> ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://kb.hosting.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Enabling caching for Joomla on Turbo servers > Enable caching for Joomla on Turbo servers using the LiteSpeed plugin or .htaccess rules to boost performance and page load speed. This article describes how to enable caching for Joomla on a Turbo server. * The information in this article is specific to Joomla. For general information about caching on Turbo accounts, please see [this article](/docs/enabling-caching-on-turbo-web-hosting). * Caching for Joomla does not work correctly if you have a shopping cart enabled. ## Enabling caching for Joomla There are two ways to enable caching for Joomla on a Turbo server: * **Use a caching plugin:** This method only works for Joomla 3.0 and newer versions. * **Enable caching manually:** This method works for all Joomla versions, but requires more configuration than the plugin method. ### Method #1: Use a caching plugin To enable caching for Joomla on a Turbo server using a plugin, follow these steps: 1. Download the LiteSpeed Cache plugin file: * Use your web browser to go to [https://www.litespeedtech.com/products/cache-plugins/joomla-acceleration/download](https://www.litespeedtech.com/products/cache-plugins/joomla-acceleration/download). * Download the *.zip* file to your local computer. 2. Log in to Joomla as the administrator. 3. On the top menu bar, click **Extensions**, click **Manage**, and then click **Install**. 4. Click the **Upload Package File** tab. 5. Under **Upload & Install Joomla Extension**, click **Or browse for file**, locate the *.zip* file you downloaded in step 4, and then click **Open**. Joomla installs the plugin. 6. To verify the plugin is installed, on the top menu bar, click **Extensions**, and then click **Plugins**. **LiteSpeed Cache Plugin** should appear in the list of installed plugins with a green checkmark next to it. To verify that caching is working correctly on your account, you can examine the raw HTTP headers sent between the browser and web server. (To do this, use a browser plugin that displays the raw headers such as Live HTTP headers for Mozilla Firefox, or the Developer Tools feature in Google Chrome.) When content is served from the cache, the server adds the following line to the HTTP response header: ``` X-LiteSpeed-Cache: hit ``` If you do not see this line in the HTTP response header from the server, then the content was not served from the cache. ### Method #2: Enable caching manually To enable caching for Joomla on a Turbo server manually, follow these steps: 1. In the directory where you installed Joomla, open the *.htaccess* file in a text editor. You can use one of the [text editors in cPanel](/docs/cpanel-file-manager-editors), or you can log in to your account [using SSH](/docs/using-ssh-secure-shell) and use a command-line editor. > 📘 Note > > If the *.htaccess* file does not exist, create it. 2. Copy the following text and paste it at the top of the *.htaccess* file: ``` RewriteEngine On RewriteCond %{REQUEST_METHOD} ^HEAD|GET$ RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^example.com [NC] RewriteCond %{HTTP_COOKIE} !loginuser RewriteCond %{ORG_REQ_URI} !^/index.php$ RewriteCond %{ORG_REQ_URI} !administrator RewriteCond %{ORG_REQ_URI} (\.php|\.html|\.htm|\.feed|\.pdf|\.raw|/[^.]*)$ [NC] RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING}!nocache RewriteRule .* - [E=Cache-Control:max-age=300] ``` **Important** * These caching configuration directives must be at the **top** of the *.htaccess* file. * If your Joomla site uses a custom administration URL, use that instead of **administrator** . For example, if your Joomla login URL were *[http://example.com/secretadmin](http://example.com/secretadmin)*, you would use the following line: ``` RewriteCond %{ORG_REQ_URI} !secretadmin ``` * You only need to include the **HTTP\_HOST** configuration line if you host more than one domain in the *public\_html* directory (such as your primary domain and a subdomain). Replace ***example.com*** with the domain name for which you want to enable caching. * The **QUERY\_STRING** configuration line enables you to see the non-cached version of any page by adding **nocache** to a [query string](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Query_string) in the URL. For example, to view the non-cached version of *[http://example.com/mypage](http://example.com/mypage)*, you could add *?any\_field=any\_value\&nocache* to the end of the URL. 3. Save your changes to the *.htaccess* file. Caching is now enabled. To verify that caching is working correctly on your account, you can examine the raw HTTP headers sent between the browser and web server. (To do this, use a browser plugin that displays the raw headers such as Live HTTP headers for Mozilla Firefox, or the Developer Tools feature in Google Chrome.) When content is served from the cache, the server adds the following line to the HTTP response header: ``` X-LiteSpeed-Cache: hit ``` If you do not see this line in the HTTP response header from the server, then the content was not served from the cache. #### Caching and static content Turbo accounts do not cache static content, such as audio and image files, on the web server. This type of content is cached by client web browsers instead. However, you can specify how long web browsers should cache your static content by using the **ExpiresByType** directive in the *.htaccess* file. For example, the following lines instruct web browsers to cache MP3 files for one year (31557600 seconds) and GIF files for 30 days (2592000 seconds): ``` ExpiresByType audio/mp3 A31557600 ExpiresByType image/gif A2592000 ``` For more information about the **ExpiresByType** directive, please visit [https://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.4/mod/mod\_expires.html#ExpiresByType](http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.4/mod/mod_expires.html#ExpiresByType). ## More information For detailed information about LiteSpeed caching, please visit [http://www.litespeedtech.com/support/wiki/doku.php?id=litespeed\_wiki:litespeed:cache](http://www.litespeedtech.com/support/wiki/doku.php?id=litespeed_wiki:litespeed:cache). ## Related articles * [Enabling caching on Turbo servers](/docs/enabling-caching-on-turbo-web-hosting)