Title: Plugin causes massive PHP-FPM load – caching options? Last modified: November 7, 2022 --- # Plugin causes massive PHP-FPM load – caching options? * Resolved [mdotk](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mdotk/) * (@mdotk) * [3 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-causes-massive-php-fpm-load-caching-options/) * I have been using this plugin for a long time and have always excluded it from my cache and CDN (based on advice in this forum at the time). * However, now it is causing server load (specifically PHP-FPM process) issues. I do get a significant number of web story views (and my server is extremely high spec). * Does anyone have information on a cache/CDN setup that will work for web stories and still let them function as intended? Viewing 6 replies - 1 through 6 (of 6 total) * [Luckyna San](https://wordpress.org/support/users/luckynasan/) * (@luckynasan) * [3 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-causes-massive-php-fpm-load-caching-options/#post-16177615) * [@mdotk](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mdotk/) Thank you for your post. Which caching plugin / CDN solution are you using? * Is it possible for you to create a fresh new site on the same hosting plan and just install the Web Stories plugin? Could you test to see if you get the same issue on this site as with the other site? * If you are still facing the same issue then it may be related to hosting or it could be due to other applications running on your machine. It might also be worth testing on another device if you have one available. * Are you able to perform any of these tests? * Thread Starter [mdotk](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mdotk/) * (@mdotk) * [3 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-causes-massive-php-fpm-load-caching-options/#post-16179105) * Hi [@luckynasan](https://wordpress.org/support/users/luckynasan/) * I use Cloudfront and WP-Rocket. * I run the web-stories on other servers and sites, but they get FAR less web story views (like 99% less) so it’s not really possible to compare. * If you could tell me whether caching/CDN is possible with web-stories I would like to test that out. * Thanks! * [Luckyna San](https://wordpress.org/support/users/luckynasan/) * (@luckynasan) * [3 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-causes-massive-php-fpm-load-caching-options/#post-16183120) * [@mdotk](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mdotk/) With this in mind would it be possible for you to export your WP Rocket settings and share via a shareable URL here? To export the settings you will need to go to Settings > WP Rocket > Tools > Export Settings > Download Settings. * Thread Starter [mdotk](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mdotk/) * (@mdotk) * [3 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-causes-massive-php-fpm-load-caching-options/#post-16183255) * Hi [@luckynasan](https://wordpress.org/support/users/luckynasan/) I could, but it wouldn’t be much help because this stops all caching of web-stories pages under “Never Cache URL(s)” * `/web-stories/(.*)` * Are you saying that WP-Rocket can now be used to cache web stories? As I said in my first post: * > I have been using this plugin for a long time and have always excluded it from > my cache and CDN (based on advice in this forum at the time). * I’m happy to experiment with turning it on. LMK. Thanks! - This reply was modified 3 years, 7 months ago by [mdotk](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mdotk/). * [Luckyna San](https://wordpress.org/support/users/luckynasan/) * (@luckynasan) * [3 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-causes-massive-php-fpm-load-caching-options/#post-16196711) * [@mdotk](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mdotk/) The file optimization settings like minifying JS and CSS caused compatibility issues with the plugin because they weren’t detecting the URL as an AMP URL. You don’t need to exclude the Web Stories URL anymore since the issues have been resolved. * WP-Rocket should work fine if you don’t enable a setting that causes invalid AMP. * Thread Starter [mdotk](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mdotk/) * (@mdotk) * [3 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-causes-massive-php-fpm-load-caching-options/#post-16198318) * Thanks [@luckynasan](https://wordpress.org/support/users/luckynasan/), I found this too. [https://docs.wp-rocket.me/article/1326-using-amp-plugins](https://docs.wp-rocket.me/article/1326-using-amp-plugins) * I will re-enable everything and see what happens. 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