# \#performance **URL:** https://community.localwp.com/tag/performance/5.md [Latest](https://community.localwp.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://community.localwp.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://community.localwp.com/tags.md) --- ## [Improve performance in Windows 11](https://community.localwp.com/t/improve-performance-in-windows-11/52463)
**Author:** [@jpegtobbe](https://community.localwp.com/u/jpegtobbe)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2026, 8:31pm UTC](https://community.localwp.com/t/improve-performance-in-windows-11/52463 "2026-08-05T20:31:18Z")
This is a tip if you run Local under Windows 11. Since a while back we are able to create a “Dev drive”. The point of that is so that Windows Defender not directly scan all files all the time and therefore improves acces… --- ## [Не работает вход на сайт localwp.com](https://community.localwp.com/t/localwp-com/52451)
**Author:** [@Amaury](https://community.localwp.com/u/Amaury)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2026, 12:34pm UTC](https://community.localwp.com/t/localwp-com/52451 "2026-08-03T12:34:44Z")
Приветствую! У меня возникли серьёзные ошибки при использовании сайта localwp.com дело в том, что при входе на сайт localwp.com или форум или просто восстановление пароля. Я получаю ошибку, что нет такого аккаунта и соот… --- ## [Local is painfully slow with MariaDB](https://community.localwp.com/t/local-is-painfully-slow-with-mariadb/41777)
**Author:** [@mattrosebcc](https://community.localwp.com/u/mattrosebcc)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2026, 5:30pm UTC](https://community.localwp.com/t/local-is-painfully-slow-with-mariadb/41777 "2026-07-29T17:30:47Z")
What issue or error are you experiencing? Local is painfully slow on my Windows 10 installation, and it never used to be this bad. It’s so slow within the Wordpress admin that it’s completely unusable with it taking minu… --- ## [Appreciation & feedback on Local’s Linux architecture](https://community.localwp.com/t/appreciation-feedback-on-local-s-linux-architecture/52369)
**Author:** [@George\_2](https://community.localwp.com/u/George_2)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2026, 12:49pm UTC](https://community.localwp.com/t/appreciation-feedback-on-local-s-linux-architecture/52369 "2026-07-09T12:49:46Z")
Just wanted to say a huge thank you for Local on Linux—it’s saved me years of headache. One big issues though: the recent shift to host‑rooted PHP/MySQL/Nginx (away from containers) is a real security risk for Linux use… --- ## [Site opens in http only](https://community.localwp.com/t/site-opens-in-http-only/41890)
**Author:** [@sebastian](https://community.localwp.com/u/sebastian)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2024, 5:44am UTC](https://community.localwp.com/t/site-opens-in-http-only/41890 "2024-08-02T05:44:20Z")
Bug Summary The WP-admin and the Open Site button opens the site in question only via http not https, even though a SSL is set and the cert is trusted in OS X. You CAN change the protocol manually. Once changing the home… --- ## [Uh-oh! Unable to Start site says SQL file is not there](https://community.localwp.com/t/uh-oh-unable-to-start-site-says-sql-file-is-not-there/51361)
**Author:** [@Tim.Gangl](https://community.localwp.com/u/Tim.Gangl)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2025, 1:54pm UTC](https://community.localwp.com/t/uh-oh-unable-to-start-site-says-sql-file-is-not-there/51361 "2025-09-15T13:54:54Z")
Error: Command failed: /Users/timgangl/Library/Application Support/Local/lightning-services/mysql-8.0.35+2/bin/darwin/bin/mysqladmin ping mysqladmin: connect to server at ‘localhost’ failed error: ‘Can’t connect to loca… --- ## [GZip & Browser Cache fro new WP Sites](https://community.localwp.com/t/gzip-browser-cache-fro-new-wp-sites/50577)
**Author:** [@fabiofava](https://community.localwp.com/u/fabiofava)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2025, 7:21pm UTC](https://community.localwp.com/t/gzip-browser-cache-fro-new-wp-sites/50577 "2025-07-23T19:21:53Z")
Hey there, I´ve noted that all newly-installed WP sites on LocalWP on my Mac, have both GZip and Browser Cache disabled. My speed plugin (Hummingbird from WPMU DEV) cannot detect them. I´ve checked the .conf files and … --- ## [Changes made to php.ini.hbs file saving](https://community.localwp.com/t/changes-made-to-php-ini-hbs-file-saving/49878)
