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Troubleshooting a WordPress Website
If you run into errors on your WordPress site you will need to troubleshoot. Learn how to diagnose and correct errors like a WP Engine Support tech.
PHP Version and Upgrade Guide
Upgrading PHP improves performance and security of your WordPress website. Learn about manual and automatic PHP upgrades on WP Engine.
Personalization with User Cache Segmentation
We explore how to develop page variations for different users on your website with User Segmentation, and how this ties into our page caching system.
Platform Settings
This page offers answers to common questions about default platform settings, WordPress settings, and server configuration settings
PHP Workers and Request Prioritization
Learn what PHP workers are and how WP Engine handles prioritizes requests when there is too much uncached traffic for your PHP Workers to handle.
Detect a WP Engine Website with PHP
This article describes the is_wpe() function, which developers can use to perform actions based on location (live, 1-click staging, or non-WP Engine sites).
Cookies and PHP Sessions
Learn what cookies and PHP sessions are and how to properly use them. We also explain why you don’t want to use them and provide alternatives.
