Alternative PHP Cache, or APC, is a module for Apache servers that is employed to cache the output code of script apps. It is very useful for scripts with large source code and will speed up such a site as much as 3 times. PHP websites are dynamic and each time a visitor accesses a web page, the script hooks up to a database in order to get some content, and then the code is parsed and compiled before it's shown to the visitor. If the output code doesn't change however, that is the case with Internet sites that show the same content all of the time, these actions result in needless reading and writing. What APC does is that it caches the previously compiled code and delivers it every time visitors browse a site, so the database does not have to be accessed and the program code doesn't need to be parsed and compiled again and again, that consequently minimizes the site loading time. The module could be really useful for informational sites, blogs, portfolios, etc.

APC (PHP Opcode Cache) in Hosting

APC is pre-installed on our outstanding cloud platform, which means that you'll be able to use it for your applications whatever the hosting plan that you pick when you sign up. The module can be enabled from your Hepsia web hosting Control Panel that is used to maintain the shared accounts and only several minutes later it will speed up your sites because it'll start caching their program code. If you would like to run sites with various system requirements or employ specific web accelerators for any of them, you will be able to customize the software environment by placing a php.ini file inside the desired domain folder. In this way, you could enable or disable APC not only for a certain site without affecting the remaining Internet sites in the account, but also for a particular version of PHP as our platform supports multiple versions simultaneously.

APC (PHP Opcode Cache) in Semi-dedicated Hosting

You can use APC with all of our semi-dedicated hosting plans and activating the framework is done with a click inside the Hepsia Control Panel, so even if you have no prior experience, you will be able to use it in order to boost your sites. As the cloud hosting platform where the semi-dedicated accounts are created supports multiple PHP releases, you will have flexibility with regards to the scripts and web accelerators you'll be able to employ. It will take you just a click to allow 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 not the same as the ones for the account in general, you could set what PHP release will be used and whether APC needs to be allowed or not. In this way, one site could use APC and PHP 5.3, for example, and another one can use some different accelerator and PHP 5.5.