PrestaShop Hosting & Infrastructure Audit

Each finding is scored by likelihood, impact and effort. Configuration wins when it closes the gap reliably.

Typically 2-4 business days from receiving host details and any read access.

The core assessment can start from host and stack details. Read access to the control panel or server makes cache, TLS and backup checks stronger.

The PrestaShop Hosting & Infrastructure Audit assesses your hosting against real-world store load, how your shop behaves under actual traffic and admin activity, rather than the spec-sheet promises in a hosting plan. A “fast” server on paper can still deliver slow pages once a full PrestaShop catalogue, modules and back-office tasks are running on it. We examine the layers that actually determine speed, stability and resilience:

• PHP version & server resources, CPU, memory and limits versus your traffic. We check whether your PHP version is current and supported, and whether memory limits, execution time and worker capacity match the load your store really sees.
• Cache layers, OPcache, Redis, full-page cache and how they're configured. Misconfigured or absent caching is one of the most common causes of slow PrestaShop pages, and we verify each layer is present and doing its job.
• CDN & edge, delivery, cache hit-rates and origin protection. We look at whether static assets and pages are served from the edge, how often the cache is actually hit, and whether your origin is shielded.
• TLS / HTTP, certificate, HTTP/2-3 and security headers. Outdated protocols and missing headers cost both performance and safety.
• Backups, failover & uptime. Whether you could survive an outage or a bad deploy. We assess whether backups exist, are recent and are actually restorable, and what happens when something fails.

Why it matters

Hosting sits underneath everything else: no amount of front-end optimisation rescues a store on an undersized or badly configured server. PrestaShop in particular is sensitive to PHP configuration, caching and database performance, so small infrastructure gaps surface as slow category pages, sluggish admin, and lost sales during traffic spikes. This audit is for owners who suspect their host is part of the problem, or who simply want to know, honestly, whether their current setup can carry where the store is heading.

The audit is deliberately vendor-neutral. Our job is to tell you, honestly, whether your current hosting fits your traffic and where it falls short, not to steer you toward any particular provider. You are never pushed into changing host to “pass” the audit, and there's no hidden referral agenda behind the recommendations.

How it works

• We assess what you have first, the audit measures your existing setup against your real traffic and store size, so the starting point is always “does this host fit you,” not “which host should we sell you.”
• If a migration is genuinely warranted, we explain why. We set out the specific reasons your current hosting falls short and what to look for in a better fit, so you can evaluate options on the merits.
• The move is separate, scoped work, if you decide to migrate, we can carry it out as its own clearly defined engagement. It is never bundled into the audit or used as a condition of it.

Why it matters

PrestaShop migrations carry real risk, PHP and database version mismatches, broken module dependencies, cache and URL configuration, and downtime if cutover isn't planned carefully. That's exactly why the recommendation to move (or not to move) has to be honest and independent of any sales motive. A vendor-neutral audit means you can trust the verdict: if staying put is the right call, we'll say so; if moving is justified, you'll understand precisely why and what a safe migration involves.

This suits owners who want a straight answer about their hosting without the usual pressure to switch. You get clarity on whether your host is fit for purpose, and full control over what, if anything, you do next.

We often recommend configuration changes on the current host.

Server work is also scoped separately if you want us to carry it out.

You receive a prioritized, plain-English plan to make your store faster, safer and more resilient, with clear guidance on what to change at the hosting level and, just as importantly, what's actually worth the cost. It's written so a non-technical owner can understand the trade-offs and a technical team can act on them.

What's in the deliverable

• Specific, ranked actions, from configuration fixes (PHP settings, cache layers, headers) to larger structural changes, ordered so the highest-impact, best-value items come first.
• Honest cost framing. We separate the changes that pay for themselves from the ones that are nice-to-have, so you don't over-invest in infrastructure your store doesn't need yet.
• A clear verdict on your current host, if your hosting is genuinely holding you back, we say so plainly and explain what a better setup looks like for your size of store, rather than leaving you to guess.

Why it matters

Infrastructure decisions are easy to get wrong in both directions: paying for capacity you'll never use, or limping along on a host that throttles every busy day. The plan is designed to cut through that, concrete, ranked and matched to your actual traffic and catalogue size. Because it's framed in plain English with the reasoning attached, you can make confident decisions about where to spend and where to leave well enough alone.

It suits store owners who want clarity before committing budget. Whether that's tuning the host they have or understanding what to look for in a better one. You finish with a defensible roadmap rather than a sales pitch.