diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 5c11c9126f..245b374876 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ cache:
     directories:
         - .phpunit
         - php-$MIN_PHP
+        - php-ext
 
 services:
     - memcached
@@ -110,6 +111,23 @@ before_install:
           echo extension = mongo.so >> $INI
       fi
 
+      # tpecl is a helper to compile and cache php extensions
+      tpecl () {
+          local ext_name=$1
+          local ext_so=$2
+          local ext_dir=$(php -r "echo ini_get('extension_dir');")
+          local ext_cache=~/php-ext/$(basename $ext_dir)/$ext_name
+
+          if [[ -e $ext_cache/$ext_so ]]; then
+              echo extension = $ext_cache/$ext_so >> $INI
+          else
+              mkdir -p $ext_cache
+              echo yes | pecl install -f $ext_name &&
+              cp $ext_dir/$ext_so $ext_cache
+          fi
+      }
+      export -f tpecl
+
       # Matrix lines for intermediate PHP versions are skipped for pull requests
       if [[ ! $deps && ! $PHP = ${MIN_PHP%.*} && ! $PHP = hhvm* && $TRAVIS_PULL_REQUEST != false ]]; then
           deps=skip
@@ -128,11 +146,11 @@ before_install:
     - |
       # Install extra PHP extensions
       if [[ ! $skip && $PHP = 5.* ]]; then
-          ([[ $deps ]] || tfold ext.symfony_debug 'cd src/Symfony/Component/Debug/Resources/ext && phpize && ./configure && make && echo extension = $(pwd)/modules/symfony_debug.so >> '"$INI") &&
-          tfold ext.apcu4 'echo yes | pecl install -f apcu-4.0.11'
+          ([[ $deps ]] || tfold ext.symfony_debug 'cd src/Symfony/Component/Debug/Resources/ext && phpize && ./configure && make && echo extension = $(pwd)/modules/symfony_debug.so >> '"$INI")
+          tfold ext.apcu tpecl apcu-4.0.11 apcu.so
       elif [[ ! $skip && $PHP = 7.* ]]; then
-          tfold ext.apcu5 'echo yes | pecl install -f apcu-5.1.6'
-          tfold ext.mongodb pecl install -f mongodb-1.4.0RC1
+          tfold ext.apcu tpecl apcu-5.1.6 apcu.so
+          tfold ext.mongodb tpecl mongodb-1.4.0RC1 mongodb.so
       fi
 
     - |
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Routing/Matcher/Dumper/PhpMatcherDumper.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Routing/Matcher/Dumper/PhpMatcherDumper.php
index e87a87fb49..b74ff8a9d7 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/Routing/Matcher/Dumper/PhpMatcherDumper.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Routing/Matcher/Dumper/PhpMatcherDumper.php
@@ -104,7 +104,6 @@ EOF;
         \$context = \$this->context;
         \$request = \$this->request ?: \$this->createRequest(\$pathinfo);
         \$requestMethod = \$canonicalMethod = \$context->getMethod();
-        \$scheme = \$context->getScheme();
 
         if ('HEAD' === \$requestMethod) {
             \$canonicalMethod = 'GET';
@@ -362,7 +361,7 @@ EOF;
             $code .= <<<EOF
             if ('/' === substr(\$pathinfo, -1)) {
                 // no-op
-            } elseif (!in_array(\$this->context->getMethod(), array('HEAD', 'GET'))) {
+            } elseif ('GET' !== \$canonicalMethod) {
                 goto $gotoname;
             } else {
                 return array_replace(\$ret, \$this->redirect(\$rawPathinfo.'/', '$name'));
@@ -379,7 +378,7 @@ EOF;
             $schemes = str_replace("\n", '', var_export(array_flip($schemes), true));
             $code .= <<<EOF
             \$requiredSchemes = $schemes;
-            if (!isset(\$requiredSchemes[\$scheme])) {
+            if (!isset(\$requiredSchemes[\$context->getScheme()])) {
                 return array_replace(\$ret, \$this->redirect(\$rawPathinfo, '$name', key(\$requiredSchemes)));
             }
 
