APC, or Alternative PHP Cache, is a PHP module that caches the output code of database-driven script apps. Dynamic PHP sites save their content in 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 prior to it being delivered to the site visitor. All these actions need some processing time and include reading and writing on the hosting server for each page which is loaded. While this can't be avoided for Internet sites with constantly changing content material, there are numerous sites which offer the exact same content on a number of of their webpages at all times - blogs, informational portals, hotel and restaurant Internet sites, etcetera. APC is really useful for this kind of sites because it caches the previously compiled code and shows it every time visitors browse the cached pages, so the code does not have to be parsed and compiled again. Not only will this decrease the server load, but it will also raise the speed of any Internet site several times.

APC (PHP Opcode Cache) in Web Hosting

You can use APC with every single web hosting package that we provide since it is already present on our advanced cloud platform and enabling it will take you only a couple of clicks inside your Hepsia Control Panel. Since our platform is really flexible, you'll be able to run Internet sites with different system requirements and decide whether they will work with APC or not. For instance, you could allow APC only for a single version of PHP or you can do the latter for several of the releases running on the platform. In addition, you can decide if all websites working with a certain PHP version will use APC or whether the latter will be enabled only for selected websites and not for all websites in the web hosting account. The last option is useful if you'd like to employ a different web accelerator for some of your sites. These customizations are carried out with ease through a php.ini file in selected domain or subdomain folders.

APC (PHP Opcode Cache) in Semi-dedicated Servers

APC is set up on the state-of-the-art cloud hosting platform where all semi-dedicated server accounts are made, so you will be able to employ it whatever the plan you select. Activating the module is done from the Hepsia Control Panel and takes only a mouse click, so you won't need any skills or earlier experience in order to take full advantage of it. As you'll be able to use different releases of PHP simultaneously, you'll be able to customize the software environment for every single Internet site you host in the account if necessary. A php.ini file with a few lines in it placed in a domain folder will allow you to set what version of PHP this Internet site will use and whether APC needs to be on or off for it. These settings will have priority over the ones for the account as a whole, so you can run various scripts and use various web accelerators for Internet sites which are in the same account.