diff --git a/configs/prod-php.ini b/configs/prod-php.ini
index ad16d0b..e26ac7b 100644
--- a/configs/prod-php.ini
+++ b/configs/prod-php.ini
@@ -1496,7 +1496,15 @@ ldap.max_links = -1
 ;dba.default_handler=
 
 [opcache]
-; see /etc/php.d/10-opcache.ini
+; Optimized for shared hosting — reduce idle memory footprint
+; Default 128MB is excessive for most WordPress sites
+opcache.memory_consumption = 64
+opcache.interned_strings_buffer = 8
+opcache.max_accelerated_files = 4000
+; Revalidate files every 60s in production (reduces stat() calls)
+opcache.revalidate_freq = 60
+; Don't waste memory on CLI scripts
+opcache.enable_cli = Off
 
 [curl]
 ; A default value for the CURLOPT_CAINFO option. This is required to be an
diff --git a/scripts/detect-memory.sh b/scripts/detect-memory.sh
index da27045..d6c5529 100755
--- a/scripts/detect-memory.sh
+++ b/scripts/detect-memory.sh
@@ -82,8 +82,8 @@ if [ "$CONTAINER_ROLE" != "httpd_only" ]; then
 
   PHP_FPM_PM=${FPM_PM:-ondemand}
   PHP_FPM_MAX_CHILDREN=${FPM_MAX_CHILDREN:-$calc_max_children}
-  PHP_FPM_PROCESS_IDLE_TIMEOUT=${FPM_PROCESS_IDLE_TIMEOUT:-10s}
-  PHP_FPM_MAX_REQUESTS=${FPM_MAX_REQUESTS:-500}
+  PHP_FPM_PROCESS_IDLE_TIMEOUT=${FPM_PROCESS_IDLE_TIMEOUT:-5s}
+  PHP_FPM_MAX_REQUESTS=${FPM_MAX_REQUESTS:-200}
 
   # Dynamic mode fallbacks (used if user overrides FPM_PM=dynamic)
   PHP_FPM_START_SERVERS=${FPM_START_SERVERS:-2}