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Routing/Tests/Fixtures/dumper/url_matcher0.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Routing/Tests/Fixtures/dumper/url_matcher0.php
index dd8bb98cf3..59253f0749 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/Routing/Tests/Fixtures/dumper/url_matcher0.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Routing/Tests/Fixtures/dumper/url_matcher0.php
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ class ProjectUrlMatcher extends Symfony\Component\Routing\Matcher\UrlMatcher
         $context = $this->context;
         $request = $this->request ?: $this->createRequest($pathinfo);
         $requestMethod = $canonicalMethod = $context->getMethod();
-        $scheme = $context->getScheme();
 
         if ('HEAD' === $requestMethod) {
             $canonicalMethod = 'GET';
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Routing/Tests/Fixtures/dumper/url_matcher1.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Routing/Tests/Fixtures/dumper/url_matcher1.php
index 783072886c..d1bb74ec1d 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/Routing/Tests/Fixtures/dumper/url_matcher1.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Routing/Tests/Fixtures/dumper/url_matcher1.php
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ class ProjectUrlMatcher extends Symfony\Component\Routing\Matcher\UrlMatcher
         $context = $this->context;
         $request = $this->request ?: $this->createRequest($pathinfo);
         $requestMethod = $canonicalMethod = $context->getMethod();
-        $scheme = $context->getScheme();
 
         if ('HEAD' === $requestMethod) {
             $canonicalMethod = 'GET';
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Routing/Tests/Fixtures/dumper/url_matcher2.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Routing/Tests/Fixtures/dumper/url_matcher2.php
index ac65f2957d..662c2cb9a7 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/Routing/Tests/Fixtures/dumper/url_matcher2.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Routing/Tests/Fixtures/dumper/url_matcher2.php
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ class ProjectUrlMatcher extends Symfony\Component\Routing\Tests\Fixtures\Redirec
         $context = $this->context;
         $request = $this->request ?: $this->createRequest($pathinfo);
         $requestMethod = $canonicalMethod = $context->getMethod();
-        $scheme = $context->getScheme();
 
         if ('HEAD' === $requestMethod) {
             $canonicalMethod = 'GET';
@@ -84,7 +83,7 @@ class ProjectUrlMatcher extends Symfony\Component\Routing\Tests\Fixtures\Redirec
                     $ret = array('_route' => 'baz3');
                     if ('/' === substr($pathinfo, -1)) {
                         // no-op
-                    } elseif (!in_array($this->context->getMethod(), array('HEAD', 'GET'))) {
+                    } elseif ('GET' !== $canonicalMethod) {
                         goto not_baz3;
                     } else {
                         return array_replace($ret, $this->redirect($rawPathinfo.'/', 'baz3'));
@@ -101,7 +100,7 @@ class ProjectUrlMatcher extends Symfony\Component\Routing\Tests\Fixtures\Redirec
                 $ret = $this->mergeDefaults(array_replace($matches, array('_route' => 'baz4')), array ());
                 if ('/' === substr($pathinfo, -1)) {
                     // no-op
-                } elseif (!in_array($this->context->getMethod(), array('HEAD', 'GET'))) {
+                } elseif ('GET' !== $canonicalMethod) {
                     goto not_baz4;
                 } else {
                     return array_replace($ret, $this->redirect($rawPathinfo.'/', 'baz4'));
@@ -190,7 +189,7 @@ class ProjectUrlMatcher extends Symfony\Component\Routing\Tests\Fixtures\Redirec
                 $ret = array('_route' => 'hey');
                 if ('/' === substr($pathinfo, -1)) {
                     // no-op
-                } elseif (!in_array($this->context->getMethod(), array('HEAD', 'GET'))) {
+                } elseif ('GET' !== $canonicalMethod) {
                     goto not_hey;
                 } else {
                     return array_replace($ret, $this->redirect($rawPathinfo.'/', 'hey'));
@@ -340,7 +339,7 @@ class ProjectUrlMatcher extends Symfony\Component\Routing\Tests\Fixtures\Redirec
         if ('/secure' === $pathinfo) {
             $ret = array('_route' => 'secure');
             $requiredSchemes = array (  'https' => 0,);
-            if (!isset($requiredSchemes[$scheme])) {
+            if (!isset($requiredSchemes[$context->getScheme()])) {
                 return array_replace($ret, $this->redirect($rawPathinfo, 'secure', key($requiredSchemes)));
             }
 
@@ -351,7 +350,7 @@ class ProjectUrlMatcher extends Symfony\Component\Routing\Tests\Fixtures\Redirec
         if ('/nonsecure' === $pathinfo) {
             $ret = array('_route' => 'nonsecure');
             $requiredSchemes = array (  'http' => 0,);
-            if (!isset($requiredSchemes[$scheme])) {
+            if (!isset($requiredSchemes[$context->getScheme()])) {
                 return array_replace($ret, $this->redirect($rawPathinfo, 'nonsecure', key($requiredSchemes)));
             }
 
