diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index 9229248..a3565fa 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -12,5 +12,6 @@ php_enable_webserver: true
 php_webserver_daemon: "httpd"
 
 php_enable_php_fpm: false
+php_enable_apc: true
 
 php_sendmail_path: "/usr/sbin/sendmail -t -i"
diff --git a/tasks/main.yml b/tasks/main.yml
index 7c519d9..a6d36d4 100644
--- a/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/tasks/main.yml
@@ -23,14 +23,19 @@
   notify: restart webserver
   when: ansible_os_family == 'Debian'
 
-- name: Place PHP configuration files in place.
+- name: Place PHP configuration file in place.
   template: >
-    src={{ item.src }}
-    dest={{ item.dest }}
+    src=php.ini.j2
+    dest={{ php_conf_path }}/php.ini
     owner=root group=root mode=644
-  with_items:
-  - { src: php.ini.j2, dest: "{{ php_conf_path }}/php.ini" }
-  - { src: apc.ini.j2, dest: "{{ php_extension_conf_path }}/{{ php_apc_conf_filename }}" }
+  notify: restart webserver
+  
+- name: Place APC configuration file in place.
+  template: >
+    src=apc.ini.j2
+    dest={{ php_extension_conf_path }}/{{ php_apc_conf_filename }}
+    owner=root group=root mode=644
+  when: php_enable_apc
   notify: restart webserver
 
 - name: Ensure php-fpm is started and enabled at boot (if configured).