To use Apache performance settings on Drupal 8, you can follow these steps:
1. Enable Apache modules: First, make sure that the mod_rewrite, mod_expires, and mod\_deflate modules are enabled on your Apache server.
1. Modify Apache configuration: You can modify the Apache configuration file (httpd.conf) or the .htaccess file in the Drupal root directory to apply performance settings. Here are some of the settings you can add:
a) mod\_deflate settings: This module compresses the output before sending it to the client, which reduces the size of the data transferred over the network. You can add the following settings to enable compression:
# Compress HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Text, XML and fonts
AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE application/javascript
AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE application/rss+xml
AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE application/vnd.ms-fontobject
AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE application/x-font
AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE application/x-font-opentype
AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE application/x-font-otf
AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE application/x-font-truetype
AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE application/x-font-ttf
AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE application/x-javascript
AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE application/xhtml+xml
AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE application/xml
AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE font/opentype
AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE font/otf
AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE font/ttf
AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE image/svg+xml
AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE image/x-icon
AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE text/css
AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE text/html
AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE text/javascript
AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE text/plain
AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE text/xml
b) mod\_expires settings: This module sets expiration headers so that the browser can cache static resources like images, CSS, and JavaScript files. You can add the following settings:
ExpiresActive On
ExpiresDefault “access plus 1 seconds“
ExpiresByType image/x-icon “access plus 2592000 seconds“
ExpiresByType image/jpeg “access plus 2592000 seconds“
ExpiresByType image/png “access plus 2592000 seconds“
ExpiresByType image/gif “access plus 2592000 seconds“
ExpiresByType application/x-shockwave-flash “access plus 2592000 seconds“
ExpiresByType text/css “access plus 2592000 seconds“
ExpiresByType text/javascript “access plus 2592000 seconds“
ExpiresByType application/javascript “access plus 2592000 seconds“
ExpiresByType application/x-javascript “access plus 2592000 seconds“
ExpiresByType text/html “access plus 7200 seconds“
ExpiresByType application/xhtml+xml “access plus 7200 seconds“
c) mod\_rewrite settings: This module can be used to redirect URLs from non-existent pages to existing ones, remove query parameters from URLs, and enforce HTTPS on your site. Here are some examples:
RewriteEngine On
# Redirect URLs with query parameters
RewriteCond %{QUERY\_STRING} (^|&)q=[^&]+
RewriteRule ^ / [L,R=301]
# Redirect URLs that end with index.php
RewriteRule ^(.\*)/index.php$ /$1/ [L,R=301]
# Redirect non-existent pages to the homepage
RewriteCond %{REQUEST\_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST\_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteCond %{REQUEST\_FILENAME} !/favicon.ico$
RewriteRule ^ / [L,R=301]
# Enforce HTTPS on all pages
RewriteCond %{HTTPS} off
RewriteRule ^(.\*)$ https://%{HTTP_HOST}%{REQUEST_URI} [L,R=301]
1. Test performance: After making these changes, test the performance of your Drupal site to see if there is an improvement in page load times and server response times. You can use tools like Pingdom, GTmetrix, or PageSpeed Insights to test your site’s performance.
