had some issues with Nitro but iSense are good at support and I wouldn't really recommend running a busy site with lots of products without a caching extension of some sort.
Agreed, no offence to the Journal devs but we're not keen.
It could be indeed - feel free to get in touch with us and we'll take a look at everything and see if we can pinpoint the speed issues.
For example it could even be that one of your error logs is many GB because it's getting loads of warnings added on every page request.
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It looks scary when the screen goes white but it could be a tiny warning or error which is trivial to fix - it really sounds like you need a freelancer or company on hand to help with more OC experience that your current host.
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