Alternative PHP Cache, or APC, is a module for Apache web servers that is used to cache the output code of script apps. It is very efficient for scripts with large source code and will speed up such an Internet site as much as 3 times. PHP websites are dynamic and whenever a user opens a page, the script links to a database to get some content, after that the code is parsed and compiled before it is shown to the site visitor. If the output code does not change however, which is the case with websites that display identical content all of the time, these actions result in needless reading and writing. What APC does is that it caches the previously compiled program code and delivers it any time visitors browse an Internet site, so the database doesn't have to be accessed and the code does not have to be parsed and compiled repeatedly, which consequently decreases the website loading time. The module could be extremely useful for informational websites, blogs, portfolios, etcetera.

APC (PHP Opcode Cache) in Web Hosting

APC is pre-installed on our next generation cloud platform, which means that you'll be able to use it for your web applications whatever the web hosting package that you choose when you join us. The module can be enabled from the Hepsia internet hosting Control Panel which is used to take care of the shared accounts and just a couple of minutes later it will speed up your Internet sites because it'll start caching their program code. In case you want to run Internet sites with different system requirements or take advantage of different web accelerators for any of them, you will be able to customize the software environment by putting a php.ini file in the preferred domain folder. This way, you can enable or disable APC not only for a certain Internet site without affecting the other sites in the account, but also for a specific version of PHP as our platform is compatible with multiple versions at the same time.

APC (PHP Opcode Cache) in Semi-dedicated Hosting

You can use APC with all of our semi-dedicated hosting plans and activating the framework is performed with a mouse click in the Hepsia Control Panel, so even when you lack prior experience, you can use it in order to accelerate your websites. As the cloud hosting platform where the semi-dedicated accounts are set up is compatible with multiple PHP releases, you'll have flexibility with regards to the scripts and web accelerators you will be able to employ. It will take you just a click to enable APC for one or several PHP versions 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 in general, you'll be able to set what PHP release will be used and whether APC needs to be allowed or not. In this way, one site could use APC and PHP 5.3, for example, whereas another one may use some different accelerator and PHP 5.5.