Windows Cache Extension for PHP (Copy)

Windows Cache Extension for PHP are a PHP accelerator that's used to increase the speed of PHP applications running on Win Dows and Windows Server. Once the Windows Cache Extension for PHP are enabled and loaded by the PHP engine, PHP applications can take advantage of T He functionality without any code modifications.

Increase PHP application performance on Windows by caching PHP bytecode in memory

Windows Cache Extension for PHP stores the PHP bytecode, the compiled version of the PHP script, in memory making it avail Able when subsequent executions of the same script is needed helping to increase the overall PHP application performance. The use of Windows Cache Extension for PHP allows the PHP bytecode to being generated only once and to being reused each time t He same PHP script is executed.

Reduce file system I/O overhead by caching the PHP scripts in memory

Windows Cache Extension for PHP helps to reduce the latency of file operations when PHP scripts is stored on remote UNC F Ile shares. Windows Cache Extension for PHP includes a file system Cache that's used to store the content of the PHP script files in Shared memory, which reduces the amount of the file system operations performed by PHP engine.

Avoid redundant mapping for absolute paths by using relative file path cache

Windows Cache Extension for PHP caches the relation between relative and absolute file paths, reducing the number of Relat Ive path resolutions performed by the PHP engine. PHP applications, many relative paths would perform faster given the conversion to absolute paths is performed onl Y once.

Features PHP 5.2 and PHP 5.3 Support configurable file cache configurable PHP opcode cache Relative file path cache php Fu Nctions to obtain information about the cache status
Http://www.iis.net/extensions/WinCacheForPHP

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