Alternative PHP Cache, or APC, is a module for Apache servers which is employed to cache the output code of script applications. It is very effective for scripts with large source code and can speed up such an Internet site as much as 3 times. PHP sites are dynamic and every time a website visitor accesses some webpage, the script hooks up to a database in order to retrieve some content, then the code is parsed and compiled before it's displayed to the site visitor. If the output code does not change however, that's the case with Internet sites that show the same content at all times, such actions trigger unnecessary reading and writing. What APC does is that it caches the already compiled code and delivers it every time visitors browse an Internet site, so the database doesn't have to be accessed and the code does not need to be parsed and compiled repeatedly, which in turn lowers the Internet site loading time. The module can be very efficient for informational websites, blogs, portfolios, etcetera.
APC (PHP Opcode Cache) in Shared Hosting
APC is pre-installed on our next generation cloud platform, so you will be able to use it for your web applications regardless of the shared hosting package that you pick when you register. The module can be activated from the Hepsia internet hosting Control Panel which is used to handle the shared accounts and only a couple of minutes later it'll boost your Internet sites since it will begin caching their program code. In case you wish to run websites with different system requirements or use different web accelerators for any 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 could enable or disable APC not only for a specific site without affecting the remaining sites in the account, but also for a certain version of PHP because our platform supports multiple versions simultaneously.
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 the framework is done with a click in the Hepsia Control Panel, so even if you lack prior experience, you will be able to use it to quicken your Internet sites. As the cloud hosting platform where the semi-dedicated accounts are made supports multiple PHP releases, you'll have freedom regarding the scripts and web accelerators you can employ. It will take you just a click to enable APC for one or several PHP releases and by using a php.ini file in the domain/subdomain folders where you need settings that are not the same as the ones for the account in general, you will be able to set what PHP version will be used and whether APC should be allowed or not. In this way, one website could use APC and PHP 5.3, for instance, whereas another one can use another accelerator and PHP 5.5.