APC, which is an acronym for Alternative PHP Cache, is a framework used for caching the compiled source code of a given script application, that can speed up a database-driven website several times. When a PHP page is opened, the script pulls the content which needs to be loaded from a database, parses and compiles the code, and the result is shown to the website visitor. While this is necessary for Internet sites with regularly changing content, it's a waste of processing time and resources for a website which doesn't change, for instance an informational portal which shows the very same content on a regular basis. As soon as the pages for such a website are compiled, APC caches them and delivers them any time a visitor opens them. As this saves the time to request content from the database and to parse and compile the program code, your website will load significantly quicker. APC is very efficient in particular for scripts with larger source code.

APC (PHP Opcode Cache) in Shared Hosting

APC is pre-installed on our advanced cloud platform, which means that you'll be able to use it for your web applications regardless of the shared hosting package that you select when you join us. The module can be enabled through the Hepsia web hosting Control Panel that is used to maintain the shared accounts and just several minutes later it'll boost your sites because it will start caching their code. In case you wish to run sites with different system requirements or employ specific web accelerators for any of them, you'll be able to customize the software environment by putting a php.ini file in the preferred domain folder. In this way, you could enable or disable APC not only for a specific site without affecting the remaining sites in the account, but also for a certain version of PHP as our platform is compatible with multiple versions simultaneously.

APC (PHP Opcode Cache) in Semi-dedicated Servers

You can use APC with all of our semi-dedicated server packages and activating the framework is performed with a click from the Hepsia Control Panel, so even if you don't have any previous experience, you'll be able to use it in order to boost your Internet sites. As the cloud hosting platform where the semi-dedicated accounts are created is compatible with multiple PHP versions, you'll have freedom with regards to the scripts and web accelerators you will be able to use. It will take you only a click to activate APC for one or a couple of PHP versions and by using a php.ini file in the domain/subdomain folders where you need settings that are not the same as the ones for the account in general, you could set what PHP release will be used and whether APC has to be enabled or not. This way, one Internet site could use APC and PHP 5.3, for example, and another one could use a different accelerator and PHP 5.5.