fattain-naime/cwp-superpowers/cwp-performance

CWP Performance Optimization

If the user provides specific details via "$ARGUMENTS", focus the optimization on that component. For example: /cwp-pro-centos:cwp-performance optimize MySQL will focus on database tuning.

Optimize server performance on CWP servers through caching, compression, PHP-FPM tuning, database optimization, and web server configuration.

Performance Stack Overview

Use multiple caching and optimization layers:

Service Detection

Detect which caching services are installed:

# Redis
systemctl is-active redis 2>/dev/null && echo "Redis: active" || echo "Redis: not running"
 
# Memcached
systemctl is-active memcached 2>/dev/null && echo "Memcached: active" || echo "Memcached: not installed"
 
# Varnish
systemctl is-active varnish 2>/dev/null && echo "Varnish: active" || echo "Varnish: not running"
 
# OPcache (check PHP)
php -m 2>/dev/null | grep -i opcache && echo "OPcache: loaded" || echo "OPcache: not loaded"

Caching Compatibility

Note: OPcache and APC require PHP-FPM mode, not suPHP.

Varnish Cache

Configuration

Stack Setup

Use Nginx -> Varnish -> Apache for maximum performance:

• Nginx (port 80/443): Handles SSL termination and static files
• Varnish (port 82 or 80): Caches dynamic content
• Apache (port 8181 or 8080): Processes PHP via mod_php or proxy

Detect actual Varnish port:

VARNISH_PORT=$(ss -tlnp | grep varnish | grep -oP ':\K\d+' | head -1)
echo "Varnish port: ${VARNISH_PORT:-unknown}"

Clear Varnish Cache

/scripts/varnish_clear_cache

Monitor Varnish

varnishstat
varnishlog

Redis

Installation

Install via CWP Admin -> Software -> Redis Manager or:

# Install Redis
yum install redis
 
# Start and enable
systemctl start redis
systemctl enable redis

PHP Redis Extension

# Install PHP Redis extension
yum install php-redis
 
# Or via PECL
pecl install redis

Redis Configuration

/etc/redis/redis.conf:

maxmemory 256mb
maxmemory-policy allkeys-lru

Memcached

Installation

# Install Memcached
yum install memcached
 
# Start and enable
systemctl start memcached
systemctl enable memcached

PHP Memcached Extension

yum install php-memcached

Memcached Configuration

/etc/sysconfig/memcached:

CACHESIZE="256"
OPTIONS="-l 127.0.0.1"

OPcache

OPcache caches compiled PHP bytecode. Requires PHP-FPM mode.

Configuration

Add to PHP configuration:

opcache.enable=1
opcache.memory_consumption=256
opcache.interned_strings_buffer=16
opcache.max_accelerated_files=10000
opcache.revalidate_freq=2
opcache.fast_shutdown=1

Brotli Compression

Brotli provides better compression ratios than gzip.

Nginx Brotli

cd /etc/nginx/modules
wget http://dl1.centos-webpanel.com/files/nginx/modules/nginx-brotli-modules.zip
unzip nginx-brotli-modules.zip

Add to nginx.conf:

brotli on;
brotli_comp_level 6;
brotli_types text/plain text/css application/json application/javascript text/xml application/xml application/xml+rss text/javascript;

Apache Brotli

yum install pcre-devel cmake -y
cd /usr/local/src
git clone https://github.com/google/brotli.git
cd brotli && git checkout v1.0
./configure-cmake && make && make install

gzip Compression

Nginx gzip

Add to nginx.conf:

gzip on;
gzip_vary on;
gzip_min_length 1024;
gzip_comp_level 6;
gzip_types text/plain text/css application/json application/javascript text/xml application/xml;

Apache mod_deflate

Ensure mod_deflate is loaded and configure in .htaccess or Apache config.

PHP-FPM Tuning

Per-Pool Configuration

FPM user configs: /opt/alt/php-fpm{VERSION}/usr/etc/php-fpm.d/users/USERNAME.conf

Detect installed PHP-FPM version:

# Find installed PHP-FPM versions
ls /opt/alt/ | grep php-fpm
 
# Or check active PHP-FPM service
for svc in php-fpm php83-php-fpm php-fpm83 php-fpm81 php-fpm74; do
    systemctl is-active "$svc" 2>/dev/null && echo "$svc is active"
done

Example pool configuration (replace php-fpm83 with your installed version):

[USERNAME]
user = USERNAME
group = USERNAME
listen = /opt/alt/php-fpm83/usr/var/run/USERNAME.sock
pm = dynamic
pm.max_children = 10
pm.start_servers = 3
pm.min_spare_servers = 2
pm.max_spare_servers = 5
pm.max_requests = 500

Global PHP Settings

Edit /usr/local/php/php.ini:

memory_limit = 256M
max_execution_time = 60
max_input_time = 60
upload_max_filesize = 64M
post_max_size = 64M
realpath_cache_size = 4096k
realpath_cache_ttl = 600

Rebuild PHP-FPM

/scripts/phpfpm_rebuild_user_conf

Database Optimization

For MariaDB/MySQL tuning, buffer configuration, and maintenance commands, see the cwp-database skill (references/mysql.md).

Key performance settings to configure in /etc/my.cnf.d/server.cnf:

• innodb_buffer_pool_size -- Set to 50-70% of available RAM
• innodb_log_file_size -- 256M recommended
• max_connections -- 500 for shared hosting

# Restart after changes
systemctl restart mariadb

Web Server Optimization

Apache MPM Configuration

Edit /usr/local/apache/conf/httpd.conf to use event MPM:

<IfModule mpm_event_module>
    StartServers 3
    MinSpareThreads 75
    MaxSpareThreads 250
    ThreadsPerChild 25
    MaxRequestWorkers 400
    MaxConnectionsPerChild 10000
</IfModule>

Nginx Worker Configuration

worker_processes auto;
worker_connections 1024;
keepalive_timeout 65;
client_max_body_size 64M;

Monitoring

Server Load Check

/scripts/cwp_monitor
 
# Quick checks
uptime
free -h
df -h
iostat 1 5

Bandwidth Monitoring

/scripts/bandwidth_run

Connection Monitoring

/scripts/net_show_connections

Performance Checklist

1. Enable OPcache (requires PHP-FPM)
2. Configure Varnish for dynamic caching
3. Install Redis or Memcached for object caching
4. Enable Brotli or gzip compression
5. Tune PHP-FPM pool settings per domain
6. Optimize MariaDB buffer sizes
7. Use Nginx as front-end for static files
8. Enable HTTP/2 (via Nginx or Apache)
9. Set proper cache headers for static assets
10. Monitor and adjust based on metrics

Troubleshooting

Additional Resources

• references/caching.md -- Varnish, Redis, and Memcached caching setup
• references/compression.md -- Brotli and gzip compression configuration
• references/optimization.md -- PHP-FPM, MariaDB, and web server tuning