Performance

A fast and reliable website is crucial for a positive user experience and the success of your online presence. Slow loading times can deter visitors and negatively impact your search engine rankings. At Liquid Web, we’re committed to providing you with the tools and knowledge to ensure your website and server are running at peak performance.

Performance Articles

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This collection of articles will guide you through various aspects of website and server optimization, from understanding performance metrics to implementing advanced tuning techniques.

Server Optimization

Server optimization fine-tunes your server for peak performance. Learn to boost website speed, reliability, security, and your SEO rankings.
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Site Performance Testing Tools

Google PageSpeed Insights analyzes page performance on mobile and desktop, offers improvements, and uses Lighthouse; WebPageTest offers detailed diagnostics.
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Swap Memory

Linux swap memory explained: Its role, benefits, & risks. Learn to check usage (`vmstat`, `sar`), manage swappiness, and add a swap file.
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System activity reporting with sar

sar monitors Linux system activity (CPU, memory, I/O) over time. It’s crucial for historical performance analysis and troubleshooting server bottlenecks.
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Testing Network Performance with iperf

iperf is a network troubleshooting tool. It measures bandwidth, delay, jitter, and packet loss between two points, helping diagnose network performance.
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Testing Your Network Speed with ping

Test the speed of your network. Pinging a domain is when you send small packets of information to a target server and wait to see how long it takes to get that information back.
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Testing Your Network’s Speed and Reliability

Test your network speed and connectivity using Liquid Web’s test files (10MB-1000MB) from Lansing, Phoenix, and Amsterdam, plus ping tests and Looking Glass for diagnostics.
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Troubleshoot disk space issues

Linux disk full? Learn to find large files/dirs (`df`, `du`, `find`) & high inode usage. Guide covers cleanup for common paths & cPanel specifics.
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