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PrestaShop needs room to breathe

PrestaShop is a feature-rich PHP cart with a heavier footprint than OpenCart. The baseline is 2GB of RAM, with PHP 8.1+ and MariaDB for current module compatibility.

Specs to look for

  • 2GB+ RAM so back-office and module updates stay responsive
  • SSD or NVMe storage for image-heavy catalogs
  • Full root to adjust memory_limit and opcache settings
  • Dedicated IPv4 for clean email deliverability

Install notes

sudo apt update
sudo apt install nginx php8.1-fpm php8.1-mysql mariadb-server

Give PHP at least 256MB of memory and enable opcache before importing your catalog. Modules add up fast, so an unmanaged KVM VPS with room to scale beats shared hosting for any store doing real sales volume.

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