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Alternative PHP Cache vs MariaDB

A side-by-side look at Alternative PHP Cache and MariaDB. For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.

Alternative PHP Cache

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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MariaDB

MariaDB

Databases

MariaDB is an open source relational database management system, created as a drop-in replacement for MySQL. It is developed by some of the original developers of MySQL and aims to remain free and open source software under the GNU GPL.

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