XCache is an open-source opcode cacher. It optimizes performance by removing the compilation time of PHP scripts by caching the compiled state of PHP scripts into the shm (RAM) and uses the compiled version straight from the RAM.
Alternative PHP Cache (APC) is a free and open opcode cache. It provides open and robust framework for caching and optimizing PHP intermediate code.
For this Fedora 9 apc installation, /var/www/html is used as the main html folder for http://server.domain.com.
This is a continuation from the previous topic Apache on Windows.
Download the latest php-x.y.z-Win32.zip at http://www.php.net/downloads.php .
A simple guide on Apache Installation on Windows, which will be used for testing purposes.
APC is a free, open, and robust framework for caching and optimizing PHP intermediate code.