Alternative PHP Cache, or APC, is a module for Apache servers which is used to cache the output code of script applications. It is very effective for scripts with large source code and will boost such a site as much as three times. PHP sites are dynamic and each time a website visitor opens some webpage, the script links to a database in order to retrieve some content, after that the code is parsed and compiled before it is displayed to the site visitor. In case the output code doesn't change however, which is the case with sites that display the exact same content all the time, such actions trigger excessive reading and writing. What APC does is that it caches the previously compiled program code and delivers it every time visitors browse a website, so the database doesn't have to be accessed and the program code does not have to be parsed and compiled over and over again, that consequently decreases the website loading time. The module could be very efficient for informational websites, blogs, portfolios, and many others.

APC (PHP Opcode Cache) in Shared Hosting

APC is pre-installed on our next generation cloud platform, so you'll be able to use it for your applications regardless of the shared hosting plan that you pick when you sign up. The module can be activated from the Hepsia internet hosting Control Panel which is used to maintain the shared accounts and only a couple of minutes later it will boost your Internet sites since it'll begin caching their program code. If you want to run sites with various system requirements or take advantage of specific web accelerators for any of them, you could customize the software environment by placing a php.ini file in the preferred domain folder. This way, you could enable or disable APC not just for a particular Internet site without affecting the other Internet sites in the account, but also for a certain version of PHP since our platform supports multiple versions at the same time.

APC (PHP Opcode Cache) in Semi-dedicated Servers

You can use APC for each script application that runs on your new semi-dedicated server since the module is pre-installed on the cloud hosting platform where the account will be made. Activating or deactivating APC for the whole account takes a click in the Hepsia Control Panel, but if necessary, you could use the module only for specific Internet sites. This is possible because of the versatility of our cloud platform - several releases of PHP run on it simultaneously, so with a php.ini file placed in a site folder, you'll be able to pick what release will be used for this specific Internet site and whether APC needs to be enabled or disabled. Employing such a file permits you to use settings that are different from the ones for your account, so you could take advantage of APC for many scripts where the module will make a difference and not for others where you may take advantage of some other kind of web accelerator.