Alternative PHP Cache, or APC, is a module for Apache servers that is used to cache the output code of script apps. It is very effective for scripts with large source code and could boost such a site up to 3 times. PHP sites are dynamic and whenever a user accesses some page, the script connects to a database to retrieve some content, then the code is parsed and compiled before it's shown to the visitor. If the output code does not change however, that's the case with sites which show the same content at all times, these actions trigger unnecessary 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 code doesn't need to be parsed and compiled continuously, that consequently reduces the site loading time. The module could be rather efficient for informational Internet sites, blogs, portfolios, and so on.

APC (PHP Opcode Cache) in Shared Hosting

APC is available with each shared hosting package that we offer and you could activate it with just a click through your Hepsia Control Panel if you would like to use it for your applications. Several minutes later the framework will be active and you will experience the faster loading speed of your database-driven sites. Since we offer different versions of PHP which could also be selected through Hepsia, you will even be able to use APC for scripts which require different versions of PHP in the very same account. Our advanced cloud web hosting platform is very flexible, so in case you use another web accelerator for any Internet site and it disrupts APC, you will be able to activate or deactivate the aforementioned for a particular site only by using a php.ini file generated in the domain or subdomain folder.

APC (PHP Opcode Cache) in Semi-dedicated Hosting

You can use APC with all our semi-dedicated hosting plans and activating this framework is performed with a click from the Hepsia Control Panel, so even if you have no prior experience, you'll be able to use it to speed up your Internet sites. As the cloud internet hosting platform where the semi-dedicated accounts are set up supports multiple PHP versions, you will have freedom with regards to the scripts and web accelerators you'll be able to use. It will take you just a click to allow APC for one or several PHP versions and by using a php.ini file in the domain/subdomain folders where you need settings that are different from the ones for the account in general, you could set what PHP version will be used and whether APC needs to be allowed or not. This way, one website may use APC and PHP 5.3, for example, while another one could use a different accelerator and PHP 5.5.