Tag Archives: Full Page Cache

Placing Magento 2 behind Varnish reverse proxy

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Magento 2 & VarnishEven though Magento 2 Admin clearly states that Built-In Application cache is not recommended for production use, most Magento stores I found through BuiltWith don't have Varnish configured yet. Additionally, I have the feeling that most Magento 2 developers do not have Varnish configured locally while developing. While Magento 2 page cache has been developed in a way that you should be able to transparently switch caching backends, this probably will not be the case in real life therefore getting to know idea of reverse proxy could come in handy.

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Configuring cache storage backends in Magento 2 - Redis

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Redis_LogoIt didn't take long after Colin Mollenhour released it's Cm_Cache_Backend_Redis into the wild for Redis to become preferred cache storage backend in Magento world. With Magento 2 approaching rapidly, it's nice to know that once it goes GA, we'll find our good old Cm_Cache_Backend_Redis inside. But, since our familiar app/etc/local.xml has been replaced by app/etc/env.php, how exactly do we switch cache backends in Magento 2? Luckily not much has changed and basics of switching cache backends is just a matter of syntax, as I'll explain in this article. Additionally, although this isn't proper approach to configuring cache backends in Magento 2, by adjusting dependency injection container configuration, I'll demonstrate how app/etc/di.xml connects ins and outs of Magento 2 platform.

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Hole punching with Magento Enterprise Edition full page cache

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Magento Full Page CacheIn my last article on this topic I explained how Magento Enterprise Edition Full Page Cache works, and how to use performance boost it provides at your own controller action. In the second part of this mini article series, I will try to explain concept of Enterprise_PageCache containers used for allowing dynamic behavior for certain blocks, even though page is served from full page cache.

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Using Magento Enterprise Edition full page cache at your own controller action

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Magento Full Page CacheAs a number one open source eCommerce platform with several years of development behind it, I'm sure you'll agree that Magento is one of the most complex pieces of PHP software ever created. Logical consequence of complexity Magento brings to the table is relatively low performance when compared to custom made eCommerce solutions. In order to improve this situation, Magento stacked several layers of caching one on top of another, with full page cache being the topmost layer, and one that's exclusive to Magento Enterprise Edition. Having power of full page cache nearby is great, but I must point out that by creating custom controller action in Magento you don't automatically benefit from performance boost FPC offers. In this article I'll outline how Magento Enterprise Edition full page cache works, and what you need to do in order to take advantage of features it provides at your custom controller action.

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