Quick wins cut category load times from 4.2s to under 1.5s, resolved the search timeouts, and the client saw a measurable conversion improvement within two weeks.
Identified the oversized MySQL query cache as a primary culprit and handed over a prioritised roadmap — quick wins plus PHP 7.4, IonCube removal and a multi-node scaling path.
An enhanced microservice-oriented platform with graph-database-driven personalised product recommendations and improved performance through caching and message queues.