PHP Zend Opcache vs APC?

[Jovani]

Which is better for PHP performance? PHP Zend Opcache or APC?

 

[m3server]

Both are very good. Which is better, depends on the application. Only bench testing with load stress tests will provide results needed to make the decision for your application. We used APC for a decade but have recently switched to opcache because we have seen better compatibility and much improved stability.

 

[Jovani]

Jovani

I have not ever used opcache before, can I install both (opcache and memcached) or (memcached and APC) on the same server?

 

[m3server]

m3server

memcached is best for page and database caching.
you can use only one object cache, either APC or opcache
So yes you can use memcached and one object cache on the same server.

 

[m3server]

memcached is mostly used for database caching, but certain coding like wordpress’ w3 total cache can use memcached to store php rendered work as pages to save cpu processing time of rendering the code to make the page.
memcached can also store objects as well, but I have found the cache gets fragmented and the overhead decreases performance. saving memcached for database and page is best, leaving object caching to opcache.
APC is removed from php 5.5, developers have chosen Zend Opcache as the winner.
so APC is old, Zend Opcache is the new standard.

 

[Hugo E.]

Which is better for PHP performance? PHP Zend Opcache or APC?

PHP Zend Opcache seems work better and I am having it running with PHP 7.x