Re: PHP 5.5 and APC user cache upgrade path

I'm also very keen to understand the expected upgrade path, but from the perspective of a PHP developer supporting some large bespoke applications that rely heavily both on opcode caching and the user-caching functionality of APC. Is APCu the agreed best path for systems that currently use APC's user cache? On Thu, May 9, 2013 at 1:02 PM, Pierre Schmitz <pierre@archlinux.de> wrote: > Hi, > > I am testing PHP 5.5 atm and how we can package it for Arch Linux and > provide an upgrade path for users. The RC1 looks pretty solid so far. > > As the new opcache does not provide a user cache to store custom > variables, I would be glad if you could clarify what the best migration > from 5.4 would be. > * Is APC basically dead and wont support PHP 5.5? > * Should APC users switch to opcache and APCu? (with APCu replacing the > APC package) > > For PHP application developers: > * Regarding APCu: it provides the old PHP interface function as well as > their own apcu_* functions. They are aliases right now. Should > application developers think about switching to the apcu_-API as new > features will be available only here? > > Bonus question: > * Right now very similar functionality is provided by APCu, XCache, > WinCache, YAC etc.. Are there plans to include such functionality inside > PHP in future to make application developers life a little easier? At > least a common API would be great. There were several bugs in > applications as these modules behave a little different regarding return > values etc.. > > Greetings, > > Pierre > > -- > Pierre Schmitz, https://pierre-schmitz.com > > -- > PHP Internals - PHP Runtime Development Mailing List > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > > -- *Dan Cryer* 07590 698944 dan@dancryer.com +Dan <https://plus.google.com/101400775372325517263> @dancryer <http://www.twitter.com/dancryer>