In this tutorial, we will install and configure "W3 Total Cache" with Redis on Wordpress to reduce the server load and improve the site speed.
NOTE: Redis is currently available for our WordPress Advanced cloud package, as well as our Mocha cloud plan.
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Enable Redis server from cPanel, for more information, please refer to the following article
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Login to your Wordpress as admin
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Go to plugins -> Add New
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Search for "W3 Total Cache" and install it (Disable any other caching plugins, you won't need these.
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Activate "W3 Total Cache" by clicking on Activate button
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Go to Performance -> General Settings
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Then, scroll down to Page Cache to enable and select Redis for the Page Cache Method, repeate this step for Database Cache and Object Cache
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Go to Performance -> Page Cache -> Scroll down to the Advanced section and fill the Redis settings
Redis hostname:port / IP:port: IP Address and Port can be viewed from cPanel -> Mocha Redis
Redis password: Password is stored in cPanel -> Mocha Redis
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Click on "Save All Settings"
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Repeat the above steps for Performance -> Database Cache and Performance -> Object Cache
