APC, which is short for Alternative PHP Cache, is a framework used for caching the compiled source code of a script app, that can boost a database-driven site several times. Every time a PHP page is accessed, the script pulls the content which needs to be loaded from a database, parses and compiles the code, and the result is displayed to the site visitor. While this is necessary for Internet sites with constantly changing content, it is a total waste of processing time and system resources for an Internet site that does not change, such as an informational portal which displays identical content at all times. When the web pages for such a website are compiled, APC caches them and delivers them any time a user loads them. Since this saves the time to obtain content from the database and to parse and compile the program code, the Internet site will load much faster. APC is very efficient especially for scripts with larger source code.

APC (PHP Opcode Cache) in Website Hosting

You can use APC with each and every website hosting package that we provide since it is already installed on our advanced cloud platform and enabling it will take you just a couple of clicks inside your Hepsia Control Panel. Since our system is extremely flexible, you'll be able to run Internet sites with different requirements and decide whether they will use APC or not. For instance, you could activate APC only for a single release of PHP or you can do the latter for several of the versions that run on our platform. You can also decide if all Internet sites working with a particular PHP version will use APC or if the latter will be enabled only for selected sites and not for all Internet sites in the web hosting account. The last option is useful if you intend to employ a different web accelerator for several of your Internet sites. These customizations are done without difficulty via a php.ini file in selected domain or subdomain folders.

APC (PHP Opcode Cache) in Semi-dedicated Hosting

You can use APC with all of our semi-dedicated hosting plans and activating the framework is performed with a mouse click from the Hepsia Control Panel, so even when you have no previous experience, you will be able to use it to quicken your Internet sites. As the cloud internet hosting platform where the semi-dedicated accounts are made is compatible with multiple PHP versions, you will have freedom with regards to the scripts and web accelerators you could employ. It will take you just a click to allow APC for one or several 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 can set what PHP version will be used and whether APC needs to be allowed or not. This way, one site may use APC and PHP 5.3, for instance, while another one could use some other accelerator and PHP 5.5.