Alternative PHP Cache, or APC, is a module for Apache servers which is used to cache the output code of script applications. It is very useful for scripts with large source code and can accelerate such a website as much as three times. PHP sites are dynamic and every time a user opens a web page, the script connects to a database to retrieve some content, after that the code is parsed and compiled before it is shown to the site visitor. In case the output code doesn't change however, that's the case with sites that display the very same content all the time, such actions trigger unnecessary reading and writing. What APC does is that it caches the already compiled code and delivers it every time visitors browse a website, so the database doesn't have to be accessed and the program code does not need to be parsed and compiled again and again, which in turn reduces the Internet site loading time. The module could be quite helpful for informational Internet sites, blogs, portfolios, and many others.

APC (PHP Opcode Cache) in Hosting

APC is provided with each and every hosting solution that we offer and you could activate it with just a click from your Hepsia Control Panel if you'd like to use it for your web apps. A few minutes later the framework will be working and you'll experience the considerably quicker loading speed of your database-driven websites. As we offer different releases of PHP which could also be selected through Hepsia, you will even be able to employ APC for scripts that require different versions of PHP in the same account. Our high tech cloud web hosting platform is very adaptable, so in case you use some other web accelerator for any website and it interferes with APC, you could activate or deactivate the latter for a certain site only by using a php.ini file generated in the domain or subdomain folder.

APC (PHP Opcode Cache) in Semi-dedicated Servers

You can take full advantage of APC with our semi-dedicated server packages and activating this framework is performed with a click inside the Hepsia Control Panel, so even if you don't have any prior experience, you'll be able to use it to boost your sites. As the cloud hosting platform where the semi-dedicated accounts are created is compatible with multiple PHP versions, you'll have freedom with regards to the scripts and web accelerators you will be able to use. It will take you only a click to activate APC for one or several PHP versions 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 as a whole, you'll be able to set what PHP version will be used and whether APC needs to be enabled or not. This way, one site can use APC and PHP 5.3, for instance, and another one can use some different accelerator and PHP 5.5.