APC, or Alternative PHP Cache, is a PHP module which caches the output code of database-driven script software applications. Dynamic PHP sites keep their content in a database that is accessed whenever a visitor opens a page. The content which should be viewed is gathered and the code is parsed and compiled before it is delivered to the website visitor. These actions need some processing time and involve reading and writing on the web server for each and every page which is opened. While this cannot be avoided for websites with regularly changing content material, there are numerous sites which have the same content on a lot of of their webpages at all times - blogs, info portals, hotel and restaurant websites, etc. APC is exceptionally useful for this kind of websites as it caches the previously compiled code and shows it every time visitors browse the cached pages, so the code doesn't need to be parsed and compiled again. This will not only decrease the server load, but it will also boost the speed of any website several times.

APC (PHP Opcode Cache) in Web Hosting

APC is pre-installed on our leading-edge cloud platform, which means that you'll be able to use it for your applications regardless of the web hosting solution that you pick when you join us. The module can be enabled from your 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 will begin caching their program code. In case you wish to run websites with various system requirements or take advantage of specific web accelerators for any of them, you can customize the software environment by placing a php.ini file inside the desired domain folder. Thus, you could enable or disable APC not only for a particular website without affecting the remaining Internet sites in the account, but also for a certain version of PHP because our platform supports multiple versions at the same time.

APC (PHP Opcode Cache) in Semi-dedicated Servers

You can use APC with all our semi-dedicated server packages and activating this framework is performed with a mouse click inside the Hepsia Control Panel, so even if you don't have any previous experience, you could use it to accelerate your sites. As the cloud hosting platform where the semi-dedicated accounts are created is compatible with multiple PHP releases, you will have freedom with regards to the scripts and web accelerators you can use. It will take you just a click to activate APC for one or several PHP versions and by using a php.ini file inside the domain/subdomain folders where you need settings that are not the same as the ones for the account in general, 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 could use another accelerator and PHP 5.5.