APC, or Alternative PHP Cache, is a PHP module that caches the output code of database-driven script applications. Dynamic PHP Internet sites hold their content inside a database which is accessed whenever a visitor loads a webpage. The content which needs to be viewed is gathered and the code is parsed and compiled before it is delivered to the site visitor. All of these actions need some processing time and involve reading and writing on the hosting server for each and every page that is loaded. While this can't be avoided for websites with regularly changing content material, there're a lot of websites that feature the exact same content on a number of of their webpages all the time - blogs, info portals, hotel and restaurant Internet sites, and many others. APC is quite useful for this kind of sites since it caches the previously compiled code and displays it whenever visitors browse the cached pages, so the code doesn't have to be parsed and compiled all over again. This will not only lower the server load, but it will also raise the speed of any Internet site many times.

APC (PHP Opcode Cache) in Shared Hosting

APC is pre-installed on our state-of-the-art cloud platform, so you will be able to use it for your applications whatever the shared hosting package that you select when you join us. The module can be activated through the Hepsia web hosting Control Panel that is used to control the shared accounts and only a couple of minutes later it'll boost your websites since it'll begin caching their program code. In case you need to run Internet sites with various system requirements or use different web accelerators for any of them, you could customize the software environment by putting a php.ini file in the desired domain folder. This way, you can enable or disable APC not just for a specific Internet site without affecting the other websites in the account, but also for a particular version of PHP as our platform is compatible with multiple versions at the same time.

APC (PHP Opcode Cache) in Semi-dedicated Servers

You’ll be able to use APC for each script application which runs on your new semi-dedicated server because the module is already installed on the cloud hosting platform where the account will be created. Activating or deactivating APC for the account takes a single click from the Hepsia Control Panel, but if needed, you can use the module just for specific Internet sites. This is possible as a result of the versatility of our cloud platform - several versions of PHP run on it simultaneously, so with a php.ini file placed in a site folder, you will be able to select what version will be used for this specific site and whether APC should be enabled or disabled. Using such a file allows you to use settings that are different from the standard ones for the account, so you will be able to take full advantage of APC for some scripts where the module can make a difference and not for others where you could use a different type of web accelerator.