**Author:** [@jpoulos](https://community.localwp.com/u/jpoulos)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2025, 10:07pm UTC](https://community.localwp.com/t/changes-made-to-php-ini-hbs-file-saving/49878 "2025-04-30T22:07:17Z")
What issue or error are you experiencing? I’ve edited the php.ini.hbs file because I am doing a large migration. I’ve tried restarting site. I’ve tried restarting Local, and I’ve restarted my machine. The local-phpinfo f… --- ## [Site Hangs on Save](https://community.localwp.com/t/site-hangs-on-save/49657)
**Author:** [@marypearson](https://community.localwp.com/u/marypearson)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2025, 1:21pm UTC](https://community.localwp.com/t/site-hangs-on-save/49657 "2025-04-14T13:21:55Z")
I make even a small change like changing text and I try to save, but it never completes the save and I have to force quit the browser. I am on a 2020 MacBook Pro, OS Sequoia 15.3.2 (24D81) Local V 9.2.3+6776 I thought… --- ## [LocalWP Performance for Windows - Its not me, its you (I think)](https://community.localwp.com/t/localwp-performance-for-windows-its-not-me-its-you-i-think/48084)
**Author:** [@john-savepoint](https://community.localwp.com/u/john-savepoint)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2025, 8:17pm UTC](https://community.localwp.com/t/localwp-performance-for-windows-its-not-me-its-you-i-think/48084 "2025-03-12T20:17:24Z")
I have tried every single step in the local WP windows guide getting permissions to remove read only permission to hosts was a nightmare i have a gaming rig i7 11th gen, 32gb ram clean install of wordpress, no plugins. … --- ## [Performance Issue : REST API, Loopback request, wp\_privacy\_delete\_old\_export\_files](https://community.localwp.com/t/performance-issue-rest-api-loopback-request-wp-privacy-delete-old-export-files/46061)
**Author:** [@emiltut](https://community.localwp.com/u/emiltut)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2024, 3:23pm UTC](https://community.localwp.com/t/performance-issue-rest-api-loopback-request-wp-privacy-delete-old-export-files/46061 "2024-12-19T15:23:34Z")
What issue or error are you experiencing? The REST API is one way that WordPress and other applications communicate with the server. For example, the block editor screen relies on the REST API to display and save your p… --- ## [LCP is slow](https://community.localwp.com/t/lcp-is-slow/46046)
**Author:** [@aslan4789](https://community.localwp.com/u/aslan4789)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2024, 6:55pm UTC](https://community.localwp.com/t/lcp-is-slow/46046 "2024-12-18T18:55:17Z")
I am trying this application for the first time and the local wp I installed for testing has a delay rate of 3 seconds. From where? -windows 10, high internet speed , 16 gb ram, ssd --- ## [Cannot push to either production or staging site](https://community.localwp.com/t/cannot-push-to-either-production-or-staging-site/44677)
**Author:** [@micah789](https://community.localwp.com/u/micah789)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2024, 2:42pm UTC](https://community.localwp.com/t/cannot-push-to-either-production-or-staging-site/44677 "2024-09-24T14:42:20Z")
What issue or error are you experiencing? I cannot push to any of my flywheel staging or production websites. Here is the error message I get in the screenshot below What steps can be taken to replicate the issue? … --- ## [Host Local on an external drive?](https://community.localwp.com/t/host-local-on-an-external-drive/44318)
**Author:** [@datawench](https://community.localwp.com/u/datawench)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2024, 3:48pm UTC](https://community.localwp.com/t/host-local-on-an-external-drive/44318 "2024-08-29T15:48:02Z")
I keep a lot of sites around during dev, and have resolved the problem of having only 500gb on this macbook by using ddev with orbstack, and storing all the docker images on an attached SSD. Local seems to only want to … --- ## [Local on WSL2 on Windows 11 is Far more performant than native](https://community.localwp.com/t/local-on-wsl2-on-windows-11-is-far-more-performant-than-native/33960)
