Alternative PHP Cache, or APC, is a module for Apache web servers which is used to cache the output code of script applications. It is very efficient for scripts with large source code and could accelerate such an Internet site up to three times. PHP sites are dynamic and any time a user opens some webpage, the script connects to a database in order to retrieve some content, after that the code is parsed and compiled before it's shown to the visitor. If the output code doesn't change however, which is the case with sites which display identical content all the time, these actions result in needless reading and writing. What APC does is that it caches the previously compiled code and delivers it every time visitors browse an Internet site, so the database does not need to be accessed and the program code does not need to be parsed and compiled again and again, which in turn decreases the Internet site loading time. The module can be rather efficient for informational sites, blogs, portfolios, etc.

APC (PHP Opcode Cache) in Shared Web Hosting

APC is provided with each and every shared web hosting plan that we offer and you could enable it with just a click from your Hepsia Control Panel if you'd like to use it for your web apps. A couple of minutes later the framework will be working and you'll notice the quicker loading speed of your database-driven websites. Since we offer different releases of PHP which can also be selected through Hepsia, you will even be able to employ APC for scripts which need different versions of PHP inside the same account. Our state-of-the-art cloud Internet hosting platform is very adaptable, so in case you use some other web accelerator for any website and it disrupts APC, you will be able to activate or deactivate the aforementioned for a selected site only by using a php.ini file created in the domain or subdomain folder.

APC (PHP Opcode Cache) in Semi-dedicated Servers

APC is installed on the state-of-the-art cloud Internet hosting platform where all semi-dedicated server accounts are made, so you will be able to use it whatever the plan you choose. Activating the module is done from the Hepsia Control Panel and takes only a click, so you will not need any skills or earlier experience in order to take full advantage of it. Since you will be able to work with several releases of PHP at once, you'll be able to modify the software environment for each site that you host in the account if necessary. A php.ini file with a couple of lines in it placed in a domain folder will enable you to set what release of PHP this specific website will use and whether APC should be on or off for it. These settings will have priority over those for the account as a whole, so you can run various scripts and employ different web accelerators for sites that are in the same account.