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 can accelerate such a website up to 3 times. PHP sites are dynamic and each time a website visitor opens a webpage, the script connects to a database to retrieve some content, and then the code is parsed and compiled prior to it being shown to the website visitor. If the output code does not change however, that's the case with websites that display the exact same content all of the time, such actions result in unneeded reading and writing. What APC does is that it caches the already compiled code and delivers it each time visitors browse a site, so the database doesn't have to be accessed and the program code doesn't need to be parsed and compiled over and over again, that in turn decreases the website loading time. The module could be very helpful for informational Internet sites, blogs, portfolios, etc.

APC (PHP Opcode Cache) in Cloud Hosting

APC is pre-installed on our state-of-the-art cloud platform, so you will be able to use it for your web applications regardless of the cloud hosting plan that you select when you sign up. The module can be enabled from the Hepsia internet hosting Control Panel that is used to handle the shared accounts and only a couple of minutes later it will boost your websites since it'll begin caching their code. In case you want to run sites with various system requirements or use different web accelerators for any of them, you can customize the software environment by putting a php.ini file in the preferred domain folder. This way, you could enable or disable APC not only for a certain Internet site without affecting the remaining Internet sites in the account, but also for a particular version of PHP because our platform supports multiple versions at the same time.

APC (PHP Opcode Cache) in Semi-dedicated Servers

You can use APC with all our semi-dedicated server plans and activating the framework is performed with a mouse click inside the Hepsia Control Panel, so even when you have no previous experience, you can use it to quicken your sites. As the cloud internet hosting platform where the semi-dedicated accounts are created is compatible with multiple PHP releases, you'll have flexibility regarding the scripts and web accelerators you could use. It will take you just 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 not the same as the ones for the account as a whole, you will be able to set what PHP release will be used and whether APC has to be enabled or not. In this way, one website may use APC and PHP 5.3, for example, and another one can use a different accelerator and PHP 5.5.