I've installed latest XAMPP server with PHP 7 (update: checked also PHP 7.1) (on my Windows 10 system). Wanted to use opcache, so I enabled it in php.ini.
[opcache]
zend_extension=php_opcache.dll
opcache.enable=1
opcache.enable_cli=0
opcache.memory_consumption=128
opcache.interned_strings_buffer=8
opcache.max_accelerated_files=4000
With that change now, and with almost every page refresh, I'm getting this error from Apache:
AH00428: Parent: child process 3748 exited with status 3221226356 -- Restarting.
So, page is loading, and loading... waiting to Apache start again. When I'm turning opcache off (by setting opcache.enable=0), Apache is not restarting and everything works fine (omitting the slower web application topic, of course).
Everything works fine while loading app on XAMPP having PHP 5.6 with enabled opcache.
EDIT (added GIF image):
As you can see, sometimes page refreshes like it should. But sometimes it's refreshing much longer, and Apache is restarting in that moment.
EDIT:
To be honest, I gave up with this application and working with PHP on Windows (was working on it for around 10 years with PHP <= 5.6). It's very hard/impossible (for now) to make PHP 7.x work on that OS (with Opcache). Decided to go with Ubuntu and server created with Docker. Everything is easier to configure (especially with Docker) and works faster. I advise everyone to do the same ;).
Your php_opcache.dll path seems wrong, you need write it like below, it works for me.
[opcache]
zend_extension=C:\xampp\php\ext\php_opcache.dll
opcache.enable=1
opcache.enable_cli=1
opcache.memory_consumption=256
opcache.max_accelerated_files=2000
More details
If your XAMPP comes with PHP 5.5+ by default, opcache already included in the bundle, you will just need to enable it. To enable the extension:
Open php.ini (by default it should be located here: C:\xampp\php\php.ini).
Add this line at the end of the file:
zend_extension=C:\xampp\php\ext\php_opcache.dll
Restart Apache server.
open a php.ini file
Change the ;opcache.enable=1 to opcache.enable=1
Add opcache dll path at the end of the file zend_extension = "C:\xampp\php\ext\php_opcache.dll"
Restart apache
for more reference check this video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GvWrNoRDjUY
In case of Xampp, just put the below lines next to [opcache]
zend_extension="C:\xampp\php\ext\php_opcache.dll"
opcache.enable=1
opcache.enable_cli=1
opcache.memory_consumption=256
opcache.interned_strings_buffer=8
opcache.max_accelerated_files=4000
opcache.revalidate_freq=60
opcache.fast_shutdown=1
To be honest - do not use xammp. Right now we have a bit better tech stack, to run PHP on Linux servers.
Docker
https://docs.docker.com/docker-for-windows/
Vagrant:
https://www.vagrantup.com/
Both of them are based on linux systems, where most of xammp problems will not have place.
First at all:
This is 2022 and I had a similar problem too with PHP-7.2, not on Xamp, but similar server.
How I've got my problem solved?
If you're here because of that, at first try to go with a default "opcache configuration options". And just above opcache.enable=1 put zend_extension=opcache. Your PHP is smart enough to find the extension. And yeah, there's no need to define the full path if you have defined it here extension_dir = [YOUR PATH] (in php.ini). Of course you can use the full path too, if you want too. The path, probably, it's not a problem if your extension is there (in the folder with all PHP extensions). Did you checked, is it there, your extension?
My problem was in this two options:
opcache.memory_consumption
opcache.interned_strings_buffer
I have no idea why, but I guess this two option should have some balance, because both of them is about memory usage.
So, this had my Apache useless, because it didn't wanted to start
opcache.memory_consumption = 64
opcache.interned_strings_buffer = 32 ;this one BAD
next one works fine!
opcache.memory_consumption = 64
opcache.interned_strings_buffer = 16
this one is works fine too!
opcache.memory_consumption = 128
opcache.interned_strings_buffer = 32
So, as I said, at first try to go with a default values of "opcache configuration options", and later do experiments.
