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Alternative PHP Cache vs Varnish

A side-by-side look at Alternative PHP Cache and Varnish. 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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Varnish

Varnish

Network & Admin

Varnish is an open source web application accelerator designed to speed up websites by caching and optimizing content delivery. It sits in front of web servers and caches frequently-accessed content, reducing requests to backend servers.

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