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Routing/Tests/Fixtures/dumper/url_matcher3.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Routing/Tests/Fixtures/dumper/url_matcher3.php
index 04f0770e50..40edb4386f 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/Routing/Tests/Fixtures/dumper/url_matcher3.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Routing/Tests/Fixtures/dumper/url_matcher3.php
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ class ProjectUrlMatcher extends Symfony\Component\Routing\Matcher\UrlMatcher
         $context = $this->context;
         $request = $this->request ?: $this->createRequest($pathinfo);
         $requestMethod = $canonicalMethod = $context->getMethod();
-        $scheme = $context->getScheme();
 
         if ('HEAD' === $requestMethod) {
             $canonicalMethod = 'GET';
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Routing/Tests/Fixtures/dumper/url_matcher4.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Routing/Tests/Fixtures/dumper/url_matcher4.php
index 4fede6240c..89f2b10e22 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/Routing/Tests/Fixtures/dumper/url_matcher4.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Routing/Tests/Fixtures/dumper/url_matcher4.php
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ class ProjectUrlMatcher extends Symfony\Component\Routing\Matcher\UrlMatcher
         $context = $this->context;
         $request = $this->request ?: $this->createRequest($pathinfo);
         $requestMethod = $canonicalMethod = $context->getMethod();
-        $scheme = $context->getScheme();
 
         if ('HEAD' === $requestMethod) {
             $canonicalMethod = 'GET';
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Routing/Tests/Fixtures/dumper/url_matcher5.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Routing/Tests/Fixtures/dumper/url_matcher5.php
index 56204a8566..f88ecaf15f 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/Routing/Tests/Fixtures/dumper/url_matcher5.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Routing/Tests/Fixtures/dumper/url_matcher5.php
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ class ProjectUrlMatcher extends Symfony\Component\Routing\Tests\Fixtures\Redirec
         $context = $this->context;
         $request = $this->request ?: $this->createRequest($pathinfo);
         $requestMethod = $canonicalMethod = $context->getMethod();
-        $scheme = $context->getScheme();
 
