APC, which is an acronym for Alternative PHP Cache, is a framework used for caching the compiled source code of a given script application, which can speed up a database-driven Internet site several times. Each time a PHP webpage is opened, the script pulls the site content which has to be loaded from a database, parses and compiles the program code, then the result is displayed to the visitor. While this is necessary for sites with constantly changing content, it's a complete waste of processing time and system resources for an Internet site that does not change, such as an informational portal that displays the exact same content at all times. When the pages for such an Internet site are compiled, APC caches them and delivers them every time a website visitor loads them. As this saves the time to request content from the database and to parse and compile the program code, the Internet site will load considerably quicker. APC is very efficient particularly for scripts with large source code.

APC (PHP Opcode Cache) in Web Hosting

You can use APC with each web hosting package that we offer as it is already present on our advanced cloud platform and enabling it will take you only a couple of clicks in your Hepsia Control Panel. As our platform is extremely flexible, you'll be able to run Internet sites with different requirements and decide if they will use APC or not. For instance, you could allow APC only for one release of PHP or you can do this for several of the versions that run on the platform. In addition, you can choose if all Internet sites working with a certain PHP version will use APC or whether the latter will be enabled only for selected websites and not for all Internet sites in the web hosting account. The last option is useful when you wish to employ a different web accelerator for several of your sites. These customizations are carried out without any difficulty by using a php.ini file in selected domain or subdomain folders.

APC (PHP Opcode Cache) in Semi-dedicated Servers

APC is set up on the state-of-the-art cloud web hosting platform where all semi-dedicated server accounts are created, so you will be able to employ it whatever the plan you pick. Activating the module is done through the Hepsia Control Panel and takes only a mouse click, so you won't need any skills or earlier experience in order to take advantage of it. Since you will be able to use several versions of PHP at once, you will be able to customize the software environment for each and every site that you host in the account if needed. A php.ini file with several lines in it placed in a domain folder will permit you to set what release of PHP this specific site will use and if APC should be on or off for it. These settings will have priority over the ones for the account as a whole, so you can run different scripts and employ various web accelerators for websites which are in the same account.