APC, or Alternative PHP Cache, is a PHP module that caches the output code of database-driven script apps. Dynamic PHP Internet sites keep their content in a database that is accessed whenever a visitor opens a webpage. The content that should be displayed is gathered and the code is parsed and compiled before it's delivered to the site visitor. These actions take some processing time and involve reading and writing on the server for every single page that is opened. While this cannot be avoided for Internet sites with regularly changing content material, there're numerous Internet sites that offer the exact same content on a lot of of their webpages all the time - blogs, informational portals, hotel and restaurant sites, and many others. APC is really useful for this type of sites since it caches the previously compiled code and shows it when visitors browse the cached pages, so the code doesn't have to be parsed and compiled repeatedly. Not only will this greatly reduce the server load, but it'll also boost the speed of any site many times.

APC (PHP Opcode Cache) in Cloud Web Hosting

APC is pre-installed on our leading-edge cloud platform, so you can use it for your web applications regardless of the cloud web hosting package that you choose when you sign up. The module can be enabled from your Hepsia web hosting Control Panel that is used to take care of the shared accounts and just a couple of minutes later it'll boost your Internet sites because it will start caching their code. In case you need to run Internet sites with various system requirements or employ different web accelerators for any of them, you'll be able to customize the software environment by placing a php.ini file inside the preferred domain folder. This way, you can enable or disable APC not only for a specific Internet site without affecting the other sites in the account, but also for a particular version of PHP because our platform is compatible with multiple versions at the same time.

APC (PHP Opcode Cache) in Semi-dedicated Servers

You can take full advantage of APC with our semi-dedicated server plans and activating this framework is performed with a mouse click from the Hepsia Control Panel, so even if you have no prior experience, you could use it to boost your sites. As the cloud hosting platform where the semi-dedicated accounts are made supports multiple PHP versions, you will have freedom regarding the scripts and web accelerators you could 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 different from 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 allowed or not. This way, one website could use APC and PHP 5.3, for instance, while another one could use some different accelerator and PHP 5.5.