Beta testing Alternative PHP Cache

When we upgraded to PHP 5, we lost the ability to run PHP bytecode caches, such as eAccelerator and Turck-MMCache. Today we put into beta test Alternative PHP Cache (APC), which is open-source, actively developed (by some of PHP’s top developers), and compatible with PHP 5.

This should speed up web applications considerably, including Gallery, Drupal, and Wordpress.

So far we are noticing no problems. If you encounter a problem with your PHP-powered site please contact us.

UPDATE (Jun 13): We have noticed some problems after the web server has been running for a long time. Instead of a rendered page, the web server sends nothing (user sees a blank screen, or the error “Document contains no data”). It seems to particularly effect Wordpress-powered weblogs. If you encounter this error please let us know as soon as you find out.