How to compile APC module for PHP

How to compile APC module for PHP

Answer:

The following steps works in RHEL/CentOS

1. Download the latest APC from PECL

wget http://pecl.php.net/get/APC

2. Extract the APC source package and compile/install it

tar -xvf APC
cd APC-X.X.X (replace with your downloaded version)
phpize
./configure
make && make install


3. Enable APC in PHP configuration

echo "extension=apc.so" > /etc/php.d/apc.ini


4. Restart the httpd and use phpinfo() to verify if APC is running

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