I run a bigger bleeding-edge-software MediaWiki via SSL on a Raspberry Pi.
And that's not too slow because I use APC.
My quick tip of the day
# add APC (Alternative PHP Cache)
#
seehttps://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:APC
# stop your web server
service apache2 stop
# Install APC
apt-get install php-apc
# download APC extension (it is a "dashboard for APC" and adds a Special
page)
cd $IP/extensions
git clone
https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/p/mediawiki/extensions/APC.git
# in LocalSettings.php make sure to have the following lines
## Shared memory settings
$wgMainCacheType = CACHE_ACCEL;
$wgMemCachedServers = array();
# $wgGroupPermissions['apc']['apc'] = true;
# or simply give the right to an existing trusted group, like bureaucrat:
require_once("$IP/extensions/APC/APC.php");
$wgGroupPermissions['bureaucrat']['apc'] = true;
# and restart your server
service apache2 start