I recommend Varnish (HTTP cache) where pages are returned instead of touching PHP. APC, a compiled PHP script cache and going to be used in PHP6 releases. Both

I recommend Varnish (HTTP cache) where pages are returned instead of touching PHP. APC, a compiled PHP script cache and going to be used in PHP6 releases. Both should lower some resources required. A lot of bad stuff about PHP in this: http://www.phpsadness.com/ http://www.phpsadness.com/ (Relevant HN discussion: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2591845 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2591845)