Acquia Dev Desktop vs Alternative PHP Cache
A side-by-side look at Acquia Dev Desktop and Alternative PHP Cache. For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.
Acquia Dev Desktop
Development
Acquia Dev Desktop is a free, local environment for building and testing Drupal and WordPress websites on your computer. It comes packaged with all the necessary components, including PHP, MySQL, Apache Solr, and Drush.
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Alternative PHP Cache
Development
Alternative PHP Cache (APC) is a free and open source opcode cache for PHP. It aims to improve PHP performance by storing precompiled script bytecode in shared memory, removing the need for PHP to load and parse scripts on each request.
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