[pavs]

> Where Wordpress does not scale is the default install on shared hosting or a VPS with little resources.

True for shared environment but WP does fine even on a low-end vps. 2-3 years ago I helped someone setup wp on a lowend vps server which successfully handled ~5million pageviews under 24 hours, the vps had a measly 1gb memory and the memory usage never went over 700mb. nginx/php-fpm/varnish/apc/w3t done. Took me less than 1 hour to set it up.

I don't understand when people complain about wordpress being bloat but at the same time wants it to solve all kinds of problem right out of the box.

[jasey]

> nginx/php-fpm/varnish/apc/w3t done. Took me less than 1 hour to set it up.

Yeap, you got it. Php-fpm and apc goes a long way ;)

[reeses]

They're just weird enough that they are off most people's radar and small enough that installing them is quick.

They're always in my "secret weapons" arsenal when I need to checklist a slow PHP/Drupal installation, especially when they're hosted on VPC or AWS.