APC, which stands for Alternative PHP Cache, is a framework used for caching the compiled source code of a script app, that could boost a database-driven Internet site several times. Every time a PHP webpage is opened, the script pulls the website content that needs to be loaded from a database, parses and compiles the program code, then the result is shown to the visitor. While this is necessary for websites with frequently changing content, it's a total waste of processing time and resources for a site that doesn't change, for instance an informational portal that shows identical content all the time. When the pages for such a site are compiled, APC caches them and delivers them whenever a visitor accesses them. Since this saves the time to get content from the database and to parse and compile the code, the website will load significantly faster. APC is very helpful particularly for scripts with massive source code.

APC (PHP Opcode Cache) in Hosting

APC is available with each and every hosting solution that we offer and you can activate it with only a click from your Hepsia Control Panel if you would like to use it for your web apps. Several minutes later the framework will be active and you will be able to take advantage of the faster loading speed of your database-driven Internet sites. Since we provide different releases of PHP which could also be selected from Hepsia, you will even be able to use APC for scripts that require different versions of PHP in the same account. Our leading-edge cloud Internet hosting platform is extremely flexible, so in case you use another web accelerator for any Internet site and it interferes with APC, you will be able to activate or deactivate the latter for a particular site only by using a php.ini file created in the domain or subdomain folder.

APC (PHP Opcode Cache) in Semi-dedicated Servers

APC is installed on the state-of-the-art cloud web hosting platform where all semi-dedicated server accounts are created, so you could use it regardless of the plan you select. Activating the module is performed through the Hepsia Control Panel and takes just a mouse click, so you won't need any skills or previous experience to be able to take advantage of it. Since you'll be able to employ several releases of PHP at once, you could customize the software environment for each and every site you host in the account if necessary. A php.ini file with a couple of lines in it placed in a domain folder will permit you to set what version of PHP this website will use and whether APC should be on or off for it. These settings will have priority over those for the account in general, so you could run different scripts and take advantage of different web accelerators for sites which are in the same account.