APC, or Alternative PHP Cache, is a PHP module that caches the output code of database-driven script software applications. Dynamic PHP sites store their content in a database that is accessed whenever a visitor opens a page. The content which needs to be shown is retrieved and the code is parsed and compiled before it is delivered to the visitor. All of these actions take some processing time and include reading and writing on the hosting server for every single page that is loaded. While this can't be avoided for sites with regularly changing content material, there are various websites that present the exact same content on many of their pages all of the time - blogs, info portals, hotel and restaurant websites, etcetera. APC is exceptionally useful for this type of websites since it caches the already compiled code and shows it every time visitors browse the cached pages, so the code does not need to be parsed and compiled all over again. This will not only minimize the server load, but it'll also boost the speed of any Internet site a few times.

APC (PHP Opcode Cache) in Cloud Web Hosting

APC is pre-installed on our outstanding cloud platform, which means that you'll be able to use it for your applications whatever the cloud web hosting solution that you select when you join us. The module can be activated through the Hepsia hosting Control Panel which is used to take care of the shared accounts and only a few minutes later it will boost your websites since it'll start caching their code. In case you would like to run Internet 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. Thus, you can enable or disable APC not just for a specific site without affecting the remaining websites in the account, but also for a certain version of PHP as our platform supports multiple versions simultaneously.

APC (PHP Opcode Cache) in Semi-dedicated Servers

You can use APC with all of our semi-dedicated server solutions and activating the framework is performed with a mouse click from the Hepsia Control Panel, so even when you don't have any prior experience, you could use it in order to quicken your websites. As the cloud hosting platform where the semi-dedicated accounts are made supports multiple PHP versions, you will have freedom with regards to the scripts and web accelerators you will be able to use. It will take you just a click to allow APC for one or several PHP releases and by using a php.ini file in the domain/subdomain folders where you need settings which are not the same as the ones for the account in general, you could set what PHP version will be used and whether APC has to be allowed or not. In this way, one site can use APC and PHP 5.3, for example, whereas another one can use another accelerator and PHP 5.5.