How do I install Zend OPcache Extension on my Media Temple Grid Server site?

Question

CMS's like Drupal 8 strongly recommend that you enable OPcache on your server to speed up page rendering. How does one install this extension if your site is hosted on Media Temple's shared Grid server service?

Answer 1

1. Log in to your Media Temple account and go to the Admin section for your domain.
2. Under File Management click the File Manager link
3. Navigate to the /etc folder. If there is a file there called php.ini skip to step 5
4. Rename the file php.ini.sample to php.ini
5. Open the file php.ini and add the following lines to the bottom of that file:

zend_extension=/usr/local/php-7.2.12/lib/php/20170718/opcache.so
opcache.enable=1

I believe this assumes you are running php 7.2.12, so the URL may change if and when PHP is updated on the grid.