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