Alternative PHP Cache, or APC, is a module for Apache web servers that is used to cache the output code of script applications. It is very efficient for scripts with large source code and could boost such an Internet site as much as 3 times. PHP sites are dynamic and whenever a visitor accesses a web page, the script hooks up to a database to get some content, and then the code is parsed and compiled before it's displayed to the visitor. In case the output code doesn't change however, that's the case with sites that display the very same content all the time, these actions result in excessive reading and writing. What APC does is that it caches the previously compiled program code and delivers it any time visitors browse a site, so the database does not need to be accessed and the code does not have to be parsed and compiled again and again, that in turn minimizes the website loading time. The module could be very helpful for informational Internet sites, blogs, portfolios, and so on.
APC (PHP Opcode Cache) in Website Hosting
APC is available with each website hosting solution that we offer and you can enable it with only a click from your Hepsia Control Panel if you'd like to use it for your web apps. A couple of minutes later the framework will be working and you'll experience the considerably quicker loading speed of your database-driven Internet sites. As we provide different versions of PHP which could also be selected through Hepsia, you will even be able to use APC for scripts that require different versions of PHP in the same account. Our state-of-the-art cloud Internet hosting platform is extremely flexible, so in case you use another web accelerator for any website and it disturbs APC, you could activate or deactivate the latter 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 Hosting
You can take full advantage of APC with our semi-dedicated hosting plans and activating the framework is done with a mouse click in the Hepsia Control Panel, so even if you don't have any previous experience, you will be able to use it to boost your Internet sites. As the cloud hosting platform where the semi-dedicated accounts are made is compatible with multiple PHP releases, you'll have freedom with regards to 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 in general, you will be able to set what PHP version will be used and whether APC should be enabled or not. This way, one Internet site could use APC and PHP 5.3, for example, while another one may use a different accelerator and PHP 5.5.