**Author:** [@robert77](https://community.localwp.com/u/robert77)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2024, 7:40pm UTC](https://community.localwp.com/t/local-on-wsl2-on-windows-11-is-far-more-performant-than-native/33960 "2024-06-20T19:40:19Z")
This is splitting out of an earlier thread on the subject that got bogged down in difficulties reporoducing the environment. Below are the verified instructions. This change brought local load time from 5+sec to \< 500ms. … --- ## [30 seconds to first byte when loading all local sites](https://community.localwp.com/t/30-seconds-to-first-byte-when-loading-all-local-sites/43311)
**Author:** [@arosenquist](https://community.localwp.com/u/arosenquist)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2024, 6:22pm UTC](https://community.localwp.com/t/30-seconds-to-first-byte-when-loading-all-local-sites/43311 "2024-06-13T18:22:31Z")
For the past 2-3 months, Local has had sporadic issues with extremely slow load times. Prior to this all sites ran at full speed, but once this issue began appearing I began needing to take various actions to get site sp… --- ## [Cant open Local again after closing it for the first time](https://community.localwp.com/t/cant-open-local-again-after-closing-it-for-the-first-time/42834)
**Author:** [@enigma](https://community.localwp.com/u/enigma)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2024, 2:49pm UTC](https://community.localwp.com/t/cant-open-local-again-after-closing-it-for-the-first-time/42834 "2024-05-14T14:49:37Z")
What issue or error are you experiencing? i’ve installed it for the first time and when i tried to open it again after resuming my work the next day, its not open since then. i also tried reinstalling it multiple times, … --- ## [Php-fpm killing my Mac](https://community.localwp.com/t/php-fpm-killing-my-mac/42581)
**Author:** [@cliff](https://community.localwp.com/u/cliff)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2024, 2:29pm UTC](https://community.localwp.com/t/php-fpm-killing-my-mac/42581 "2024-05-02T14:29:01Z")
What issue or error are you experiencing? I really only run 1 site on LocalWP. I didn’t have any issues and then a day or two ago it started using way too much Memory on my macOS 14.4.1 No updates to Local or macOS, no … --- ## [M1 Mac loading X86 libraries - local lightning (opcache, xdebug, imagick)](https://community.localwp.com/t/m1-mac-loading-x86-libraries-local-lightning-opcache-xdebug-imagick/41883)
**Author:** [@sebastian](https://community.localwp.com/u/sebastian)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2024, 9:26am UTC](https://community.localwp.com/t/m1-mac-loading-x86-libraries-local-lightning-opcache-xdebug-imagick/41883 "2024-03-28T09:26:01Z")
Bug Summary PHP extensions (opcache.so, xdebug.so, and imagick.so) are compiled for the x86\_64 not for ARM processors. Summarize the issue in one to two sentences. Steps to reproduce Use an M series Apple computer, sta… --- ## [Site not loading error](https://community.localwp.com/t/site-not-loading-error/41880)
**Author:** [@sebastian](https://community.localwp.com/u/sebastian)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2024, 4:42pm UTC](https://community.localwp.com/t/site-not-loading-error/41880 "2024-03-14T16:42:51Z")
What issue or error are you experiencing? Sites aren’t loading after Version 8.3.1+6650 update. Error Logs show the following: \[error\] 34926#0: \*23 no live upstreams while connecting to upstream, client: ::1, server: yv… --- ## [Using Local with multiple API's](https://community.localwp.com/t/using-local-with-multiple-apis/41494)
**Author:** [@JoGrun](https://community.localwp.com/u/JoGrun)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2024, 4:18pm UTC](https://community.localwp.com/t/using-local-with-multiple-apis/41494 "2024-02-22T16:18:22Z")
Answer as much information as you can so the community can get a better idea of what it takes to create a Connect integration for a new hosting provider. Hello everyone, My company run an online shop, and we wish to ch… --- ## [Unable to edit with Avada editor on Local WP by Flywheel](https://community.localwp.com/t/unable-to-edit-with-avada-editor-on-local-wp-by-flywheel/41093)
**Author:** [@lorenzoviani](https://community.localwp.com/u/lorenzoviani)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2024, 6:01pm UTC](https://community.localwp.com/t/unable-to-edit-with-avada-editor-on-local-wp-by-flywheel/41093 "2024-01-30T18:01:56Z")
I have a problem related to changes on Avada. I’ll explain in more detail: I’m working locally on Local WP by Flywheel and every time I make a change on the Avada live edit, on the Avada editor, on the Avada options, th… --- ## [Local via WSL2 GUI Is Much Faster Than Windows 10 Native](https://community.localwp.com/t/local-via-wsl2-gui-is-much-faster-than-windows-10-native/25414)
