How to resolve OPCache configuration issue when install Moodle?

Software Required

- macOS High Sierra
- XAMPP-VM/PHP 7.3.0. Please refer to download
- Moodle version 3.6.1. Please refer to download

Problem

• During the Moodle installation on XAMPP, OPCache plugin checking message is displayed. Please refer to the screenshot below

Steps

• To check the location of php.ini, browse to http://localhost:8080/dashboard/phpinfo.php

• Obviously, php.ini is located at "/opt/lampp/etc/" directory
• Uncomment ";" at the line 1031 to enable opcache library

zend_extension=opcache.so

• Append the opcache configuration as shown below

[opcache]
opcache.enable = 1
opcache.memory_consumption = 128
opcache.max_accelerated_files = 10000
opcache.revalidate_freq = 60

; Required for Moodle
opcache.use_cwd = 1
opcache.validate_timestamps = 1
opcache.save_comments = 1
opcache.enable_file_override = 0

; If something does not work in Moodle
;opcache.revalidate_path = 1 ; May fix problems with include paths
;opcache.mmap_base = 0x20000000 ; (Windows only) fix OPcache crashes with event id 487

; Experimental for Moodle 2.6 and later
;opcache.fast_shutdown = 1
;opcache.enable_cli = 1 ; Speeds up CLI cron
;opcache.load_comments = 0 ; May lower memory use, might not be compatible with add-ons and other apps.

• Restart the XAMPP VM, the OPCache plugin checking message is not prompted anymore.