APC, or Alternative PHP Cache, is a PHP module which caches the output code of database-driven script software applications. Dynamic PHP Internet sites store their content within a database that is accessed whenever a visitor opens a webpage. The content that needs to be viewed is gathered and the code is parsed and compiled before it's delivered to the visitor. All of these actions take some processing time and include reading and writing on the hosting server for each page which is loaded. While this cannot be avoided for websites with regularly changing content, there are a lot of Internet sites that feature the same content on many of their pages all the time - blogs, info portals, hotel and restaurant sites, etcetera. APC is extremely useful for this type of sites as it caches the already compiled code and displays it every time visitors browse the cached pages, so the code doesn't need to be parsed and compiled all over again. This will not only minimize the server load, but it'll also raise the speed of any Internet site a few times.

APC (PHP Opcode Cache) in Cloud Hosting

APC is available with each cloud hosting package that we offer and you can enable it with only a click through your Hepsia Control Panel if you would like to use it for your applications. A couple of minutes later the framework will be working and you will experience the faster loading speed of your database-driven websites. As we offer several versions of PHP that could also be selected from Hepsia, you will even be able to use APC for scripts that need different versions of PHP within the very same account. Our state-of-the-art cloud hosting platform is extremely adaptable, so in case you use another web accelerator for any Internet site and it interferes with APC, you could activate or deactivate the latter for a particular site only by using a php.ini file generated in the domain or subdomain folder.

APC (PHP Opcode Cache) in Semi-dedicated Hosting

You’ll be able to use APC for every single script application that is run on your new semi-dedicated hosting since the module is already installed on the cloud hosting platform where the account will be generated. Activating or deactivating APC for the account requires one click inside the Hepsia Control Panel, but if necessary, you can use the module just for particular websites. This is possible on account of the versatility of our cloud platform - several versions of PHP run on it concurrently, so with a php.ini file placed in a site folder, you can choose what version will be used for this particular website and whether APC needs to be enabled or disabled. Using such a file permits you to use settings that are different from the standard ones for your account, so you'll be able to take full advantage of APC for some scripts where the module will make a difference and not for others where you may take advantage of some other type of web accelerator.