How to check everything works on PHP?
var_dump ( zend_version() );
var_dump ( extension_loaded("opcache") ); // bool(false) cuz it's ZEND
var_dump ( extension_loaded("Zend OPcache") ); // bool(true)
// Next one will give you a lot of data about current opcache usage,
// but of course, only if your extension is enabled.
print_r ( opcache_get_status() );
Default OPcache configuration options you can find here:
https://www.php.net/manual/en/opcache.configuration.php
Creeating directory with appropriate permissions and setting it php.ini worked!
opcache.file_cache=d:\xampp\htdocs\opcache
ThreadStackSize 8388608
Helped me in the similar case. This is a httpd option.
on php.ini add more
zend_extension=opcache
remove comment
opcache.enable=1
opcache.enable_cli=0
opcache.memory_consumption=256
opcache.max_accelerated_files=10000
restart apache
Very new to Symfony so apologies if the answer is obvious. I am trying to add APC to a project to see if it improves performance. I am running symfony with easyphp on Windows 7/Windows 8 (installed on usb).
APC is installed in ext folder and added to php.ini file as:
extension=php_apc.dll
then at end of file:
[APC]
apc.enabled = 1
apc.shm_segments = 1
apc.shm_size = 128M
apc.max_file_size = 5M
apc.stat = 1
php works fine with these settings. However when I now try to load my Symfony project I get the following error:
FatalErrorException: Compile Error: Cannot redeclare class
Doctrine\Common\Persistence\Mapping\Driver\MappingDriverChain in
F:\EasyPHP\data\localweb\projects\SymfonyProj\vendor\doctrine\common\lib\Doctrine\Common\Persistence\Mapping\Driver\MappingDriverChain.php line 36
Not sure if I have my caching set up all wrong or I am missing some config options somewhere?
I have installed Symfony 2 and I have activated the opcache (ZendOPtimizer) extension and when I intent to generate the cache of a web page O've got this error :
Warning: filemtime(): stat failed for C:/Apache24/htdocs/symfony/app/cache/dev/annotations/Acme-DemoBundle-Controller-SecuredController.cache.php in C:\Apache24\htdocs\symfony\vendor\doctrine\common\lib\Doctrine\Common\Annotations\FileCacheReader.php line 97
This is my opcache config :
zend_extension="c:\php\ext\php_opcache.dll"
opcache.enable=1
opcache.use_cwd=0
opcache.validate_timestamps=0 ; file stat
opcache.revalidate_freq=2 ; seconds
opcache.revalidate_path=0
opcache.save_comments=0
opcache.load_comments=0
opcache.dups_fix=0
opcache.inherited_hack=0
opcache.log_verbosity_level=1
opcache.memory_consumption=128
opcache.interned_strings_buffer=8
opcache.max_accelerated_files=4000
opcache.enable_file_override=1
opcache.max_wasted_percentage=5 ; percent waste until restart
opcache.consistency_checks=0
opcache.force_restart_timeout=180
opcache.blacklist_filename=paypal.php
opcache.fast_shutdown=1
opcache.optimization_level=0xffffffff
opcache.enable_slow_optimizations=1
opcache.max_file_size=0
When I disable this extension, the generation of the cache works
Versions :
Symfony 2.3.3
PHP 5.5
Apache 2.4.6 For Windows
I had exactly the same problem on my Mac, using the homebrew php55 version.
As mentioned in the Optimizer documentation, the option opcache.enable_file_override=1 may break some frameworks. It seems that is the case for Symfony2. Switching the value to 0 solved the problem.
1 - Make sure you have disabled APC or it'll create conflicts.
2 - Make sure you've restarted apache entirely after activating opcache.
