Blog posts by Floyd Smith
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Blog posts written by Floyd Smith(6)
5 Reasons to Switch to Software Load Balancing
Explore five reasons to switch to a software load balancer like NGINX Plus, including cost savings, DevOps adoption, & one solution for all environments.
By Floyd SmithMaximizing Python Performance with NGINX, Part 1: Web Serving and Caching
Boost the performance of Python, already said to be faster and use less memory than other scripting languages, with NGINX web serving and caching.
By Floyd SmithMaximizing PHP 7 Performance with NGINX, Part 1: Web Serving and Caching
Learn how to optimize your PHP applications by upgrading to PHP 7 and using NGINX for web serving, caching static files, and microcaching dynamic files.
By Floyd SmithNew Joomla Exploit CVE-2015-8562
Read about the new zero day exploit in Joomla and see the NGINX configuration for how to apply a fix in NGINX or NGINX Plus.
By Floyd Smith5 Performance Tips for Node.js Applications
Achieve high performance with node.js applications with these 5 tips from NGINX, including how to use a reverse proxy server, load balancer, and caching.
By Floyd Smith
10 Tips for 10x Application Performance
Improve web app performance by 10x using NGINX features such as our reverse proxy server, high availability load balancer, content cache, HTTP/2, and more.
By Floyd Smith