Sidekick
Definition
Sidekick is a lightning-fast server side caching Caddy module for PHP applications, with an emphasis on WordPress.
Features
- Performance Optimizations
- Buffer Pooling: Uses sync.Pool for efficient memory management
- Automatic Compression: Stores compressed versions (gzip, brotli, zstd) when beneficial
- Streaming to Disk: Large responses stream directly to disk instead of buffering in memory
- 304 Not Modified Support: Handles conditional requests with ETag and Last-Modified headers
- Pre-compiled Regex: Patterns compiled once during initialization
- Advanced Cache Management
- Configurable Cache Keys: Include query parameters, headers, and cookies in cache key generation
- Size Management: Fine-grained control over memory usage and cache limits
- Selective Caching: Path prefixes, regex patterns, and response codes
- Purge API: Secure cache invalidation endpoint
- WordPress Integration
- Automatic mu-plugin Deployment: Manages WordPress must-use plugins for cache purging and URL rewriting
- Checksum Verification: Ensures mu-plugin integrity with SHA-256 checksums
- Smart Directory Management: Creates directories as needed with parent directory validation
Try It Out
To try out Sidekick on a live site, try it out now here:
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