EC2 Apache Server not reflecting changes to PHP files
- by Josef van Niekerk
We're running a Laravel application on an Amazon EC2 server with Apache installed. I've noticed on multiple occasions, that the server doesn't respond to changes in PHP files, even after restarting Apache.
For example, if I edit a file that I'm accessing through a URL, and I break the syntax, I don't even get a PHP exception thrown.
This is really strange, and has been sticking its head out more frequently these days.
Is it possible Apache is caching the PHP files somewhere? Opcode caching perhaps?