Apache gzip compression
To save a bit of bandwidth and score higher on search engine optimization reports, enable gzip compression for text based files. Remember, images and videos…
W3 Total Cache Plugin – Performance Settings.
WordPress W3 Total Cache plugin remedies numerous performance reducing aspects of any web site going far beyond merely reducing CPU usage and bandwidth consumption for…
Unblock IP via M3 Admin Control Panel
Log in to your M3 Admin Control Panel EXAMPLE: https://servernamehere.m3xs.net/adm/ Note: Put your server name where it says yourservername in the example URL above. 1. Click…
test geo ip
A quick test to see if GeoIP is working on your web server: What is my IP address and Country <? if (getenv(HTTP_X_FORWARDED_FOR)) { $pipaddress…
Why use protocol relative URLs?
What are protocol relative URLs? Normal URLs look like: https://www.m3server.com/,80 https://www.m3server.com/,443 Both of these URLs define the protocol that will be used. Protocol relative URLs…
Helpful hints CDN caching
If cache control on an object is NOT specified by the website owner, the CDN will cache the content for a MAX of 2 hours….
Purge cache from CDN
Please read carefully. While this looks tough, it is very easy as you will see. Here is and example of the URL to access the…
How to create a robots.txt file
You can use the /robots.txt file to give instructions about your site to web robots; called The Robots Exclusion Protocol. How it works: a robot wants to vists a…
M3CDN and Firewall FAQ
> Can you explain how the bandwidth is used less? Also how speed is increased? Those are very good questions, we will improve our web…