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PHP and APC – Tutorial

Posted by Tim On September - 12 - 2009

APC is most widely known for allowing the end user to be able to track the progress of file transfers. APC, which stands for “Alternative PHP Cache” does much more than that. Complex and large scale websites can benefit from it’s ability to cache data and as well as its optimization of PHP code.

If you are looking for a tutorial on using APC for tracking file upload progress then visit my tutorial for File Upload Progress

APC does not have a large host of commands, this does not ease the complexity. We will take a look at a few simple functions and explain their use, in addition I will try to explain the practical reasons to use them. There are a few warnings to adhere to when trying utilize alternative PHP cache, these will also be discussed.

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