README.md

How To Get ExpressionEngine running on Cloudways

1. Disable Varnish cache.
   • I could be wrong but I think some work would need to be done for this to play nice with forms and other dynamic content.
2. Test server requirements with EE Server Wizard
   • This doesn't seem to pickup on all requirements, hence step #3.
3. Enable necessary PHP extensions:
   • escapeshellcmd (REQUIRED)
   • tmpfile (SOME ADDONS MIGHT NEED THIS)
4. Make sure you have set correct file permissions. Cloudways seems a bit more strict vs other hosts.
   • Restore file/folder permissions to correct owner
   • Correct permissions for ExpressionEngine
     • find system/ee \( -type d -exec chmod 755 {} \; \) -o \( -type f -exec chmod 644 {} \; \)
5. Add .htaccess file.
6. Move system/ to private_html/ (you can't place files in project root directory).
   • Set system path in index.php and admin.php to: ../private_html/system
7. Check your file permissions again.
8. Use memcached or redis instead of file cache.
   • cache driver (either memcached or redis)
   • cache driver backup should probably be set to file
   • memcached settings
   • redis settings
   • Redis will require some work in the Cloudways panel to enable it.