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rcastera/apc
============

APC Cache

v1.0.0(12y ago)6323MITPHPPHP >=5.3.0

Since Sep 21Pushed 12y ago2 watchersCompare

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ApcCache
========

[](#apccache)

The Alternative PHP Cache ([APC](http://www.php.net/manual/en/book.apc.php)) is a free and open opcode cache for PHP. Its goal is to provide a free, open, and robust framework for caching and optimizing PHP intermediate code. This class is in simple form, an Abstraction to the APC Library.

Setup
-----

[](#setup)

Add a `composer.json` file to your project:

```
{
  "require": {
      "rcastera/apc": "v1.0.0"
  }
}
```

Then provided you have [composer](http://getcomposer.org) installed, you can run the following command:

```
$ composer.phar install
```

That will fetch the library and its dependencies inside your vendor folder. Then you can add the following to your .php files in order to use the library

```
require 'vendor/autoload.php';
```

Then you need to `use` the relevant class, for example:

```
use rcastera\Apc\ApcCache;
```

Example
-------

[](#example)

```
require 'vendor/autoload.php';

use rcastera\Apc\ApcCache;

// Create a new object with properties to store in cache.
$object = new stdClass;
$object->name = 'Richard';
$object->age = 30;

// Store the object in cache.
ApcCache::store('rich', $object, 3600);

// Now check if it exists and fetch it.
if (ApcCache::exists('rich')) {
    $person = ApcCache::fetch('rich');
}

// Output the name property value.
echo $person->name;

// Delete this specific key in cache.
ApcCache::delete('rich');

// Delete all cache.
ApcCache::clear();
```

Contributing
------------

[](#contributing)

1. Fork it.
2. Create a branch (`git checkout -b my_branch`)
3. Commit your changes (`git commit -am "Added something"`)
4. Push to the branch (`git push origin my_branch`)
5. Create an \[Issue\]\[1\] with a link to your branch
6. Enjoy a refreshing Coke and wait

###  Health Score

28

—

LowBetter than 52% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity14

Limited adoption so far

Community10

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity58

Maturing project, gaining track record

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 100% of commits — single point of failure

How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window.

**Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores.

**Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. Measures real ecosystem engagement.

**Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability.

###  Release Activity

Cadence

Unknown

Total

1

Last Release

4665d ago

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/212232?v=4)[Richard Castera](/maintainers/rcastera)[@rcastera](https://github.com/rcastera)

---

Top Contributors

[![rcastera](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/212232?v=4)](https://github.com/rcastera "rcastera (17 commits)")

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Tags

cacheapc

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