diff --git a/scripts/check_opcache.php b/scripts/check_opcache.php
index ebed37f..766298a 100644
--- a/scripts/check_opcache.php
+++ b/scripts/check_opcache.php
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ if ($mode !== '--simple') {
     echo "PHP SAPI: " . php_sapi_name() . "\n";
 }
 
-// Check if OPCache is enabled
+// Check if OPCache is installed
 if (!function_exists('opcache_get_status')) {
     if ($mode === '--simple') {
         echo "OPcache status: Disabled - OPcache is not installed";
@@ -29,18 +29,7 @@ if (!function_exists('opcache_get_status')) {
     exit(1);
 }
 
-// Get OPCache status
-$status = opcache_get_status(false);
-if ($status === false) {
-    if ($mode === '--simple') {
-        echo "OPcache status: Error - Failed to get OPcache status";
-    } else {
-        echo json_encode(['status' => 'error', 'message' => 'Failed to get OPCache status']);
-    }
-    exit(1);
-}
-
-// Get OPCache configuration
+// Get OPCache configuration first
 $config = opcache_get_configuration();
 if ($config === false) {
     if ($mode === '--simple') {
@@ -51,11 +40,27 @@ if ($config === false) {
     exit(1);
 }
 
+// Check if OPcache is enabled in configuration
+$opcache_enabled = $config['directives']['opcache.enable'];
+
+// Get OPCache status only if it's enabled
+$status = null;
+if ($opcache_enabled) {
+    $status = opcache_get_status(false);
+    if ($status === false) {
+        if ($mode === '--simple') {
+            echo "OPcache status: Error - Failed to get OPcache status";
+        } else {
+            echo json_encode(['status' => 'error', 'message' => 'Failed to get OPCache status']);
+        }
+        exit(1);
+    }
+}
+
 // Handle different output modes
 switch ($mode) {
     case '--simple':
-        $enabled = $config['directives']['opcache.enable'];
-        if ($enabled) {
+        if ($opcache_enabled) {
             echo "OPcache status: Enabled";
         } else {
             echo "OPcache status: Disabled";
@@ -64,64 +69,85 @@ switch ($mode) {
         
     case '--summary':
         // Summary: Basic info + memory usage + key stats
-        $response = [
-            'status' => 'success',
-            'summary' => [
-                'enabled' => $config['directives']['opcache.enable'],
-                'memory_usage' => [
-                    'used_mb' => round($status['memory_usage']['used_memory'] / 1024 / 1024, 2),
-                    'free_mb' => round($status['memory_usage']['free_memory'] / 1024 / 1024, 2),
-                    'wasted_mb' => round($status['memory_usage']['wasted_memory'] / 1024 / 1024, 2),
-                    'total_mb' => round(($status['memory_usage']['used_memory'] + $status['memory_usage']['free_memory']) / 1024 / 1024, 2),
-                    'wasted_percentage' => $status['memory_usage']['current_wasted_percentage']
-                ],
-                'cached_scripts' => $status['opcache_statistics']['num_cached_scripts'],
-                'hit_rate' => round($status['opcache_statistics']['opcache_hit_rate'], 2) . '%',
-                'interned_strings' => [
-                    'count' => $status['interned_strings_usage']['number_of_strings'],
-                    'used_mb' => round($status['interned_strings_usage']['used_memory'] / 1024 / 1024, 2),
-                    'buffer_mb' => round($status['interned_strings_usage']['buffer_size'] / 1024 / 1024, 2)
+        if (!$opcache_enabled) {
+            $response = [
+                'status' => 'success',
+                'summary' => [
+                    'enabled' => false,
+                    'message' => 'OPcache is disabled. No runtime data available.'
                 ]
-            ]
-        ];
+            ];
+        } else {
+            $response = [
+                'status' => 'success',
+                'summary' => [
+                    'enabled' => true,
+                    'memory_usage' => [
+                        'used_mb' => round($status['memory_usage']['used_memory'] / 1024 / 1024, 2),
+                        'free_mb' => round($status['memory_usage']['free_memory'] / 1024 / 1024, 2),
+                        'wasted_mb' => round($status['memory_usage']['wasted_memory'] / 1024 / 1024, 2),
+                        'total_mb' => round(($status['memory_usage']['used_memory'] + $status['memory_usage']['free_memory']) / 1024 / 1024, 2),
+                        'wasted_percentage' => $status['memory_usage']['current_wasted_percentage']
+                    ],
+                    'cached_scripts' => $status['opcache_statistics']['num_cached_scripts'],
+                    'hit_rate' => round($status['opcache_statistics']['opcache_hit_rate'], 2) . '%',
+                    'interned_strings' => [
+                        'count' => $status['interned_strings_usage']['number_of_strings'],
+                        'used_mb' => round($status['interned_strings_usage']['used_memory'] / 1024 / 1024, 2),
+                        'buffer_mb' => round($status['interned_strings_usage']['buffer_size'] / 1024 / 1024, 2)
+                    ]
+                ]
+            ];
+        }
         echo json_encode($response, JSON_PRETTY_PRINT);
         break;
         
