APC, which is short for Alternative PHP Cache, is a framework used for caching the compiled source code of a script application, which can boost a database-driven Internet site several times. When a PHP webpage is accessed, the script pulls the content that needs to be shown from a database, parses and compiles the code, and the result is displayed to the visitor. While this is necessary for Internet sites with regularly changing content, it is a total waste of processing time and system resources for an Internet site which doesn't change, for example an informational portal which displays the same content on a regular basis. As soon as the pages for such a site are compiled, APC caches them and delivers them each time a visitor loads them. Since this saves the time to collect content from the database and to parse and compile the code, your Internet site will load significantly quicker. APC is very efficient in particular for scripts with massive source code.

APC (PHP Opcode Cache) in Hosting

APC is pre-installed on our cutting-edge cloud platform, therefore you'll be able to use it for your applications irrespective of the hosting solution that you pick when you register. The module can be activated through the Hepsia internet hosting Control Panel that is used to control the shared accounts and only a couple of minutes later it will speed up your Internet sites because it will begin caching their code. In case you want to run sites with various system requirements or take advantage of different web accelerators for any of them, you'll be able to customize the software environment by placing a php.ini file in the preferred domain folder. This way, you can enable or disable APC not only for a particular website without affecting the other websites in the account, but also for a particular version of PHP as our platform supports multiple versions at the same time.

APC (PHP Opcode Cache) in Semi-dedicated Hosting

You can use APC with all our semi-dedicated hosting solutions and activating the framework is done with a mouse click from the Hepsia Control Panel, so even when you have no previous experience, you'll be able to use it to quicken your websites. As the cloud hosting platform where the semi-dedicated accounts are made supports multiple PHP versions, you will have flexibility with regards to the scripts and web accelerators you will be able to use. It will take you only a click to allow APC for one or several PHP versions and by using a php.ini file in the domain/subdomain folders where you need settings that are different from the ones for the account as a whole, you will be able to set what PHP version will be used and whether APC needs to be enabled or not. In this way, one site may use APC and PHP 5.3, for example, while another one may use some other accelerator and PHP 5.5.