Re: Noob stuff - Zend/Opcode/Cache/Optimizer

Daniel Kolbo wrote: > Hello, > > I'm missing some unifying piece of the zend/php puzzle... > > I understand the basics of zend engine opcode, caching the opcode, > optimizing the opcode, and caching the optimized opcode, etc... The > part I'm struggling with is somewhere in the zend world. > > Under a typical php install where does the zend engine live (like what > file)? I don't think it is separate from PHP itself. The Zend engine was a rewrite of the PHP execution engine with resource/mem management and the API for loadable extensions, etc... Later adding the PHP 5 OOP stuff. > I am under the impression that I need to install the Zend Server > Community Edition (ZSCE) to get the zend optimizer+. I thought PHP came > with the zend engine...why do i now have to download this ZSCE just to > add a component to the engine i already have? > > 1) Is there a way to turn on zend optimizer+ component (like in php.ini > zend extension) without having to install ZSCE? It is an extension available on the Zend download page. > 1.2) If i have to install the ZSCE stack, wouldn't this effectively be > adding another engine on my machine? Yes, it is a install of PHP with alot of other stuff bundled in. So it depends upon what you need and if you want to install/configure PHP yourself with all of these additions, or if you just want to install the Zend server. -- Thanks! -Shawn http://www.spidean.com