Alternative PHP Cache, or APC, is a module for Apache web servers which is employed to cache the output code of script applications. It is very useful for scripts with large source code and will accelerate such an Internet site as much as three times. PHP sites are dynamic and every time a visitor opens some webpage, the script links to a database in order to retrieve some content, and then the code is parsed and compiled before it's shown to the visitor. In case the output code does not change however, that is the case with Internet sites which show identical content at all times, such actions result in excessive reading and writing. What APC does is that it caches the previously compiled code and delivers it every time visitors browse a site, so the database doesn't have to be accessed and the program code does not have to be parsed and compiled again and again, that in turn minimizes the site loading time. The module can be really useful for informational Internet sites, blogs, portfolios, and many others.

APC (PHP Opcode Cache) in Shared Website Hosting

You can use APC with each and every shared website hosting plan that we offer since it is already present on our advanced cloud platform and activating it will take you just a few clicks in your Hepsia Control Panel. Since our system is really flexible, you can run sites with different requirements and decide whether they will use APC or not. For instance, you could activate APC only for a single release of PHP or you can do the latter for several of the versions running on our platform. It's also possible to select if all sites using a particular PHP version will use APC or if the latter will be enabled only for selected Internet sites and not for all sites in the web hosting account. The last option is useful when you intend to employ a different web accelerator for some of your sites. These customizations are done without difficulty by using a php.ini file in selected domain or subdomain folders.

APC (PHP Opcode Cache) in Semi-dedicated Servers

APC is set up on the innovative cloud web hosting platform where all semi-dedicated server accounts are created, so you could employ it whatever the package you get. Enabling the module is done through the Hepsia Control Panel and takes only a click, so you will not need any skills or prior experience to take full advantage of it. As you'll be able to work with different versions of PHP simultaneously, you could customize the software environment for each website that you host in the account if needed. A php.ini file with several lines in it placed in a domain folder will permit you to set what release of PHP this site will use and whether APC has to be on or off for it. These settings will have priority over the ones for the account as a whole, so you can run different scripts and employ different web accelerators for sites that are in the same account.