PHP developers have added Zend Optimizer+ as the opcache of choice. Of course one does not have to use it. They cite tests showing that Optimizer+ is faster than APC; they also mention that Optimizer+ does not have a data cache.
The tests don't include Dolphin. So the question would be if one should go with php 5.5.3 and the added Optimizer+ extension to handle php caching or is APC better suited for caching with Dolphin? Does the added data cache help improve performance for Dolphin using APC over Optimizer+? Has anyone conducted real world tests for Dolphin between the two?
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As far as i know, dolphin has not even been tested on php 5.5.x.
Most hosting providers run with php versions on the older branch. PHP releases version updates on two branches. One is a older one that is better for compatibility which is the reason service providers do not normally run the latest versions, and the latest which has a lot of planned depreciated functions removed.
PHP's latest older branch version is 4.4.19. To be honest, i don't even think dolphin will run properly on the 5.5 series releases. Maybe that should be tested first.
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This is from my host tools:
PHP: 5.4.0 - WARNING (your PHP version is probably outdated, upgrade to the latest 5.5.3 maybe required)
This is from Boonex's host tools:
PHP: 5.3.10-1ubuntu3.4 - WARNING (your PHP version is probably outdated, upgrade to the latest 5.3.18 maybe required)
I think Boonex should remove that warning from Host Tools.
I don't have an opcache installed on my server and just tried to install APC and got errors from the yum installer.
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I agree. The warning should be removed. There have been a number of topics in the past where people did upgrade and broke their site.
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i used to get that warning, and after I added APC, the warning went away and the php version changed. caredesign.net |
i used to get that warning, and after I added APC, the warning went away and the php version changed.
Weird. So i guess dolphins php version checking is not really all that accurate.
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The PHP check was horrible in earlier versions - it'd check for the latest version of PHP - period. Now it seems to check the latest version for compatible branches - like 5.3 and 5.4.
@ProfessorSr: How'd you install APC? If by the distro, an update for PHP could have been slipped in with the other downloads.
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i started with php version 5.3 (checked with server provider previously cause I was concerned about the host tools error). I dont remember how I did the APC install, just that whatever I did, it worked the first shot. I simply googled installing it and followed the directions. Can't seem to find the instructions I used previously. caredesign.net |
Well if you were using yum or apt to install it, it may have updated your version of php.
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The only thing i know is to not use APC if your Apache is configured with mod_fcgid. The cache will not be shared between users from what i read. Check my GeoDistance, Watermark, TorBlock and Android Push Notifications mods | http://goo.gl/H3Vp81 |