APC, which stands for Alternative PHP Cache, is a framework used for caching the compiled source code of a given script application, that could speed up a database-driven Internet site several times. Each time a PHP web page is accessed, the script pulls the site content that needs to be displayed from a database, parses and compiles the program code, then the result is shown to the website visitor. While this is necessary for Internet sites with constantly changing content, it is a waste of processing time and system resources for a website that doesn't change, for instance an informational portal that shows identical content all the time. When the webpages for such an Internet site are compiled, APC caches them and delivers them every time a website visitor opens them. Since this saves the time to obtain content from the database and to parse and compile the code, the website will load a lot faster. APC is really helpful particularly for scripts with large source code.

APC (PHP Opcode Cache) in Cloud Web Hosting

You'll be able to use APC for your web applications with all of the cloud web hosting plans that we offer as it's pre-installed on our cloud website hosting platform. Turning it on will take just a mouse click in the Hepsia Control Panel which is provided with our shared solutions and a couple of minutes later it'll begin caching the program code of your applications. Our platform is very flexible, so you will be able to use different configurations based on the system requirements of your scripts. For example, you will be able to activate APC for a couple of versions of PHP for the entire account and specify the version that each website can use, or you can have the exact same version of PHP, but activate or deactivate APC just for specific Internet sites. This is done by placing a php.ini file with a line of program code within the domain or subdomain folder where you need the custom configuration.

APC (PHP Opcode Cache) in Semi-dedicated Hosting

APC is provided with all semi-dedicated hosting solutions as it is pre-installed on the cloud website hosting platform where your account shall be created. In case you want to use this module, you will be able to enable it with a single click in your Hepsia Control Panel and it'll be fully functional in a few minutes. As you may need to use alternative web accelerators for selected sites, our cutting-edge platform will permit you to customize the software environment in your account. You can activate APC for different versions of PHP or use it only for some sites and not for others. For example, a Drupal™-based site could work with APC using PHP 5.4 and a WordPress website can function without APC employing PHP 5.6. All it takes to do that is a php.ini file with several lines in it, so you'll be able to run sites with different requirements in the exact same account.