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 efficient for scripts with large source code and can speed up such a site as much as three times. PHP websites are dynamic and whenever a visitor accesses a webpage, the script connects to a database in order to get some content, then the code is parsed and compiled prior to it being displayed to the visitor. In case the output code doesn't change however, which is the case with websites which show the very same content all the time, these actions result in needless reading and writing. What APC does is that it caches the already compiled code and delivers it any time visitors browse a website, so the database doesn't have to be accessed and the program code does not have to be parsed and compiled repeatedly, that in turn reduces the Internet site loading time. The module can be really effective for informational websites, blogs, portfolios, and so on.

APC (PHP Opcode Cache) in Hosting

You can use APC with each and every hosting plan that we offer because it is already present on our advanced cloud platform and activating it will take you just a couple of clicks in your Hepsia Control Panel. As our system is quite flexible, you'll be able to run sites with different requirements and decide if they will use APC or not. For instance, you can enable APC only for one version of PHP or you can do the latter for several of the versions that run on the platform. You can also select if all Internet sites working with a specific PHP version will use APC or whether the latter will be active only for selected websites and not for all sites in the website hosting account. The aforementioned option is useful when you need to employ a different web accelerator for several of your sites. These customizations are performed without any difficulty through a php.ini file in selected domain or subdomain folders.

APC (PHP Opcode Cache) in Semi-dedicated Hosting

You can take full advantage of APC with all our semi-dedicated hosting plans and activating this framework is done with a mouse click inside the Hepsia Control Panel, so even when you have no previous experience, you'll be able to use it to quicken your websites. As the cloud hosting platform where the semi-dedicated accounts are made supports multiple PHP versions, you'll have flexibility with regards to the scripts and web accelerators you will be able to use. It will take you just a click to enable APC for one or a couple of PHP versions and by using a php.ini file in 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 should be enabled or not. This way, one site may use APC and PHP 5.3, for instance, whereas another one could use another accelerator and PHP 5.5.