Hi everyone,

I’ve been experimenting with building a high-performance dynamic CMS using PHP 8 and MariaDB 10, designed to run on a single-core VPS with 1GB RAM.

Some interesting observations:

Even on low-end hosting, the CMS can handle 100,000+ concurrent requests without performance degradation.

Using proper query optimization, caching strategies, and lightweight templates makes a big difference.

The CMS architecture allows fast project development while maintaining security and code quality.

The system can behave like a static HTML site in terms of perceived speed, despite being fully dynamic.

I’ve also shared the project source code on GitHub for anyone interested in exploring or testing: ? GitHub Repository: https://github.com/shonirits/SHONiR-CMS

And there’s a live demo available to experience performance firsthand: ? Live Demo: https://8.shonir.com/shonir-cms/

I’m curious to know:

What strategies do you use in CodeIgniter to handle extremely high traffic on minimal server resources?

Any tips for optimizing PHP 8 + MariaDB performance in such environments?

How do you balance dynamic content with server load for large-scale requests?

I’d love to hear about other developers’ experiences and best practices in this area.

Thanks in advance!