Using Akeneo with Herd (APCu)

Certainly! Herd is a local PHP development environment for macOS, similar to Laravel Valet. By default, Herd doesn't include every PHP extension. If Akeneo needs the APCu extension and you're getting errors about it missing, you need to install it for your PHP version used by Herd.

Here’s how you can enable/install APCu with Herd:

1. Determine which PHP binary Herd is using

   Herd typically installs its own PHP versions. To find the path:

   which php
   

   Make sure you're using Herd's PHP (often /opt/herd/bin/php).

2. Install APCu via Herd's built-in extension manager

   Herd offers a herd ext command to manage PHP extensions. Install APCu like this:

   herd ext add apcu
   

   This will install the APCu extension for your active Herd PHP version.

3. Restart Herd / PHP

   After installing, you might want to restart the linked services to ensure APCu is loaded:

   herd restart
   

4. Verify installation

   Check if APCu is now enabled:

   php -m | grep apcu
   

   You should see apcu in the output.

Summary:
Use herd ext add apcu to install the APCu extension for Herd’s PHP, then verify with php -m | grep apcu.

Let me know if you encounter error messages during this process!