APC, which is an acronym for Alternative PHP Cache, is a framework used for caching the compiled source code of a given script app, that could boost a database-driven website several times. When a PHP page is opened, the script pulls the website content that needs to be displayed from a database, parses and compiles the code, and then the result is displayed to the website visitor. While this is necessary for websites with routinely changing content, it's a complete waste of processing time and system resources for a website that doesn't change, like an informational portal which displays identical content all the time. When the web pages for such a website are compiled, APC caches them and delivers them whenever a visitor loads them. As this saves the time to collect content from the database and to parse and compile the program code, your Internet site will load significantly faster. APC is really efficient particularly for scripts with large source code.

APC (PHP Opcode Cache) in Website Hosting

APC is pre-installed on our state-of-the-art cloud platform, so you can use it for your web applications whatever the website hosting package that you select when you sign up. The module can be activated from the Hepsia hosting Control Panel that is used to maintain the shared accounts and just a couple of minutes later it will speed up your websites as it'll begin caching their program code. In case you wish to run websites with different system requirements or take advantage of specific web accelerators for some of them, you could customize the software environment by placing a php.ini file inside the preferred domain folder. In this way, you can enable or disable APC not only for a specific Internet site without affecting the other sites 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 Hosting

You can use APC with our semi-dedicated hosting solutions and activating the framework is done with a mouse click in the Hepsia Control Panel, so even when you don't have any prior experience, you'll be able to use it to boost your sites. As the cloud hosting platform where the semi-dedicated accounts are made is compatible with multiple PHP releases, you will have flexibility with regards to the scripts and web accelerators you'll be able to use. It will take you only a click to activate 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 different from the ones for the account as a whole, you'll be able to set what PHP release will be used and whether APC should be enabled or not. In this way, one website may use APC and PHP 5.3, for instance, while another one could use some different accelerator and PHP 5.5.