     case '--statistics':
         // Statistics: Detailed performance metrics
-        $response = [
-            'status' => 'success',
-            'statistics' => [
-                'cache_performance' => [
-                    'hits' => $status['opcache_statistics']['hits'],
-                    'misses' => $status['opcache_statistics']['misses'],
-                    'hit_rate' => round($status['opcache_statistics']['opcache_hit_rate'], 2) . '%',
-                    'blacklist_misses' => $status['opcache_statistics']['blacklist_misses'],
-                    'blacklist_miss_ratio' => $status['opcache_statistics']['blacklist_miss_ratio']
-                ],
-                'cache_usage' => [
-                    'cached_scripts' => $status['opcache_statistics']['num_cached_scripts'],
-                    'cached_keys' => $status['opcache_statistics']['num_cached_keys'],
-                    'max_cached_keys' => $status['opcache_statistics']['max_cached_keys'],
-                    'key_usage_percentage' => round(($status['opcache_statistics']['num_cached_keys'] / $status['opcache_statistics']['max_cached_keys']) * 100, 2) . '%'
-                ],
-                'memory_details' => [
-                    'used_memory' => $status['memory_usage']['used_memory'],
-                    'free_memory' => $status['memory_usage']['free_memory'],
-                    'wasted_memory' => $status['memory_usage']['wasted_memory'],
-                    'current_wasted_percentage' => $status['memory_usage']['current_wasted_percentage']
-                ],
-                'restart_info' => [
-                    'restart_pending' => $status['restart_pending'] ?? false,
-                    'restart_in_progress' => $status['restart_in_progress'] ?? false
+        if (!$opcache_enabled) {
+            $response = [
+                'status' => 'success',
+                'statistics' => [
+                    'enabled' => false,
+                    'message' => 'OPcache is disabled. No statistics available.'
                 ]
-            ]
-        ];
+            ];
+        } else {
+            $response = [
+                'status' => 'success',
+                'statistics' => [
+                    'enabled' => true,
+                    'cache_performance' => [
+                        'hits' => $status['opcache_statistics']['hits'],
+                        'misses' => $status['opcache_statistics']['misses'],
+                        'hit_rate' => round($status['opcache_statistics']['opcache_hit_rate'], 2) . '%',
+                        'blacklist_misses' => $status['opcache_statistics']['blacklist_misses'],
+                        'blacklist_miss_ratio' => $status['opcache_statistics']['blacklist_miss_ratio']
+                    ],
+                    'cache_usage' => [
+                        'cached_scripts' => $status['opcache_statistics']['num_cached_scripts'],
+                        'cached_keys' => $status['opcache_statistics']['num_cached_keys'],
+                        'max_cached_keys' => $status['opcache_statistics']['max_cached_keys'],
+                        'key_usage_percentage' => round(($status['opcache_statistics']['num_cached_keys'] / $status['opcache_statistics']['max_cached_keys']) * 100, 2) . '%'
+                    ],
+                    'memory_details' => [
+                        'used_memory' => $status['memory_usage']['used_memory'],
+                        'free_memory' => $status['memory_usage']['free_memory'],
+                        'wasted_memory' => $status['memory_usage']['wasted_memory'],
+                        'current_wasted_percentage' => $status['memory_usage']['current_wasted_percentage']
+                    ],
+                    'restart_info' => [
+                        'restart_pending' => $status['restart_pending'] ?? false,
+                        'restart_in_progress' => $status['restart_in_progress'] ?? false
+                    ]
+                ]
+            ];
+        }
         echo json_encode($response, JSON_PRETTY_PRINT);
         break;
         