Some basic information:
Linux: 2.6.32 (64bit)
PHP: 5.4.15
Apache: 2.4.4
MySQL: 5.6.11
APC: 3.1.9
Wordpress: 3.5.1, with Woocommerce(2.0.10)
The problem is, when I enable APC, the following errors occur:
Warning: register_shutdown_function(): Invalid shutdown callback 'wpdb::__destruct' passed in /usr/local/httpd/htdocs/wp-includes/wp-db.php on line 537
Fatal error: Call to undefined method wpdb::init_charset() in /usr/local/httpd/htdocs/wp-includes/wp-db.php on line 542
Here is my APC config in php.ini:
[APC]
; Reference: http://www.php.net/manual/en/apc.configuration.php
extension=apc.so
apc.enabled=1
apc.shm_segments=1
; 32MB per Wordpess install. Ref: http://gregrickaby.com/the-perfect-apc-configuration/
apc.shm_size=320M
;Relative to the number of cached files (you may need to watch your stats for a day or two to find out a good number)
apc.num_files_hint=10000
;Relative to the size of WordPress
apc.user_entries_hint=10000
;The number of seconds a cache entry is allowed to idle in a slot before APC dumps the cache
apc.ttl=7200
apc.user_ttl=7200
apc.gc_ttl=3600
;Setting this to 0 will give you the best performance, as APC will
;not have to check the IO for changes. However, you must clear
;the APC cache to recompile already cached files. If you are still
;developing, updating your site daily in WP-ADMIN, and running W3TC
;set this to 1
apc.stat=1
;This MUST be 0, WP can have errors otherwise!
apc.include_once_override=0
;Only set to 1 while debugging
apc.enable_cli=0
;Allow 2 seconds after a file is created before it is cached to prevent users from seeing half-written/weird pages
apc.file_update_protection=2
;Leave at 2M or lower. WordPress does't have any file sizes close to 2M
apc.max_file_size=2M
;Ignore files
apc.filters = "/usr/local/httpd/htdocs/apc.php,/usr/local/httpd/htdocs/phpinfo.php,wp-cache-config"
apc.cache_by_default=1
apc.use_request_time=1
apc.slam_defense=0
;apc.mmap_file_mask=/tmp/apc.XXXXXX
apc.stat_ctime=1
apc.canonicalize=1
apc.write_lock=1
apc.report_autofilter=0
apc.rfc1867=0
apc.rfc1867_prefix =upload_
apc.rfc1867_name=APC_UPLOAD_PROGRESS
apc.rfc1867_freq=0
apc.rfc1867_ttl=3600
apc.lazy_classes=0
apc.lazy_functions=0
apc.file_md5=0
Here are some combination of what I tried:
apc.stat = 0, apc.stat_ctime=0
apc.stat = 1, apc.stat_ctime=1
apc.stat = 0, apc.stat_ctime=1
apc.stat = 0, apc.stat_ctime=0
However, APC still cannot be used. Only when I disable APC, the site works properly.
Can anyone please tell me what is the problem?
Thank you in advance.
APC config in image
Probably APC does not interpret that syntaxis of register_shutdown_function correctly. There are two ways of defining static method callbacks with this function:
register_shutdown_function('someClass::someMethod');
register_shutdown_function(array('someClass', 'someMethod'));
You could refer to the documantation and commetns for more information: http://php.net/manual/en/function.register-shutdown-function.php
Wordpress also worked for me when I disabled apc from php.ini
I've been tying to follow this guide for integrating Doctrine 2 and CI 2.
all was good until i ran "php doctrine-cli.php orm:generate-proxies" from a cmd,
and got this error Fatal error: Call to undefined function Doctrine\Common\Cache\apc_fetch().
after some research it looks like I don't have the AlternativePhpCache (ACP) module installed.
so i've tried every single version in downloads.php.net/pierre and they all yield the same error
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-QEt3udKTSGc/Tlkgr5POw4I/AAAAAAAAEwQ/hlAhmcxshDE/123.jpg
(screenshot from my picasa as i can't upload images due to a lack of points)
I'm using :
Win7 (x64)
EasyPhp 5.3.5.0
am I doing something wrong?
Thanks.
I had the same problem with Xammp. I made a search on google and found http://downloads.php.net/pierre/ web site. According to my operating system specification and PHP version I chose the suitable file which was php_apc-20110109-5.3-vc9-x86.zip (2011-01-09 12:16 -0800) for me and downloaded it. I extracted the file to my Xammp/php/ext folder as php_apc.dll. After all, I edited my php.ini file and add extension=php_apc.dll to extension section in php.ini. If you need you can add the following configuration.
[APC]
- apc.enabled = 1
- apc.shm_segments = 1
- apc.shm_size = 64
- apc.max_file_size = 16M
- apc.stat = 1
That worked out for me. If this is not going to work for you, then you may check your operating system(especially x86 or x64) and php version (5.2.* or 5.3.*). I hope this information will help you. Have a great day guys.