APC, which is short for Alternative PHP Cache, is a framework used for caching the compiled source code of a given script application, which can boost a database-driven Internet site several times. Any time a PHP web page is accessed, the script pulls the website content which should be displayed from a database, parses and compiles the code, then the result is displayed to the site visitor. While this is necessary for sites with regularly changing content, it is a complete waste of processing time and resources for an Internet site that does not change, for instance an informational portal which displays the same content at all times. When the web pages for such a website are compiled, APC caches them and delivers them any time a visitor accesses them. As this saves the time to request content from the database and to parse and compile the code, the website will load a lot quicker. APC is really efficient especially for scripts with massive source code.

APC (PHP Opcode Cache) in Website Hosting

You can use APC with each and every website hosting plan that we offer since it's already installed on our advanced cloud platform and activating it will take you just a few clicks inside your Hepsia Control Panel. As our platform is rather flexible, you will be able to run Internet sites with various system requirements and decide whether they will use APC or not. For instance, you could allow APC only for one version of PHP or you can do this for several of the releases that run on the platform. You may also decide if all Internet sites using a specific PHP version will use APC or if the latter will be active only for selected sites and not for all Internet sites in the hosting account. The aforementioned option is useful if you intend to employ a different web accelerator for some of your Internet sites. These customizations are carried out without any difficulty by using a php.ini file in selected domain or subdomain folders.

APC (PHP Opcode Cache) in Semi-dedicated Hosting

You’ll be able to use APC for each and every script application that runs on your new semi-dedicated hosting as the module is pre-installed on the cloud hosting platform where the account will be made. Activating or deactivating APC for the entire account takes a single click from the Hepsia Control Panel, but if necessary, you can use the module just for certain Internet sites. This is possible on account of the versatility of our cloud platform - different versions of PHP run on it concurrently, so with a php.ini file placed in a website folder, you'll be able to pick what release will be used for this particular site and whether APC should be enabled or disabled. Employing such a file permits you to use settings which are different from the standard ones for your account, so you can take full advantage of APC for some scripts where the module makes a difference and not for others where you can use a different type of web accelerator.