Better Performance Without Imagick PHP Extension

1. Enable mod_deflate or mod_brotli for Compression

• utilize compression to reduce the size of assets sent to clients:
  apache

  # Enable Deflate for GZIP compression
<IfModule mod_deflate.c>
AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE text/html text/plain text/xml text/css application/javascript application/json
</IfModule>

  # Enable Brotli compression (if supported)
<IfModule mod_brotli.c>
AddOutputFilterByType BROTLI_COMPRESS text/html text/plain text/xml text/css application/javascript application/json
</IfModule>

2. Leverage mod_expires for Browser Caching

• Set expiration headers to cache static assets in users’ browsers:
  apache

  <IfModule mod_expires.c>
ExpiresActive On
ExpiresByType image/jpg "access plus 1 month"
ExpiresByType image/jpeg "access plus 1 month"
ExpiresByType image/png "access plus 1 month"
ExpiresByType image/gif "access plus 1 month"
ExpiresByType text/css "access plus 1 week"
ExpiresByType application/javascript "access plus 1 week"
ExpiresByType text/html "access plus 1 day"
</IfModule>


3. utilize mod_headers for Caching and Security

• Configure caching headers with mod_headers for enhanced control:
  apache

  <IfModule mod_headers.c>
<FilesMatch ".(jpg|jpeg|png|gif|css|js)$">
Header set Cache-Control "max-age=2592000, public"
</FilesMatch>
</IfModule>


4. Enable mod_http2 for HTTP/2

• HTTP/2 can improve the speed of resource loading by allowing multiplexing, header compression, and prioritization.
• To enable HTTP/2, make sure mod_http2 is enabled in your Apache configuration and then add:
  apache

  Protocols h2 http/1.1


5. Optimize the KeepAlive Directive

• Enabling KeepAlive keeps the connection open for multiple requests, reducing latency for subsequent requests.
  apache

  KeepAlive On
MaxKeepAliveRequests 100
KeepAliveTimeout 5


6. Limit MaxRequestWorkers and ServerLimit

• Adjust these directives in your Apache configuration (usually apache2.conf or httpd.conf) to optimize resource usage. The values depend on your server’s capacity.
  apache

  MaxRequestWorkers 150
ServerLimit 150


7. utilize mod_cache for Caching

• Apache’s caching modules (mod_cache, mod_cache_disk) can store frequently accessed files in cache for faster response times:
  apache

  <IfModule mod_cache.c>
CacheQuickHandler off
CacheLock on
CacheIgnoreCacheControl On
CacheDefaultExpire 3600
CacheEnable disk /
</IfModule>


8. Optimize Logging

• Logging can impact performance, so set it to minimal or disable for assets if you don’t need detailed logs for them:
  apache

  LogLevel warn


These optimizations should assist improve your server’s performance by reducing resource usage and decreasing response times without requiring the imagick extension.