APC, or Alternative PHP Cache, is a PHP module that caches the output code of database-driven script applications. Dynamic PHP Internet sites hold their content inside a database which is accessed whenever a visitor opens a page. The content which should be viewed is gathered and the code is parsed and compiled before it's delivered to the site visitor. These actions take some processing time and require reading and writing on the hosting server for every single page which is loaded. While this can't be avoided for sites with constantly changing content, there are numerous websites that have the exact same content on a lot of of their pages at all times - blogs, info portals, hotel and restaurant sites, etcetera. APC is quite useful for this type of Internet sites because it caches the previously compiled code and shows it any time visitors browse the cached webpages, so the code doesn't have to be parsed and compiled all over again. This will not only greatly reduce the server load, but it will also raise the speed of any site many times.

APC (PHP Opcode Cache) in Shared Hosting

APC is pre-installed on our leading-edge cloud platform, therefore you'll be able to use it for your web applications irrespective of the shared hosting solution that you pick when you sign up. The module can be enabled through the Hepsia hosting Control Panel that is used to take care of the shared accounts and just a few minutes later it will speed up your sites since it will begin caching their code. In case you would like to run websites 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 placing a php.ini file in the desired domain folder. Thus, you could enable or disable APC not just for a specific Internet site without affecting the remaining sites in the account, but also for a specific version of PHP as our platform is compatible with 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 this framework is done with a mouse click in the Hepsia Control Panel, so even if you don't have any previous experience, you will be able to use it to speed up your websites. As the cloud hosting platform where the semi-dedicated accounts are set up supports multiple PHP versions, you'll have freedom with regards to the scripts and web accelerators you can use. It will take you only a click to allow APC for one or several PHP versions 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 in general, you could set what PHP release will be used and whether APC should be allowed or not. This way, one Internet site could use APC and PHP 5.3, for instance, whereas another one could use a different accelerator and PHP 5.5.