The following guide describes the common ways to speed your SilverStripe website up. The general rules for getting the best performance out of SilverStripe include running the latest versions of PHP alongside a opcode cache such as XCache or APC.

If you're running shared hosting, make sure your host meets the minimum system requirements and has activated one of the PHP opcode caches to achieve the best results for your application. Once your hardware is performing it's best, dig into the guides below to see what you can do.