APC, or Alternative PHP Cache, is a PHP module which caches the output code of database-driven script software applications. Dynamic PHP sites hold their content within a database that is accessed whenever a visitor opens a page. The content that should be shown is gathered and the code is parsed and compiled prior to it being delivered to the website visitor. All of these actions need some processing time and include reading and writing on the web server for each page which is loaded. While this can't be avoided for Internet sites with constantly changing content, there are various sites which present the exact same content on a number of of their pages constantly - blogs, informational portals, hotel and restaurant websites, etc. APC is exceptionally useful for this kind of websites as it caches the previously compiled code and displays it any time visitors browse the cached pages, so the code doesn't have to be parsed and compiled again. Not only will this lower the server load, but it'll also increase the speed of any site several times.

APC (PHP Opcode Cache) in Cloud Hosting

APC is provided with every single cloud hosting plan that we offer and you could activate it with just a click through your Hepsia Control Panel if you'd like to use it for your applications. A few minutes later the framework will be working and you'll notice the faster loading speed of your database-driven websites. Since we offer different releases of PHP which can also be selected from Hepsia, you'll even be able to to employ APC for scripts which require different versions of PHP inside the same account. Our leading-edge cloud Internet hosting platform is very flexible, so if you use some other web accelerator for any website and it interferes with APC, you could activate or deactivate the latter for a certain site only by using a php.ini file generated in the domain or subdomain folder.

APC (PHP Opcode Cache) in Semi-dedicated Servers

APC is available with all semi-dedicated server solutions because it's pre-installed on the cloud website 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 from your Hepsia Control Panel and it'll be fully functional in a few minutes. Since you may need to use alternative web accelerators for selected sites, our state-of-the-art platform will allow you to customize the software environment in your account. You will be able to activate APC for different versions of PHP or use it only for some Internet sites and not for others. For example, a Drupal™-based website can function with APC employing PHP 5.4 and a WordPress site could work without APC using PHP 5.6. What is needed to do the latter is a php.ini file with several lines in it, so you will be able to run Internet sites with different requirements inside the same account.