Alternative PHP Cache, or APC, is a module for Apache web servers which is used to cache the output code of script applications. It is very efficient for scripts with large source code and can accelerate such an Internet site as much as three times. PHP websites are dynamic and any time a user opens some webpage, the script hooks up to a database in order to get some content, after that the code is parsed and compiled before it is displayed to the website visitor. If the output code does not change however, which is the case with websites which display the very same content at all times, such actions result in unneeded reading and writing. What APC does is that it caches the already compiled code and delivers it any time visitors browse a site, so the database does not need to be accessed and the program code doesn't have to be parsed and compiled continuously, that consequently reduces the site loading time. The module can be pretty helpful for informational sites, blogs, portfolios, etcetera.

APC (PHP Opcode Cache) in Shared Hosting

You will be able to use APC for your web applications with any of the shared hosting packages that we provide as it's pre-installed on our cloud website hosting platform. Turning it on will take only a click in the Hepsia Control Panel which is provided with our shared plans and several minutes later it will begin caching the code of your apps. Our platform is really flexible, so you'll be able to use different configurations determined by the system requirements of the scripts. For instance, you'll be able to activate APC for a couple of versions of PHP for the whole account and specify the version that each Internet site will use, or you can have the exact same version of PHP, but enable or disable APC only for specified Internet sites. This is done by placing a php.ini file with a line of program code in the domain or subdomain folder where you require the custom configuration.

APC (PHP Opcode Cache) in Semi-dedicated Servers

APC is installed on the innovative cloud web hosting platform where all semi-dedicated server accounts are made, so you will be able to employ it irrespective of the plan you pick. Enabling the module is performed through the Hepsia Control Panel and takes only a click, so you will not need any skills or prior experience to take full advantage of it. Since you will be able to use different releases of PHP at the same time, you'll be able to customize the software environment for every single website that you host in the account if necessary. A php.ini file with a few lines in it placed in a domain folder will enable you to set what version of PHP this specific website will use and whether APC has to be on or off for it. These settings will have priority over the ones for the account as a whole, so you could run various scripts and take advantage of various web accelerators for Internet sites which are in the same account.