Building WordPress for Scale

This talk will cover the following:

  • Scalability and a brief overview of clustered server architecture
  • Pitfalls to avoid when programming WordPress for clustered environments
  • Using third party services for file storage, caching, cron
  • Best practices for dependency management (using Composer for building WordPress)
  • Introduction to enterprise deployments (version control, build servers, deployment patterns)
  • Bonus topic (if time permits): Introduction to Content Delivery Networks

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