APC, which means Alternative PHP Cache, is a framework used for caching the compiled source code of a script application, which can speed up a database-driven site several times. Every time a PHP web page is opened, the script pulls the content that has to be displayed from a database, parses and compiles the program code, and the result is shown to the visitor. While this is necessary for websites with constantly changing content, it is a waste of processing time and resources for an Internet site that doesn't change, such as an informational portal which shows the same content on a regular basis. As soon as the pages for such an Internet site are compiled, APC caches them and delivers them every time a website visitor loads them. As this saves the time to request content from the database and to parse and compile the program code, the site will load a lot quicker. APC is very useful especially for scripts with larger source code.

APC (PHP Opcode Cache) in Cloud Web Hosting

You can use APC with each and every cloud web hosting package that we offer since it's already installed on our advanced cloud platform and activating it will take you only a few clicks inside your Hepsia Control Panel. Since our system is rather flexible, you can run websites with different system requirements and decide if they will use APC or not. For example, you could allow APC only for a single release of PHP or you can do this for several of the versions running on our platform. You may also decide if all sites using a particular PHP version will use APC or if the latter will be active just for selected Internet sites and not for all Internet sites in the web hosting account. The aforementioned option is useful when you intend to employ a different web accelerator for some of your websites. These customizations are carried out with ease by using a php.ini file in selected domain or subdomain folders.

APC (PHP Opcode Cache) in Semi-dedicated Servers

APC is set up on the amazing cloud hosting platform where all semi-dedicated server accounts are made, so you will be able to employ it regardless of the package you get. Activating the module is performed through the Hepsia Control Panel and takes just a mouse click, so you will not need any skills or earlier experience to take full advantage of it. Since you will be able to employ several releases of PHP at the same time, you'll be able to customize the software environment for every single website which you host in the account if necessary. A php.ini file with several lines in it placed in a domain folder will enable you to set what release of PHP this specific website will use and whether APC needs to be on or off for it. These settings will have priority over the ones for the account as a whole, so you can run various scripts and employ different web accelerators for websites that are in the same account.