APC, which means Alternative PHP Cache, is a framework used for caching the compiled source code of a given script app, which could boost a database-driven site several times. Every time a PHP webpage is accessed, the script pulls the content which needs to be displayed from a database, parses and compiles the program code, and then the result is displayed to the visitor. While this is necessary for Internet sites with regularly changing content, it's a waste of processing time and resources for a site which doesn't change, for example an informational portal that shows identical content on a regular basis. When the web pages for such a website are compiled, APC caches them and delivers them every time a user loads them. Since this saves the time to obtain content from the database and to parse and compile the program code, the Internet site will load a lot quicker. APC is really efficient especially for scripts with larger source code.

APC (PHP Opcode Cache) in Shared Website Hosting

You'll be able to employ APC for your web apps with any of the shared website hosting plans that we offer because it's pre-installed on our cloud web hosting platform. Turning it on will take only a click in the Hepsia Control Panel that is provided with our shared solutions and several minutes later it'll begin caching the code of your software apps. Our platform is rather flexible, so you will be able to use different configurations in accordance with the system requirements of the scripts. For example, you could activate APC for a couple of releases of PHP for the entire account and pick the version that each site can use, or you can have the exact same version of PHP, but activate or deactivate APC only for specific sites. You can do this by placing a php.ini file with a line of code within the domain or subdomain folder where you require the custom configuration.

APC (PHP Opcode Cache) in Semi-dedicated Hosting

You will be able to use APC for each and every script application that runs on your new semi-dedicated hosting because the module is already installed on the cloud hosting platform where the account will be made. Activating or deactivating APC for the entire account requires a click from the Hepsia Control Panel, but if needed, you could use the module only for specific sites. This is possible as a result of the flexibility of our cloud platform - multiple versions of PHP run on it concurrently, so with a php.ini file placed in a website folder, you will be able to select what version will be used for this particular Internet site and whether APC should be enabled or disabled. Using such a file permits you to use settings that are different from the ones for the account, so you'll be able to take advantage of APC for a lot of scripts where the module can make a difference and not for others where you can use a different type of web accelerator.