APC, which is an acronym for Alternative PHP Cache, is a framework used for caching the compiled source code of a script application, which could boost a database-driven site several times. When a PHP web page is opened, the script pulls the site content that needs to be loaded from a database, parses and compiles the code, and the result is shown to the visitor. While this is necessary for Internet sites with frequently changing content, it is a waste of processing time and resources for a website which doesn't change, for example an informational portal which shows the same content at all times. When the web pages for such a site are compiled, APC caches them and delivers them every time a website visitor accesses them. Since this saves the time to obtain content from the database and to parse and compile the program code, the website will load considerably quicker. APC is very effective especially for scripts with large source code.

APC (PHP Opcode Cache) in Website Hosting

APC is pre-installed on our cutting-edge cloud platform, which means that you can use it for your applications whatever the website hosting plan that you pick when you register. The module can be activated from your Hepsia hosting Control Panel that is used to take care of the shared accounts and just several minutes later it will boost your sites since it will start caching their program code. In case you wish to run sites with different system requirements or employ different web accelerators for some of them, you'll be able to customize the software environment by putting a php.ini file inside the desired domain folder. In this way, you can enable or disable APC not only for a certain Internet site without affecting the remaining websites in the account, but also for a particular version of PHP as our platform supports multiple versions at the same time.

APC (PHP Opcode Cache) in Semi-dedicated Servers

You can take full advantage of APC with all of our semi-dedicated server plans and activating this framework is done with a mouse click in the Hepsia Control Panel, so even if you lack prior experience, you can use it to speed up your websites. As the cloud internet hosting platform where the semi-dedicated accounts are made supports multiple PHP releases, you will have flexibility regarding the scripts and web accelerators you can employ. It will take you just a click to allow APC for one or a couple of PHP versions and by using a php.ini file inside the domain/subdomain folders where you need settings which are not the same as the ones for the account as a whole, you can set what PHP version will be used and whether APC has to be allowed or not. In this way, one website may use APC and PHP 5.3, for example, while another one could use some other accelerator and PHP 5.5.