APC, or Alternative PHP Cache, is a PHP module which caches the output code of database-driven script software apps. Dynamic PHP Internet sites keep their content inside a database that is accessed whenever a visitor opens a webpage. The content which should be shown is retrieved and the code is parsed and compiled before it's delivered to the site visitor. These actions need some processing time and include reading and writing on the hosting server for each page that is loaded. While this can't be avoided for Internet sites with constantly changing content material, there're many Internet sites that offer the same content on many of their pages all of the time - blogs, info portals, hotel and restaurant websites, and many others. APC is exceptionally useful for such websites as it caches the previously compiled code and displays it whenever visitors browse the cached webpages, so the code doesn't need to be parsed and compiled repeatedly. Not only will this minimize the server load, but it will also raise the speed of any site several times.

APC (PHP Opcode Cache) in Shared Website Hosting

APC is pre-installed on our advanced cloud platform, therefore you'll be able to use it for your applications regardless of the shared website hosting solution that you pick when you sign up. The module can be enabled from the Hepsia internet hosting Control Panel that is used to control the shared accounts and just a few minutes later it'll boost your Internet sites because it'll start caching their code. If you want to run Internet sites with various system requirements or employ specific web accelerators for any of them, you could customize the software environment by putting a php.ini file in the desired domain folder. Thus, you can enable or disable APC not only for a certain Internet site without affecting the other Internet sites in the account, but also for a particular version of PHP as our platform is compatible with multiple versions simultaneously.

APC (PHP Opcode Cache) in Semi-dedicated Servers

You can use APC with our semi-dedicated server plans and activating the framework is performed with a mouse click in the Hepsia Control Panel, so even if you have no prior experience, you could use it in order to speed up your sites. As the cloud hosting platform where the semi-dedicated accounts are created is compatible with multiple PHP releases, you'll have flexibility regarding the scripts and web accelerators you can use. It will take you just a click to enable APC for one or a couple of PHP versions and by using a php.ini file inside the domain/subdomain folders where you need settings that are not the same as the ones for the account as a whole, you could set what PHP version will be used and whether APC needs to be enabled or not. In this way, one site can use APC and PHP 5.3, for instance, while another one can use a different accelerator and PHP 5.5.