How to install apcu in windows

Question

How can I install APCu in Windows?

I found this. But I need a solution for Windows.

I use PHP 5.5.6 (I have the XAMPP package).

Answer 1

For those who want APCu with backward APC compatibility (1:1 replacement without changing codebase, for example apc_cache_info > apcu_cache_info)

1. Download php_apcu.dll from release page (choose proper PHP version, architecture and thread safety mode)

2. Download php_apcu_bc.dll from PECL

3. Save both files in ext dir under your PHP installation folder

4. Load extensions in php.ini:

   extension=php_apcu.dll
   extension=php_apcu_bc.dll
   

5. Configure APCu in php.ini

   [APCu]
   apc.enabled=1
   apc.shm_size=32M
   apc.ttl=7200
   apc.enable_cli=1
   apc.serializer=php
   

INFO: APC extension with APCu-BC 1.0.3 must be named exactly php_apcu.dll in order to work. When I named it php_apcu_bc-1.0.3-7.1-ts-vc14-x86.dll XAMPP did not start properly (error about missing php_apc.dll)

Additional Note: the downloaded zip file from the source above for vc15 contained a file named php_apc.dll (in file: 'php_apcu_bc-1.0.4-7.2-ts-vc15-x86.zip' date: 13/06/2018) - just renaming it to php_apcu_bc.dll worked.