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[Tip] Use APC

  • Thread starter Thread starter Floris
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Is there anything I should know before I enable/install APC?

Currently running a few sites powered by SMF 1.11, vBulletin 4.0 and xF RC2.
I don't want to break anything in the process lol.

Thanks

I don't think you will break anything, especially if you install it using a package manager (apt-get, yum, emerge etc.).

Having APC on your server and not using it will not 'harm' you but if you have it, use it :)
 
Not sure if this is the correct place to ask but is the first post still applicable? Once APC is installed do I just add what's in the first post into my config and that's it?

It would also be good to have a guide or examples of what the default values should be for XF. I realise getting optimal vaalues is more complicated but some for a good starting point would be useful.
 
Not sure if this is the correct place to ask but is the first post still applicable? Once APC is installed do I just add what's in the first post into my config and that's it?

It would also be good to have a guide or examples of what the default values should be for XF. I realise getting optimal vaalues is more complicated but some for a good starting point would be useful.
yes, it is still accurate.

the values in the first part are a good starting point.
 
I'd like to make myself clear on this - I personally do not recommend that you use APC for shared memory caching via your config file.

We use APC here for its opcode cache only, which it does automatically by virtue of being installed on your server. I do recommend that you have APC installed, for its opcode cache, which will massively speed up your page loads vs a system without APC.

If you want to use a shared-memory cache system, I'd recommend memcache, not APC.
 
I'd like to make myself clear on this - I personally do not recommend that you use APC for shared memory caching via your config file.

We use APC here for its opcode cache only, which it does automatically by virtue of being installed on your server. I do recommend that you have APC installed, for its opcode cache, which will massively speed up your page loads vs a system without APC.

If you want to use a shared-memory cache system, I'd recommend memcache, not APC.

Kier,

I would be interested in your reasonings why you do not recommend APC.
 
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