APC, which is an acronym for Alternative PHP Cache, is a framework used for caching the compiled source code of a given script application, that can speed up a database-driven Internet site several times. When a PHP page is opened, the script pulls the site content which has to be shown from a database, parses and compiles the code, and then the result is displayed to the website visitor. While this is necessary for sites with routinely changing content, it is a complete waste of processing time and resources for an Internet site that does not change, like an informational portal that displays the very same content at all times. Once the pages for such a website are compiled, APC caches them and delivers them any time a visitor opens them. As this saves the time to request content from the database and to parse and compile the program code, the site will load much quicker. APC is really helpful especially for scripts with larger source code.

APC (PHP Opcode Cache) in Shared Web Hosting

You can use APC with each shared web hosting package that we offer because it is already set up on our advanced cloud platform and enabling it will take you just a couple of clicks in your Hepsia Control Panel. As our platform is really flexible, you'll be able to run Internet sites with different requirements and decide whether they will use APC or not. For example, you could enable APC only for one release of PHP or you could do this for several of the versions running on the platform. In addition, you can select if all Internet sites using a particular PHP version will use APC or if the latter will be active only for selected Internet sites and not for all websites in the website hosting account. The last option is useful if you'd like to employ a different web accelerator for some of your sites. These customizations are carried out effortlessly via a php.ini file in selected domain or subdomain folders.

APC (PHP Opcode Cache) in Semi-dedicated Hosting

You can use APC for each and every script application which runs on your new semi-dedicated hosting since the module is already installed on the cloud hosting platform where the account will be generated. Activating or deactivating APC for the account requires one click inside the Hepsia Control Panel, but if needed, you can use the module only for specific websites. This is possible as a result of the versatility of our cloud platform - several releases of PHP run on it concurrently, so with a php.ini file placed in a website folder, you will be able to choose what release will be used for this specific site and whether APC needs to be enabled or disabled. Employing such a file enables you to use settings that are different from the ones for the account, so you will be able to take advantage of APC for many scripts where the module can make a difference and not for others where you can take advantage of some other kind of web accelerator.