Need help fixing an issue (going from zend to ioncube)

Hi,

Please bare with me as I am no guru in these matters. I have a dedicated server. My vbseo was running well and I have zend version with zend on my server. I also had apc cache installed. Had no problems until my Plesk was updated from 7.5 to 8.1 then Zend and APC began to conflict so I had to disable acp. I am running vBSEO 3.0.0 RC8

My plan is to:

-switch to latest version of vbseo ioncube with loader running in filesystem
-disable zend on my server
-re-enable apc cache
-be happy

Now, I have multiple concerns such as upgrading to gold version as well as changing to ioncube. I would appreciate any instructions, cautionary tips, help, etc

Thanks!!

help?

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I've just changed from Zend to IonCube on a live website (Prescription Drug Information, Side Effects, Interactions - Drugs.com) with no downtime.

I added in the ioncube line into my php.ini, restarted apache (ioncube and zend running side by side). Uploaded the vbseo ioncube code, removed the zend optimizer lines from php.ini and restarted apache again.

Now I have no trace of zend optimizer and tomorrow I'm going to start playing around with APC or XCache to see if I can speed up the site (APC didn't play nice with Zend Optimizer)

As for upgrading to gold, there shouldn't be any issues.

Originally Posted by Noodles

I've just changed from Zend to IonCube on a live website (Prescription Drug Information, Side Effects, Interactions - Drugs.com) with no downtime.

I added in the ioncube line into my php.ini, restarted apache (ioncube and zend running side by side). Uploaded the vbseo ioncube code, removed the zend optimizer lines from php.ini and restarted apache again.

Now I have no trace of zend optimizer and tomorrow I'm going to start playing around with APC or XCache to see if I can speed up the site (APC didn't play nice with Zend Optimizer)

Nick i suggest you to install xCache as php accelerator and memcached as datastore caching. Together they work incredibly good.

I thought I'd try everything. XCache is still quite new, so I'm a bit nervous about deploying it on a high traffic site, whereas APC is built by the guys who built php, so I'd prefer that (of course if I don't have problems with segfaults, which apparently are common)

I am currently making tons of tests on each of them and i found xcache the best option. If you want i can pm you the link for my test board or share some stats for xcache and memcached.

Originally Posted by Mert Gökçeimam

I am currently making tons of tests on each of them and i found xcache the best option. If you want i can pm you the link for my test board or share some stats for xcache and memcached.

Are you using the ioncube or zend optimizer version of vbseo with xcache?

Originally Posted by Noodles

I thought I'd try everything. XCache is still quite new, so I'm a bit nervous about deploying it on a high traffic site, whereas APC is built by the guys who built php, so I'd prefer that (of course if I don't have problems with segfaults, which apparently are common)

xcache 1.2.1 has been very stable and fast for me.

Originally Posted by Corey

Are you using the ioncube or zend optimizer version of vbseo with xcache?

I am using ioncube version. I was planning to reinstall my server this week but my board has been choosen as a canditate in BOTM at vb.com so i have to wait till the end of month. I will use the following combination :
CentOs 5
lighttpd ( instead of apache which performs way better )
php 5.2.3
mysql 5.0.4.2
xcache 1.2.0
memcached 1.2.2
sphinx (instead of vb search)

I've tested this for at least 1 month and the perfonmance difference with my live board is incredible.

Originally Posted by Mert Gökçeimam

I am using ioncube version. I was planning to reinstall my server this week but my board has been choosen as a canditate in BOTM at vBulletin.com so i have to wait till the end of month. I will use the following combination :
CentOs 5
lighttpd ( instead of apache which performs way better )
php 5.2.3
mysql 5.0.4.2
xcache 1.2.0
memcached 1.2.2
sphinx (instead of vBulletin search)

I've tested this for at least 1 month and the perfonmance difference with my live board is incredible.

xcache 1.2.1 is now final/stable, just to let you know. Good luck with your BOTM...

edit: Sorry, did not see bama's reply when I posted this