---
title: "Cloud Platform - November 4, 2025"
date: "2025-11-04T06:15:26+00:00"
summary: "Cloud Next: PHP APCu extension now enabled by default for PHP CLI, boosting Drush performance with ChainedFast cache backend."
image:
type: "announcement"
url: "/acquia-cloud-platform/release/2025-11-04/94966-cloud-platform-november-4-2025"
id: "0765fc5b-21fa-43e2-b38d-2b21a10d1146"
---

**Type**

**Related ticket**

**Release note**

CHANGE

NW-13736

\[**Cloud Next**\] The PHP APCu extension is enabled by default for PHP CLI, improving Drush performance when Drupal is configured to use the [ChainedFast cache backend](https://api.drupal.org/api/drupal/core%21lib%21Drupal%21Core%21Cache%21ChainedFastBackend.php/class/ChainedFastBackend/11.x).