Alternative PHP Cache, or APC, is a module for Apache web servers that is employed to cache the output code of script applications. It is very useful for scripts with large source code and will accelerate such a website as much as 3 times. PHP websites are dynamic and each time a visitor accesses a web page, the script connects to a database to get some content, and then the code is parsed and compiled before it's shown to the guest. In case the output code does not change however, which is the case with Internet sites which show identical content all of the time, such actions result in needless reading and writing. What APC does is that it caches the previously compiled code and delivers it each time visitors browse a website, so the database doesn't need to be accessed and the code doesn't have to be parsed and compiled over and over again, which consequently reduces the website loading time. The module can be pretty efficient for informational sites, blogs, portfolios, and so on.

APC (PHP Opcode Cache) in Shared Hosting

APC is provided with each shared hosting package that we offer and you can enable it with only a click from your Hepsia Control Panel if you wish to use it for your web applications. A couple of minutes later the framework will be working and you'll be able to take advantage of the quicker loading speed of your database-driven sites. Since we provide several releases of PHP which can also be selected from Hepsia, you will even be able to use APC for scripts that need different versions of PHP in the very same account. Our leading-edge cloud Internet hosting platform is extremely adaptable, so if you use another web accelerator for any website and it disturbs APC, you will be able to activate or deactivate the aforementioned for a certain site only by using a php.ini file created in the domain or subdomain folder.

APC (PHP Opcode Cache) in Semi-dedicated Servers

APC is installed on the innovative cloud Internet hosting platform where all semi-dedicated server accounts are created, so you will be able to employ it regardless of the plan you select. Enabling the module is done from the Hepsia Control Panel and takes just a click, so you won't need any skills or previous experience to take full advantage of it. Since you'll be able to use different versions of PHP at once, you'll be able to customize the software environment for each Internet site you host in the account if required. A php.ini file with several lines in it placed in a domain folder will permit you to set what release of PHP this particular website will use and if APC has to be on or off for it. These settings will have priority over the ones for the account as a whole, so you can run different scripts and take advantage of various web accelerators for Internet sites that are in the same account.