diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index da5d0019..fc250b5d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -39,12 +39,13 @@ Requirements
 5.	[PHP PDO](http://www.php.net/manual/en/intro.pdo.php)
 6.	A Unix-like OS, preferrably FreeBSD or Linux
 
-We try to make sure vichan is compatible with all major web servers. vichan does not include an Apache ```.htaccess``` file nor does it need one.
+We try to make sure vichan is compatible with all major web servers. vichan does not include an Apache `.htaccess` file nor does it need one.
 
 ### Recommended
 1.	MySQL/MariaDB server >= 5.5.3
 2.	ImageMagick (command-line ImageMagick or GraphicsMagick preferred).
-3.	[APC (Alternative PHP Cache)](http://php.net/manual/en/book.apc.php),
+3.	~~[APC (Alternative PHP Cache)](http://php.net/manual/en/book.apc.php)~~,
+	[APCu (Alternative PHP Cache)](http://php.net/manual/en/book.apcu.php),
 	[XCache](http://xcache.lighttpd.net/),
 	[Memcached](http://www.php.net/manual/en/intro.memcached.php) or
 	[Redis](https://redis.io/docs/about/)
diff --git a/inc/cache.php b/inc/cache.php
index e8148cbf..85ef9d5a 100644
--- a/inc/cache.php
+++ b/inc/cache.php
@@ -44,6 +44,9 @@ class Cache {
 			case 'apc':
 				$data = apc_fetch($key);
 				break;
+			case 'apcu':
+				$data = apcu_fetch($key);
+				break;
 			case 'xcache':
 				$data = xcache_get($key);
 				break;
@@ -95,6 +98,9 @@ class Cache {
 			case 'apc':
 				apc_store($key, $value, $expires);
 				break;
+			case 'apcu':
+				apcu_store($key, $value, $expires);
+				break;
 			case 'xcache':
 				xcache_set($key, $value, $expires);
 				break;
@@ -130,6 +136,9 @@ class Cache {
 			case 'apc':
 				apc_delete($key);
 				break;
+			case 'apcu':
+				apcu_delete($key);
+				break;
 			case 'xcache':
 				xcache_unset($key);
 				break;
@@ -156,6 +165,8 @@ class Cache {
 				return self::$cache->flush();
 			case 'apc':
 				return apc_clear_cache('user');
+			case 'apcu':
+				return apcu_clear_cache('user');
 			case 'php':
 				self::$cache = array();
 				break;