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Best Apache 2.4 config for W3-Total-Cache (Memcache, APC)

October
Hello, Most of the sites on my servers run WordPress. Generally on all my cPanel servers I run EasyApache with the default config and just a few additional selections. It's always been somewhat of a sore spot that using the defaults means the WordPress sites cannot use the W3TC (W3-Total-Cache) plugin. I use WP-SuperCache instead. I've looked at the documentation for all this before and frankly its too confusing and frustrating. (side note: I wish all these things were streamlined). Up until now, I've been able to get by without. Today I finally had a client with a WP site that really needs to be using W3TC. The first thing W3TC is grumpy about missing is Memcache. I'm using CentOS 7, WHM 11.52.1, Apache 2.4, PHP 5.5, EasyApache 3 When I went to EasyApache 3 to compile MemCache in, it is not one of the options listed (completely missing). I went to look at the docs for MemCache:

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  • cotswoldphoto
    Why do they HAVE to use W3TotalCache? Is it is poorly maintained and aimed at PHP5.4 and older. Why not use ZenCache, which is aimed at PHP5.5 and newer? It does not need an opcache or server cache at all. It is designed assuming a pretty much standard WHM stack build. If you have PHP5.5 or newer, ZenCache also supports Zend OpCache. Check out the speed of one of the sites on my server with it on (Ap2.4/PHP5.6/MariaDB10/Zend Opcache): - Removed - It is a blog about the life of an Autistic person, so if you don't want to read it, please don't.
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  • cPanelMichael
    Hello :) Yes, as mentioned, the easier path in your circumstance is to find an alternative to W3TC. Are you able to consult with the individual account holder to determine if alternatives as suggested in the previous post are worth exploring? Thank you.
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