Alternative PHP Cache, or APC, is a module for Apache web servers which is used to cache the output code of script applications. It is very efficient for scripts with large source code and could speed up such an Internet site up to three times. PHP sites are dynamic and each time a website visitor accesses some webpage, the script links to a database to retrieve some content, after that the code is parsed and compiled before it's displayed to the guest. If the output code does not change however, that is the case with Internet sites which display the same content all the time, these actions trigger unneeded reading and writing. What APC does is that it caches the already compiled program code and delivers it any time visitors browse a website, so the database does not have to be accessed and the program code does not have to be parsed and compiled repeatedly, which in turn decreases the Internet site loading time. The module could be really helpful for informational sites, blogs, portfolios, and so on.

APC (PHP Opcode Cache) in Shared Hosting

APC is pre-installed on our state-of-the-art cloud platform, which means that you'll be able to use it for your web applications irrespective of the shared hosting solution that you pick when you register. The module can be enabled from the Hepsia web hosting Control Panel which is used to control the shared accounts and only several minutes later it'll speed up your Internet sites as it will begin caching their code. If you need to run websites with various system requirements or use different web accelerators for any of them, you will be able to customize the software environment by putting a php.ini file in the desired domain folder. This way, you could enable or disable APC not only for a particular site without affecting the remaining websites in the account, but also for a specific version of PHP as our platform supports multiple versions at the same time.

APC (PHP Opcode Cache) in Semi-dedicated Hosting

You can take full advantage of APC with our semi-dedicated hosting packages and activating the framework is performed with a click from the Hepsia Control Panel, so even if you don't have any prior experience, you will be able to use it in order to speed up your sites. As the cloud hosting platform where the semi-dedicated accounts are set up supports multiple PHP releases, you will have freedom regarding the scripts and web accelerators you will be able to use. It will take you just a click to allow APC for one or several PHP versions and by using a php.ini file inside the domain/subdomain folders where you need settings which are different from the ones for the account as a whole, you can set what PHP version will be used and whether APC needs to be enabled or not. In this way, one site may use APC and PHP 5.3, for instance, whereas another one can use a different accelerator and PHP 5.5.