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litespeed_wiki:cache:lscwp:installation [2018/03/15 10:10] Tihomir [WordPress Lacks Permissions] |
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| + | **Please Note**: This wiki is valid for v2.9.x and below of the LiteSpeed Cache Plugin for WordPress. If you are using v3.0 or above, please see [[https://docs.litespeedtech.com/lscache/lscwp/overview/|the new documentation]]. | ||
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| ====== Installing & Enabling The LSCache Plugin For WordPress ====== | ====== Installing & Enabling The LSCache Plugin For WordPress ====== | ||
| + | There are two ways to use LSCWP: | ||
| + | - Without a LiteSpeed server, and with limited functionality (optimization features only, no cache) | ||
| + | - With a LiteSpeed Web Server + LSCache license, and with full functionality (optimization and cache features) | ||
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| + | **If you are not currently running a LiteSpeed Web Server with LSCache enabled, but you would like to use the caching features of the WordPress plugin, please contact your hosting provider. Ask them to switch you to LiteSpeed Web Server!** | ||
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| + | ===== LSCWP Without LiteSpeed Web Server ===== | ||
| + | * Simply install and activate the plugin through the WordPress Admin interface. | ||
| + | * Navigate to **LiteSpeed Cache > Settings** and click ''Advanced View'' to see all the tabs. | ||
| + | * Have fun playing with the options! [[litespeed_wiki:cache:lscwp:configuration|Tab-by-tab instructions are here]], if you need them. | ||
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| + | ===== LSCWP With LiteSpeed Web Server ===== | ||
| - | ===== Pre-Installation Requirements ===== | + | ==== Pre-Installation Requirements ==== |
| * LiteSpeed Web Server Enterprise Edition 5.0.10+. | * LiteSpeed Web Server Enterprise Edition 5.0.10+. | ||
| - | * LSCache Module. (Included with a 2-CPU or higher license. Can be purchased as an add-on for VPS, Ultra VPS, and 1-CPU licenses.) | + | * LSCache Module. (Included with a Free Starter, Site Owner, and Web Host license, as well as an 8-CPU legacy license. Can be purchased as an add-on for VPS, Ultra VPS, and 1-CPU legacy licenses.) |
| + | * Disable other full-page caches plugin if used (such as WP Super Cache, W3 Total Cache, WP Rocket, WP Fastest Cache etc.) | ||
| - | ===== Installation ===== | + | ==== Installation ==== |
| - Configure server-level and/or virtual-host-level cache root and cache policy by selecting your setup in the Web Server Configuration section of the [[litespeed_wiki:cache:common_installation#web_server_configuration|LiteSpeed Web Cache Common Installation Guide]]. | - Configure server-level and/or virtual-host-level cache root and cache policy by selecting your setup in the Web Server Configuration section of the [[litespeed_wiki:cache:common_installation#web_server_configuration|LiteSpeed Web Cache Common Installation Guide]]. | ||
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| * Please see [[litespeed_wiki:cache:lscwp:customizations:multi-cache-plugins|this wiki article]] for assistance using multiple optimization plugins at once. | * Please see [[litespeed_wiki:cache:lscwp:customizations:multi-cache-plugins|this wiki article]] for assistance using multiple optimization plugins at once. | ||
| - | ===== Testing ===== | + | ==== Testing ==== |
| You can verify a page is being served from LSCWP through the following steps: | You can verify a page is being served from LSCWP through the following steps: | ||
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| **Note:** If your first refresh after purging returns ''X-LiteSpeed-Cache: hit'' in the response header, this may be because someone else visited the page //after// you purged but //before// you refreshed it yourself. Try again from step 4. | **Note:** If your first refresh after purging returns ''X-LiteSpeed-Cache: hit'' in the response header, this may be because someone else visited the page //after// you purged but //before// you refreshed it yourself. Try again from step 4. | ||
| - | ===== Good to Know ===== | + | ==== Good to Know ==== |
| Here are a few other things that may may be useful for your installation. | Here are a few other things that may may be useful for your installation. | ||
| - | ==== Turning On the WordPress Debug Log ==== | + | === Turning On the WordPress Debug Log === |
| To enable the WordPress debug log, modify ''wp-config.php'' under WordPress' root directory as follows: | To enable the WordPress debug log, modify ''wp-config.php'' under WordPress' root directory as follows: | ||
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| - | ==== Multiple LiteSpeed Cache Plugins ==== | + | === Multiple LiteSpeed Cache Plugins === |
| If you are using any of our other LiteSpeed Cache plugins for other web apps (like Magento, PrestaShop, XenForo, etc), or you are running multiple instances of WordPress, please see [[litespeed_wiki:cache:common:logged-in-cookie-conflicts|this article]] for some important information about avoiding conflicts between the different apps' caches. | If you are using any of our other LiteSpeed Cache plugins for other web apps (like Magento, PrestaShop, XenForo, etc), or you are running multiple instances of WordPress, please see [[litespeed_wiki:cache:common:logged-in-cookie-conflicts|this article]] for some important information about avoiding conflicts between the different apps' caches. | ||
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| - | ==== WordPress Lacks Permissions ==== | + | === WordPress Lacks Permissions === |
| If WordPress doesn't have access to create tables in your database, please run these SQL queries manually after installation: | If WordPress doesn't have access to create tables in your database, please run these SQL queries manually after installation: | ||