Installing APC Cache (alternative to Turck Mmcache/Eaccelerator)

Notes on installing Alternative PHP Cache (APC):

1. Download and istall:
   
   $ wget http://pecl.php.net/get/APC-3.0.14.tgz
$ tar -xvzf APC-3.0.14.tgz
$ cd APC-3.0.14
$ phpize
$ ./configure --enable-apc
$ make
# make install

2. Add the below lines to the php.ini:
   
     extension=/path/to/apc.so
  apc.enabled=1
  apc.shm_segments=1
  apc.optimization=0
  apc.shm_size=128
  apc.ttl=7200
  apc.user_ttl=7200
  apc.num_files_hint=1024
  apc.mmap_file_mask=/tmp/apc.XXXXXX
  apc.enable_cli=1

3. Restart apache:
   
   # service httpd restart

4. Check phpinfo() to see if APC is enabled.
   
5. Copy the "apc.php" admin file in the source directory to a password protected web site directory. Edit "apc.php" top line to change password to something different from default.

Related Links:

• php.net apc
• pecl phpize install
• apc package