APC, which is short for Alternative PHP Cache, is a framework used for caching the compiled source code of a script application, that could speed up a database-driven site several times. Any time a PHP webpage is opened, the script pulls the website content which has to be shown from a database, parses and compiles the program code, and then the result is shown to the site visitor. While this is necessary for websites with routinely changing content, it is a total waste of processing time and system resources for a site which does not change, for example an informational portal that displays the very same content on a regular basis. As soon as the web pages for such a website are compiled, APC caches them and delivers them each time a website visitor loads them. Since this saves the time to obtain content from the database and to parse and compile the code, the site will load a lot quicker. APC is really efficient in particular for scripts with massive source code.

APC (PHP Opcode Cache) in Cloud Web Hosting

You can use APC for your web applications with any of the cloud web hosting plans that we offer since it's pre-installed on our cloud web hosting platform. Activating it will take just a click inside the Hepsia Control Panel which comes with our shared plans and a few minutes later it'll begin caching the program code of your applications. Our platform is very flexible, so you will be able to use several configurations based on the system requirements of your scripts. For instance, you could activate APC for several releases of PHP for the whole account and set the version that each Internet site will use, or you can have the exact same version of PHP, but enable or disable APC just for specific Internet sites. This is done by putting a php.ini file with a line of code inside the domain or subdomain folder where you require the customized setup.

APC (PHP Opcode Cache) in Semi-dedicated Hosting

APC is provided with all semi-dedicated hosting plans because it is pre-installed on the cloud hosting platform where your account will be created. If you'd like to use this module, you can enable it with just a single click inside your Hepsia Control Panel and it will be fully functional within a couple of minutes. As you may need to use other web accelerators for selected sites, our leading-edge platform will permit you to personalize the software environment inside your account. You'll be able to activate APC for different versions of PHP or use it only for some Internet sites and not for others. For instance, a Drupal™-based site can work with APC employing PHP 5.4 and a WordPress website can function without APC employing PHP 5.6. All it takes to do the aforementioned is a php.ini file with a few lines in it, so you will be able to run websites with various requirements from the very same account.