WordPress site monitoring software/service

Wordpress Site Monitoring software / service Users are seeking software to monitor the uptime and performance of PHP/MySQL-based websites like WordPress, looking for solutions that alert them to downtime or slow performance while providing useful charts for problem analysis. Recommended tools include Testomato for WordPress monitoring, Pingdom for comprehensive checks and speed reporting (though it's a paid service with aggressive upselling), Zabbix for web performance and availability monitoring supporting POST and GET methods, and Insping for performance monitoring with email and SMS alerts. What do you use to monitor the uptime / performance of your websites, specifically those based on a PHP/MySQL platform like Wordpress? I'm looking for something that alerts me if the site is down, or performing too slowly, and has some useful (not volumeous!) charts showing me any potential problems, and what to do about them. Thanks! Try testomato, here is the tutorial, on how to m...

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WordPress on Windows if you already have IIS/SQL Server installed

What's the best way to develop against WordPress on Windows when you already have IIS/SQL Server installed? To develop WordPress on Windows with IIS and SQL Server already installed, several approaches can be taken: using XAMPP from a thumb drive, which requires stopping IIS, or installing PHP and MySQL to run WordPress directly on IIS, although this may lead to functionality issues like the absence of mod_rewrite. It's also possible to run both IIS and Apache simultaneously on different ports, adding flexibility, or to use virtualization tools like Thinstall from VMWare. However, many developers recommend using the more common stack of Apache, PHP, and MySQL for a smoother development experience. To develop WordPress on a Windows machine with IIS and SQL Server already installed, there are several approaches to consider: Using XAMPP : One common method is to run XAMPP from a thumb drive, allowing for multiple WordPress instances. However, XAMPP requires IIS to be stopped ...

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