Nexcess Knowledge Base

How Nexcess clients can conserve and free disk space in their Magento server environment.

Using your SSH access, learn how to use the "flush_all" command with the command line interface (CLI) to flush your cache for UNIX-socket-based Memcached and TCP-socket-based Memcached.

Learn how to improve Magento 1 maintenance mode by modifying the index.php file to allow access to a range of IP addresses. Add code to your index.php file to allow you to work on your site.

You can configure Magento to generate system logs and exception logs upon any error. This is most useful as a way to investigate issues during development, but less practical for live stores.

How to configure Magento 2 to use Elasticsearch, a versatile search engine for large and varied data sets.

GeoIP locates a device's geographic location by identifying its IP address. Although GeoIP methods are not as accurate as GPS and mobile technology, they are often used for geo-targeted advertising.

Learn how to write redirect rules — Permanent (301) or Temporary (302) — for Magento 2 websites. Much of the procedure and user interface will be familiar to Magento 1 users.

Learn the basics of how to maintain an efficient Magento 1 database of any size.

How to set the proper permissions for files within a Magento 1 installation.

Learn about Turpentine, developed by Nexcess to improve how Magento and Varnish work together.