Alternative PHP Cache, or APC, is a module for Apache servers that is used to cache the output code of script applications. It is very effective for scripts with large source code and can accelerate such a site up to 3 times. PHP websites are dynamic and any time a visitor opens a webpage, the script connects to a database in order to retrieve some content, then the code is parsed and compiled before it's displayed to the visitor. If the output code does not change however, that is the case with Internet sites which show the exact same content all the time, these actions result in 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 does not need to be accessed and the program code does not need to be parsed and compiled continuously, which in turn minimizes the site loading time. The module could be pretty useful for informational sites, blogs, portfolios, and many others.

APC (PHP Opcode Cache) in Cloud Web Hosting

APC is available with every single cloud web hosting solution that we offer and you could activate it with just a click through your Hepsia Control Panel if you wish to use it for your applications. Several minutes later the framework will be working and you will be able to take advantage of the faster loading speed of your database-driven sites. Since we provide several releases of PHP that could also be selected from Hepsia, you will even be able to use APC for scripts that need different versions of PHP in the same account. Our cutting-edge cloud web hosting platform is very flexible, so in case you use a different web accelerator for any website and it interferes with APC, you will be able to activate or deactivate the aforementioned 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

APC is set up on the state-of-the-art cloud web hosting platform where all semi-dedicated server accounts are made, so you'll be able to use it whatever the plan you pick. Activating the module is performed through the Hepsia Control Panel and takes only a mouse click, so you won't need any skills or previous experience to be able to take full advantage of it. As you'll be able to employ several releases of PHP at once, you'll be able to customize the software environment for each and every site that you host in the account if necessary. A php.ini file with several lines in it placed in a domain folder will enable you to set what version of PHP this site will use and if APC has to be on or off for it. These settings will have priority over those for the account as a whole, so you can run different scripts and use various web accelerators for sites which are in the same account.