diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index b79639a..73fb8bc 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -28,10 +28,12 @@ The following Opscode cookbooks are dependencies:
 
 * `['xdebug']['cli_color']` = Enable cli colour output, defaults to `1`.
 * `['xdebug']['scream']` = Enable removal for of `@` error suppression functionality, defaults to `0`.
+* `['xdebug']['max_nesting_level']` = Defaults to `100`.
 * `['xdebug']['remote_enable']` = Defaults to `On`.
 * `['xdebug']['remote_autostart']` = Defaults to `0`.
 * `['xdebug']['remote_mode']` = Defaults to `req`.
 * `['xdebug']['remote_connect_back']` = Defaults to `1`.
+* `['xdebug']['remote_port']` = Defaults to `9000`.
 * `['xdebug']['idekey']` = Defaults to `macgdbp`.
 * `['xdebug']['file_link_format']` = Defaults to `txmt://open?url=file://%f&line=%1`.
 * `['xdebug']['profiler_enable_trigger']` = Defaults to `0`.
diff --git a/attributes/default.rb b/attributes/default.rb
index 79ed5d5..42263cb 100644
--- a/attributes/default.rb
+++ b/attributes/default.rb
@@ -4,11 +4,13 @@
 default['xdebug']['remote_autostart'] = 0
 default['xdebug']['remote_mode'] = "req"
 default['xdebug']['remote_connect_back'] = 1
+default['xdebug']['remote_port'] = 9000
 default['xdebug']['idekey'] = "macgdbp"
 default['xdebug']['file_link_format'] = "txmt://open?url=file://%f&line=%1"
 default['xdebug']['profiler_enable_trigger'] = 0
 default['xdebug']['profiler_enable'] = 0
 default['xdebug']['profiler_output_dir'] = "/tmp/cachegrind"
+default['xdebug']['max_nesting_level'] = 500
 
 default['php']['ius'] = "5.3"
 
diff --git a/metadata.rb b/metadata.rb
index 3fd7587..3b0e184 100644
--- a/metadata.rb
+++ b/metadata.rb
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 depends "git", ">= 1.0.0"
 depends "yum", ">= 0.8.0"
 depends "apt", ">= 1.8.4"
-depends "php", "= 1.1.8"
+depends "php", ">= 1.1.8"
 
 %w{ ubuntu debian centos redhat fedora }.each do |os|
   supports os
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 
 recipe "chef-php-extra", "No default install"
 recipe "chef-php-extra::development", "Install development tools"
+recipe "chef-php-extra::module_apcu", "Install additional module APCu"
 recipe "chef-php-extra::module_dev", "Install additional module"
 recipe "chef-php-extra::module_gd", "Install additional module"
 recipe "chef-php-extra::module_imagick", "Install additional module"
diff --git a/recipes/module_apcu.rb b/recipes/module_apcu.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e21444d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recipes/module_apcu.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+#
+# Cookbook Name:: chef-php-extra
+# Recipe:: module_apcu
+#
+# Copyright 2014, Restless-ET
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+#
+
+include_recipe "chef-php-extra"
+
+pkgs = value_for_platform(
+  [ "debian", "ubuntu" ] => {
+    "default" => %w{ php5-apcu }
+  }
+)
+
+pkgs.each do |pkg|
+  package pkg do
+    action :install
+  end
+end
diff --git a/templates/default/xdebug.ini.erb b/templates/default/xdebug.ini.erb
index 334841c..5731dd1 100755
--- a/templates/default/xdebug.ini.erb
+++ b/templates/default/xdebug.ini.erb
@@ -2,12 +2,14 @@
 zend_extension=<%= `find /usr -name "xdebug.so" | tr -d "\n"` %>
 xdebug.cli_color = <%= @params['cli_color'] %>
 xdebug.scream = <%= @params['scream'] %>
+xdebug.max_nesting_level = <%= @params['max_nesting_level'] %>
 
 [xdebug-remote-debug]
 xdebug.remote_enable = <%= @params['remote_enable'] %>
 xdebug.remote_autostart = <%= @params['remote_autostart'] %>
 xdebug.remote_mode = <%= @params['remote_mode'] %>
 xdebug.remote_connect_back = <%= @params['remote_connect_back'] %>
+xdebug.remote_port = <%= @params['remote_port'] %>
 xdebug.idekey = <%= @params['idekey'] %>
 xdebug.file_link_format="<%= @params['file_link_format'] %>"