APC, or Alternative PHP Cache, is a PHP module that caches the output code of database-driven script apps. Dynamic PHP Internet sites store their content in a database which is accessed whenever a visitor opens a page. The content which has to be displayed is gathered and the code is parsed and compiled prior to it being delivered to the visitor. All these actions take some processing time and involve reading and writing on the hosting server for every single page which is opened. While this can't be avoided for Internet sites with regularly changing content, there're various sites that feature the very same content on many of their pages all the time - blogs, informational portals, hotel and restaurant websites, etc. APC is quite useful for this kind of websites as it caches the previously compiled code and shows it when visitors browse the cached webpages, so the code does not need to be parsed and compiled all over again. Not only will this minimize the server load, but it'll also boost the speed of any Internet site many times.

APC (PHP Opcode Cache) in Cloud Hosting

APC is pre-installed on our advanced cloud platform, so you can use it for your web applications irrespective of the cloud hosting package that you choose when you sign up. The module can be enabled through the Hepsia internet hosting Control Panel that is used to handle the shared accounts and just several minutes later it will speed up your Internet sites since it will start caching their code. In case you would like to run Internet sites with different system requirements or take advantage of specific web accelerators for some of them, you'll be able to customize the software environment by putting a php.ini file inside the preferred domain folder. In this way, you can enable or disable APC not just for a certain website without affecting the remaining Internet sites in the account, but also for a particular version of PHP since our platform is compatible with multiple versions at the same time.

APC (PHP Opcode Cache) in Semi-dedicated Servers

You can use APC with our semi-dedicated server packages and activating this framework is performed with a click from the Hepsia Control Panel, so even when you don't have any previous experience, you could use it to quicken your websites. As the cloud hosting platform where the semi-dedicated accounts are set up supports multiple PHP releases, you'll have freedom regarding the scripts and web accelerators you will be able to employ. It will take you only a click to enable APC for one or a couple of PHP releases and by using a php.ini file in the domain/subdomain folders where you need settings which are different from the ones for the account in general, you can set what PHP version will be used and whether APC needs to be allowed or not. In this way, one site may use APC and PHP 5.3, for example, while another one can use another accelerator and PHP 5.5.