kwoodfriend

Thanks @misha5102! Let me know if you run into issues with it. I’d like to keep the gist updated for any issues.

@misha5102 This should go in the main WordPress index.php file. So, for your friend’s site, it would be blog/index.php (or what ever the subfolder name is for the site).

Make sure to back up the index.php file first!

@misha5102, thanks for the reminder!

Here’s a gist of what we’re using for the workaround. You will need updated the $targetDomain variable to match your domain. You might also need to tweak lines 24 and 37 to match your setup, since WP is in a subfolder. Let me know how it goes!

https://gist.github.com/kwoodfriend/079ea35f6f496d053a5f

@misha5102, just any update on the workaround. I should have it ready tomorrow. Just need to tweak a few things to make it generic enough so you can use it!

@misha5102 — Do you know what version of Apache the site is using?

Also, I’m working on an issue with my workaround. The homepage still shows a cached page, even if you’re logged in, which is not the intended behavior. Once I get that fixed, I’ll post the solution I used.

Is the site setup with the blog as the homepage? If so, check out my reply on https://www.ads-software.com/support/topic/falcon-engine-not-caching-homepage?replies=16

I encountered this issue as well, and have narrowed it down to this Apache bug:

https://bz.apache.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=53929

Related:

https://bz.apache.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=56434
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/20023601/internal-url-rewrite-no-longer-working-after-upgrading-apache-to-2-4
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/17095981/why-apache-mod-rewrite-rewrites-twice-my-url?rq=1

There doesn’t seem to be an .htaccess workaround that will help with this issue. However, I worked around the problem by modifying WordPress’s index.php file, adding logic which mimics the logic Falcon adds to the .htaccess, but just checks if there is a cache file for “/”. Slight performance hit, but still much better than firing up WP.

Also, one of the provided links mentions that moving the logic to the vhost file might resolve the issue. I did not try this.

FYI Mark, I’ve already talked with Matt about the issue.

Not sure if the plugin is abandoned? I seems like there has been no support for it for 8 months or so.

On your #2, I’ve ran the plugin on several sites, hitting versions 3.9, 4, and now 4.1, without issue. Can you describe what is breaking about the DB connecting? Does WP or PHP provide any errors?