     case '--settings':
-        // Settings: Configuration directives only
+        // Settings: Configuration directives only (always available)
         $response = [
             'status' => 'success',
             'settings' => [
@@ -157,37 +183,50 @@ switch ($mode) {
         
     default:
         // Full response (original functionality)
-        $response = [
-            'status' => 'success',
-            'data' => [
-                'enabled' => $config['directives']['opcache.enable'],
-                'memory_usage' => [
-                    'used' => $status['memory_usage']['used_memory'],
-                    'free' => $status['memory_usage']['free_memory'],
-                    'wasted' => $status['memory_usage']['wasted_memory'],
-                    'current_wasted_percentage' => $status['memory_usage']['current_wasted_percentage']
-                ],
-                'interned_strings_usage' => [
-                    'buffer_size' => $status['interned_strings_usage']['buffer_size'],
-                    'used_memory' => $status['interned_strings_usage']['used_memory'],
-                    'free_memory' => $status['interned_strings_usage']['free_memory'],
-                    'number_of_strings' => $status['interned_strings_usage']['number_of_strings']
-                ],
-                'opcache_statistics' => [
-                    'num_cached_scripts' => $status['opcache_statistics']['num_cached_scripts'],
-                    'num_cached_keys' => $status['opcache_statistics']['num_cached_keys'],
-                    'max_cached_keys' => $status['opcache_statistics']['max_cached_keys'],
-                    'hits' => $status['opcache_statistics']['hits'],
-                    'misses' => $status['opcache_statistics']['misses'],
-                    'blacklist_misses' => $status['opcache_statistics']['blacklist_misses'],
-                    'blacklist_miss_ratio' => $status['opcache_statistics']['blacklist_miss_ratio'],
-                    'opcache_hit_rate' => $status['opcache_statistics']['opcache_hit_rate']
-                ],
-                'configuration' => [
-                    'directives' => $config['directives']
+        if (!$opcache_enabled) {
+            $response = [
+                'status' => 'success',
+                'data' => [
+                    'enabled' => false,
+                    'message' => 'OPcache is disabled. Only configuration data is available.',
+                    'configuration' => [
+                        'directives' => $config['directives']
+                    ]
                 ]
-            ]
-        ];
+            ];
+        } else {
+            $response = [
+                'status' => 'success',
+                'data' => [
+                    'enabled' => true,
+                    'memory_usage' => [
+                        'used' => $status['memory_usage']['used_memory'],
+                        'free' => $status['memory_usage']['free_memory'],
+                        'wasted' => $status['memory_usage']['wasted_memory'],
+                        'current_wasted_percentage' => $status['memory_usage']['current_wasted_percentage']
+                    ],
+                    'interned_strings_usage' => [
+                        'buffer_size' => $status['interned_strings_usage']['buffer_size'],
+                        'used_memory' => $status['interned_strings_usage']['used_memory'],
+                        'free_memory' => $status['interned_strings_usage']['free_memory'],
+                        'number_of_strings' => $status['interned_strings_usage']['number_of_strings']
+                    ],
+                    'opcache_statistics' => [
+                        'num_cached_scripts' => $status['opcache_statistics']['num_cached_scripts'],
+                        'num_cached_keys' => $status['opcache_statistics']['num_cached_keys'],
+                        'max_cached_keys' => $status['opcache_statistics']['max_cached_keys'],
+                        'hits' => $status['opcache_statistics']['hits'],
+                        'misses' => $status['opcache_statistics']['misses'],
+                        'blacklist_misses' => $status['opcache_statistics']['blacklist_misses'],
+                        'blacklist_miss_ratio' => $status['opcache_statistics']['blacklist_miss_ratio'],
+                        'opcache_hit_rate' => $status['opcache_statistics']['opcache_hit_rate']
+                    ],
+                    'configuration' => [
+                        'directives' => $config['directives']
+                    ]
+                ]
+            ];
+        }
         echo json_encode($response, JSON_PRETTY_PRINT);
         break;
 } 
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