         if ('HEAD' === $requestMethod) {
             $canonicalMethod = 'GET';
@@ -58,7 +57,7 @@ class ProjectUrlMatcher extends Symfony\Component\Routing\Tests\Fixtures\Redirec
                 $ret = array('_route' => 'a_fourth');
                 if ('/' === substr($pathinfo, -1)) {
                     // no-op
-                } elseif (!in_array($this->context->getMethod(), array('HEAD', 'GET'))) {
+                } elseif ('GET' !== $canonicalMethod) {
                     goto not_a_fourth;
                 } else {
                     return array_replace($ret, $this->redirect($rawPathinfo.'/', 'a_fourth'));
@@ -73,7 +72,7 @@ class ProjectUrlMatcher extends Symfony\Component\Routing\Tests\Fixtures\Redirec
                 $ret = array('_route' => 'a_fifth');
                 if ('/' === substr($pathinfo, -1)) {
                     // no-op
-                } elseif (!in_array($this->context->getMethod(), array('HEAD', 'GET'))) {
+                } elseif ('GET' !== $canonicalMethod) {
                     goto not_a_fifth;
                 } else {
                     return array_replace($ret, $this->redirect($rawPathinfo.'/', 'a_fifth'));
@@ -88,7 +87,7 @@ class ProjectUrlMatcher extends Symfony\Component\Routing\Tests\Fixtures\Redirec
                 $ret = array('_route' => 'a_sixth');
                 if ('/' === substr($pathinfo, -1)) {
                     // no-op
-                } elseif (!in_array($this->context->getMethod(), array('HEAD', 'GET'))) {
+                } elseif ('GET' !== $canonicalMethod) {
                     goto not_a_sixth;
                 } else {
                     return array_replace($ret, $this->redirect($rawPathinfo.'/', 'a_sixth'));
@@ -111,7 +110,7 @@ class ProjectUrlMatcher extends Symfony\Component\Routing\Tests\Fixtures\Redirec
                 $ret = array('_route' => 'nested_a');
                 if ('/' === substr($pathinfo, -1)) {
                     // no-op
-                } elseif (!in_array($this->context->getMethod(), array('HEAD', 'GET'))) {
+                } elseif ('GET' !== $canonicalMethod) {
                     goto not_nested_a;
                 } else {
                     return array_replace($ret, $this->redirect($rawPathinfo.'/', 'nested_a'));
@@ -126,7 +125,7 @@ class ProjectUrlMatcher extends Symfony\Component\Routing\Tests\Fixtures\Redirec
                 $ret = array('_route' => 'nested_b');
                 if ('/' === substr($pathinfo, -1)) {
                     // no-op
-                } elseif (!in_array($this->context->getMethod(), array('HEAD', 'GET'))) {
+                } elseif ('GET' !== $canonicalMethod) {
                     goto not_nested_b;
                 } else {
                     return array_replace($ret, $this->redirect($rawPathinfo.'/', 'nested_b'));
@@ -141,7 +140,7 @@ class ProjectUrlMatcher extends Symfony\Component\Routing\Tests\Fixtures\Redirec
                 $ret = array('_route' => 'nested_c');
                 if ('/' === substr($pathinfo, -1)) {
                     // no-op
-                } elseif (!in_array($this->context->getMethod(), array('HEAD', 'GET'))) {
+                } elseif ('GET' !== $canonicalMethod) {
                     goto not_nested_c;
                 } else {
                     return array_replace($ret, $this->redirect($rawPathinfo.'/', 'nested_c'));
@@ -159,7 +158,7 @@ class ProjectUrlMatcher extends Symfony\Component\Routing\Tests\Fixtures\Redirec
                 $ret = array('_route' => 'slashed_a');
                 if ('/' === substr($pathinfo, -1)) {
                     // no-op
-                } elseif (!in_array($this->context->getMethod(), array('HEAD', 'GET'))) {
+                } elseif ('GET' !== $canonicalMethod) {
                     goto not_slashed_a;
                 } else {
                     return array_replace($ret, $this->redirect($rawPathinfo.'/', 'slashed_a'));
@@ -174,7 +173,7 @@ class ProjectUrlMatcher extends Symfony\Component\Routing\Tests\Fixtures\Redirec
                 $ret = array('_route' => 'slashed_b');
                 if ('/' === substr($pathinfo, -1)) {
                     // no-op
-                } elseif (!in_array($this->context->getMethod(), array('HEAD', 'GET'))) {
+                } elseif ('GET' !== $canonicalMethod) {
                     goto not_slashed_b;
                 } else {
                     return array_replace($ret, $this->redirect($rawPathinfo.'/', 'slashed_b'));
@@ -189,7 +188,7 @@ class ProjectUrlMatcher extends Symfony\Component\Routing\Tests\Fixtures\Redirec
                 $ret = array('_route' => 'slashed_c');
                 if ('/' === substr($pathinfo, -1)) {
                     // no-op
-                } elseif (!in_array($this->context->getMethod(), array('HEAD', 'GET'))) {
+                } elseif ('GET' !== $canonicalMethod) {
                     goto not_slashed_c;
                 } else {
                     return array_replace($ret, $this->redirect($rawPathinfo.'/', 'slashed_c'));
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Routing/Tests/Fixtures/dumper/url_matcher6.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Routing/Tests/Fixtures/dumper/url_matcher6.php
index eb437a1d97..91079fcef7 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/Routing/Tests/Fixtures/dumper/url_matcher6.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Routing/Tests/Fixtures/dumper/url_matcher6.php
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ class ProjectUrlMatcher extends Symfony\Component\Routing\Matcher\UrlMatcher
         $context = $this->context;
         $request = $this->request ?: $this->createRequest($pathinfo);
         $requestMethod = $canonicalMethod = $context->getMethod();
-        $scheme = $context->getScheme();
 
         if ('HEAD' === $requestMethod) {
             $canonicalMethod = 'GET';
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Routing/Tests/Fixtures/dumper/url_matcher7.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Routing/Tests/Fixtures/dumper/url_matcher7.php
index 29d8ec66a6..a9c3fd2b5f 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/Routing/Tests/Fixtures/dumper/url_matcher7.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Routing/Tests/Fixtures/dumper/url_matcher7.php
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ class ProjectUrlMatcher extends Symfony\Component\Routing\Tests\Fixtures\Redirec
         $context = $this->context;
         $request = $this->request ?: $this->createRequest($pathinfo);
         $requestMethod = $canonicalMethod = $context->getMethod();
-        $scheme = $context->getScheme();
 
