<b>1-second microcache = 10x throughput</b>

<b>1-second microcache = 10x throughput</b>
Dynamic WordPress on a budget box folds under traffic spikes. Cache anonymous hits for ONE second.
— <code>fastcgi_cache_valid 200 1s;</code>
— skip logged-in users: <code>if ($http_cookie ~* "wordpress_logged_in") { set $skip 1; }</code>
— <code>fastcgi_cache_bypass $skip;</code>
A 1s window means a viral post hits PHP once per second instead of 500 times. Editors never notice the delay, your CPU graph goes flat. This stack handles 10k visits/day on one vCPU. Try it tonight.