# WinCache Extension for PHP

**URL:** <https://community.open-emr.org/t/wincache-extension-for-php/12431>\
**Category:** Management and Administration\
**Created:** [July 11, 2019, 11:29pm UTC](https://community.open-emr.org/t/wincache-extension-for-php/12431 "2019-07-11T23:29:30Z")\
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**Author:** ![Wizard353](https://community.open-emr.org/user_avatar/community.open-emr.org/wizard353/32/11814_2.png) [@Wizard353](https://community.open-emr.org/u/Wizard353)\
**Post date:** [July 11, 2019, 11:29pm UTC](https://community.open-emr.org/t/wincache-extension-for-php/12431/1 "2019-07-11T23:29:30Z")

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Sourceforge is now promoting the free WinCache Extension for PHP utility which is supposed to speed up execution of PHP code. Since much of OpenEMR is written in PHP, would this be a safe and useful extension to implement for those of who use Windows?

See:

> **[WinCache Extension for PHP](https://sourceforge.net/projects/wincache/)**
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> Download WinCache Extension for PHP for free. Windows Cache Extension for PHP is a PHP accelerator that is used to increase the speed of PHP applications running on Windows and Windows Server. The extension includes PHP opcode cache, user data...

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**Author:** ![visolveemr](https://community.open-emr.org/user_avatar/community.open-emr.org/visolveemr/32/10974_2.png) [@visolveemr](https://community.open-emr.org/u/visolveemr)\
**Post date:** [July 12, 2019, 1:21am UTC](https://community.open-emr.org/t/wincache-extension-for-php/12431/2 "2019-07-12T01:21:21Z")

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Just an opinion…  
Moving to Linux will give a "

1. Much better performance
2. Less Virus or No Virus
3. No License fees
4. Much better reliable system  
-ViSolve OpenEMR Support