**Author:** [@robert77](https://community.localwp.com/u/robert77)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2024, 3:32pm UTC](https://community.localwp.com/t/local-via-wsl2-gui-is-much-faster-than-windows-10-native/25414 "2024-01-23T15:32:07Z")
I just wanted to share that with the recent release of WSL2 GUI support, I’ve started running Local on WSL2 and it’s far more performant than the native Windows 10 version. From TTFB of 5s+ to TTFB 600-800ms on the admin… --- ## [Local Image Optimizer never finishes scanning on larger site](https://community.localwp.com/t/local-image-optimizer-never-finishes-scanning-on-larger-site/40472)
**Author:** [@AdamWeirdly](https://community.localwp.com/u/AdamWeirdly)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2024, 7:29pm UTC](https://community.localwp.com/t/local-image-optimizer-never-finishes-scanning-on-larger-site/40472 "2024-01-12T19:29:41Z")
Hi there, I’ve found Image Optimizer a godsend for our many sites, and it’s the best bulk image optimizer for WordPress that no one knows about. Makes me that much sadder that in a month I’ve not been able to get aroun… --- ## [Word press version Is Not Loading](https://community.localwp.com/t/word-press-version-is-not-loading/40467)
**Author:** [@realoussama90](https://community.localwp.com/u/realoussama90)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2023, 2:32pm UTC](https://community.localwp.com/t/word-press-version-is-not-loading/40467 "2023-12-19T14:32:28Z")
So i created my website in the local app but the wordpress version is not showing, It just keep loading and loading And when i click on “WP Admin” or “Open Site” it gives me a error Of connection refused What should i do… --- ## [Help me fix this](https://community.localwp.com/t/help-me-fix-this/40377)
**Author:** [@whykay](https://community.localwp.com/u/whykay)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2023, 3:42pm UTC](https://community.localwp.com/t/help-me-fix-this/40377 "2023-12-12T15:42:31Z")
I find it hard to login into my wordpress; Error establishing a database connection This either means that the username and password information in your wp-config.php file is incorrect or that contact with the database … --- ## [Problem with Local WP Window 11](https://community.localwp.com/t/problem-with-local-wp-window-11/40004)
**Author:** [@DavidLuceroSigcho](https://community.localwp.com/u/DavidLuceroSigcho)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2023, 7:47pm UTC](https://community.localwp.com/t/problem-with-local-wp-window-11/40004 "2023-11-16T19:47:22Z")
What issue or error are you experiencing? It used to work well that I don’t know why it fails me when I start creating a standard website and it doesn’t let me start websites that are already created What steps can be … --- ## [Clearing Local's cache?](https://community.localwp.com/t/clearing-locals-cache/39930)
**Author:** [@isabellefr](https://community.localwp.com/u/isabellefr)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2023, 4:10pm UTC](https://community.localwp.com/t/clearing-locals-cache/39930 "2023-11-14T16:10:48Z")
Hi! Does Local have a cache and if yes, how do I clear it? I started using Local a few weeks ago and love it so far. But I suddenly started experiencing slowness issues using Elementor and someone said it might be a cac… --- ## [\[REQ\] Update to MySQL 8.1?](https://community.localwp.com/t/req-update-to-mysql-8-1/38536)
**Author:** [@Banija](https://community.localwp.com/u/Banija)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2023, 12:46am UTC](https://community.localwp.com/t/req-update-to-mysql-8-1/38536 "2023-08-11T00:46:24Z")
https://dev.mysql.com/downloads/mysql/ --- ## [High CPU usage php-fpm](https://community.localwp.com/t/high-cpu-usage-php-fpm/38462)
**Author:** [@UHLhosting](https://community.localwp.com/u/UHLhosting)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2023, 1:30pm UTC](https://community.localwp.com/t/high-cpu-usage-php-fpm/38462 "2023-08-08T13:30:35Z")
What issue or error are you experiencing? On my macOS there is a high cpu usage for 2 php-fpm processes both at 100%. The local wp site moves very slow. What steps can be taken to replicate the issue? Feel free to includ… [Next page](https://community.localwp.com/tag/performance/5.md?match_all_tags=true&page=1&tags%5B%5D=performance)