Alternative PHP Cache, or APC, is a module for Apache servers which is employed to cache the output code of script applications. It is very effective for scripts with large source code and will accelerate such a website up to three times. PHP websites are dynamic and any time a visitor opens some page, the script links to a database to get some content, after that the code is parsed and compiled before it's displayed to the website visitor. In case the output code doesn't change however, which is the case with sites which display the very same content all of the time, these actions trigger unnecessary reading and writing. What APC does is that it caches the previously compiled program code and delivers it whenever visitors browse an Internet site, so the database doesn't have to be accessed and the code does not need to be parsed and compiled over and over again, which in turn minimizes the website loading time. The module can be very useful for informational websites, blogs, portfolios, etcetera.

APC (PHP Opcode Cache) in Hosting

APC is pre-installed on our next generation cloud platform, so you can use it for your applications regardless of the hosting package that you pick when you join us. The module can be activated through the Hepsia internet hosting Control Panel that is used to take care of the shared accounts and just several minutes later it'll speed up your websites as it'll begin caching their program code. In case you would like to run Internet sites with various system requirements or use different web accelerators for any of them, you could customize the software environment by putting a php.ini file in the preferred domain folder. This way, you could enable or disable APC not just for a particular Internet site without affecting the remaining Internet sites in the account, but also for a specific version of PHP because our platform is compatible with multiple versions simultaneously.

APC (PHP Opcode Cache) in Semi-dedicated Servers

You can use APC with all of our semi-dedicated server plans and activating this framework is done with a click in the Hepsia Control Panel, so even when you don't have any prior experience, you can use it to quicken your websites. As the cloud internet hosting platform where the semi-dedicated accounts are made supports multiple PHP releases, you will have flexibility regarding the scripts and web accelerators you will be able to use. It will take you just a click to activate 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 in general, you'll be able to set what PHP version will be used and whether APC has to be allowed or not. This way, one website may use APC and PHP 5.3, for example, whereas another one can use another accelerator and PHP 5.5.