APC, or Alternative PHP Cache, is a PHP module that caches the output code of database-driven script applications. Dynamic PHP sites store their content inside a database that is accessed whenever a visitor opens a webpage. The content which needs to be shown is retrieved and the code is parsed and compiled before it is delivered to the visitor. These actions take some processing time and include reading and writing on the server for each page which is loaded. While this cannot be avoided for websites with regularly changing content, there are numerous sites which feature the exact same content on a number of of their webpages at all times - blogs, info portals, hotel and restaurant sites, etc. APC is extremely useful for this type of sites because it caches the already compiled code and displays it each time visitors browse the cached pages, so the code doesn't need to be parsed and compiled repeatedly. Not only will this reduce the server load, but it'll also raise the speed of any Internet site many times.

APC (PHP Opcode Cache) in Shared Web Hosting

APC is pre-installed on our cutting-edge cloud platform, so you'll be able to use it for your web applications irrespective of the shared web hosting package that you choose when you register. The module can be enabled through the Hepsia web hosting Control Panel which is used to control the shared accounts and only several minutes later it'll boost your Internet sites because it'll begin caching their code. If you want to run Internet sites with different system requirements or use specific web accelerators for any of them, you will be able to customize the software environment by placing a php.ini file in the desired domain folder. Thus, you can enable or disable APC not only for a particular Internet site without affecting the other Internet sites in the account, but also for a certain version of PHP because our platform supports multiple versions simultaneously.

APC (PHP Opcode Cache) in Semi-dedicated Hosting

You can take advantage of APC with our semi-dedicated hosting solutions and activating the framework is performed with a click inside the Hepsia Control Panel, so even when you don't have any prior experience, you'll be able to use it in order to speed up your sites. As the cloud internet hosting platform where the semi-dedicated accounts are set up is compatible with multiple PHP releases, you will have flexibility with regards to the scripts and web accelerators you can employ. It will take you only a click to activate APC for one or several PHP releases and by using a php.ini file in the domain/subdomain folders where you need settings that are different from the ones for the account as a whole, you will be able to set what PHP version will be used and whether APC needs to be allowed or not. This way, one Internet site could use APC and PHP 5.3, for instance, while another one can use some different accelerator and PHP 5.5.