php_apcu.dll extension for symfony2.8 recommend php accelerator on xampp

Question

On windows 7 xampp 5.6.19 and symfony 2.8 dev environment configuration i was prompted "install and/or enable a php accelerator (highly recommended)". How to resolve this recommendation/warning?

Answer 1

I found the answer to my question here: http://www.ivangabriele.com/php-how-to-install-php-accelerator-in-xampp/

here is instruction just in case the site goes away:

1. to show you PHP configuration via the PHP function phpinfo()

2. to get 2 precious informations :

   • architecture: x86 or x64?
   • TS (Thread Safe) or NTS (Non Thread Safe)?

3. to download the corresponding DLL (including your PHP version): http://pecl.php.net/package/APCu/4.0.8/windows (PHP 7: https://pecl.php.net/package/APCu/5.1.17/windows)

4. to copy/paste the DLL file within your extensions directory (C:\xampp\php\ext)

5. to edit your php.ini file (i.e. within C:/xampp/php directory)

6. to add this line inside Dynamic Extensions part :

   ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
   ; Dynamic Extensions ;
   ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
   
   [...]
   
   extension=php_apcu.dll
   

7. finally, to restart Apache - done.

NOTE: It is php_apcu.dll not php_apc.dll and click on Windows icon for Windows versions https://pecl.php.net/package/APCu

Tested and works on Windows 10.