         if ('HEAD' === $requestMethod) {
             $canonicalMethod = 'GET';
@@ -35,7 +34,7 @@ class ProjectUrlMatcher extends Symfony\Component\Routing\Tests\Fixtures\Redirec
                 $ret = array('_route' => 'simple_trailing_slash_no_methods');
                 if ('/' === substr($pathinfo, -1)) {
                     // no-op
-                } elseif (!in_array($this->context->getMethod(), array('HEAD', 'GET'))) {
+                } elseif ('GET' !== $canonicalMethod) {
                     goto not_simple_trailing_slash_no_methods;
                 } else {
                     return array_replace($ret, $this->redirect($rawPathinfo.'/', 'simple_trailing_slash_no_methods'));
@@ -55,7 +54,7 @@ class ProjectUrlMatcher extends Symfony\Component\Routing\Tests\Fixtures\Redirec
                 $ret = array('_route' => 'simple_trailing_slash_GET_method');
                 if ('/' === substr($pathinfo, -1)) {
                     // no-op
-                } elseif (!in_array($this->context->getMethod(), array('HEAD', 'GET'))) {
+                } elseif ('GET' !== $canonicalMethod) {
                     goto not_simple_trailing_slash_GET_method;
                 } else {
                     return array_replace($ret, $this->redirect($rawPathinfo.'/', 'simple_trailing_slash_GET_method'));
@@ -75,7 +74,7 @@ class ProjectUrlMatcher extends Symfony\Component\Routing\Tests\Fixtures\Redirec
                 $ret = array('_route' => 'simple_trailing_slash_HEAD_method');
                 if ('/' === substr($pathinfo, -1)) {
                     // no-op
-                } elseif (!in_array($this->context->getMethod(), array('HEAD', 'GET'))) {
+                } elseif ('GET' !== $canonicalMethod) {
                     goto not_simple_trailing_slash_HEAD_method;
                 } else {
                     return array_replace($ret, $this->redirect($rawPathinfo.'/', 'simple_trailing_slash_HEAD_method'));
@@ -104,7 +103,7 @@ class ProjectUrlMatcher extends Symfony\Component\Routing\Tests\Fixtures\Redirec
                 $ret = $this->mergeDefaults(array_replace($matches, array('_route' => 'regex_trailing_slash_no_methods')), array ());
                 if ('/' === substr($pathinfo, -1)) {
                     // no-op
-                } elseif (!in_array($this->context->getMethod(), array('HEAD', 'GET'))) {
+                } elseif ('GET' !== $canonicalMethod) {
                     goto not_regex_trailing_slash_no_methods;
                 } else {
                     return array_replace($ret, $this->redirect($rawPathinfo.'/', 'regex_trailing_slash_no_methods'));
@@ -124,7 +123,7 @@ class ProjectUrlMatcher extends Symfony\Component\Routing\Tests\Fixtures\Redirec
                 $ret = $this->mergeDefaults(array_replace($matches, array('_route' => 'regex_trailing_slash_GET_method')), array ());
                 if ('/' === substr($pathinfo, -1)) {
                     // no-op
-                } elseif (!in_array($this->context->getMethod(), array('HEAD', 'GET'))) {
+                } elseif ('GET' !== $canonicalMethod) {
                     goto not_regex_trailing_slash_GET_method;
                 } else {
                     return array_replace($ret, $this->redirect($rawPathinfo.'/', 'regex_trailing_slash_GET_method'));
@@ -144,7 +143,7 @@ class ProjectUrlMatcher extends Symfony\Component\Routing\Tests\Fixtures\Redirec
                 $ret = $this->mergeDefaults(array_replace($matches, array('_route' => 'regex_trailing_slash_HEAD_method')), array ());
                 if ('/' === substr($pathinfo, -1)) {
                     // no-op
-                } elseif (!in_array($this->context->getMethod(), array('HEAD', 'GET'))) {
+                } elseif ('GET' !== $canonicalMethod) {
                     goto not_regex_trailing_slash_HEAD_method;
                 } else {
                     return array_replace($ret, $this->redirect($rawPathinfo.'/', 'regex_trailing_slash_HEAD_method'));
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Routing/Tests/Matcher/UrlMatcherTest.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Routing/Tests/Matcher/UrlMatcherTest.php
index b86c54f5ff..52e00f94e3 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/Routing/Tests/Matcher/UrlMatcherTest.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Routing/Tests/Matcher/UrlMatcherTest.php
@@ -435,7 +435,7 @@ class UrlMatcherTest extends TestCase
     {
         $coll = new RouteCollection();
 
-        $matcher = new UrlMatcher($coll, new RequestContext());
+        $matcher = $this->getUrlMatcher($coll);
         $matcher->match('/');
     }