Alternative PHP Cache, or APC, is a module for Apache web servers that is used to cache the output code of script applications. It is very effective for scripts with large source code and could accelerate such a site as much as three times. PHP websites are dynamic and each time a visitor opens a page, the script hooks up to a database to get some content, then the code is parsed and compiled before it's displayed to the guest. If the output code doesn't change however, that's the case with Internet sites that display the same content all of the time, these actions trigger unnecessary reading and writing. What APC does is that it caches the already compiled code and delivers it every time visitors browse an Internet site, so the database doesn't have to be accessed and the program code doesn't have to be parsed and compiled repeatedly, which consequently lowers the site loading time. The module can be quite efficient for informational Internet sites, blogs, portfolios, and many others.

APC (PHP Opcode Cache) in Shared Hosting

You'll be able to use APC for your web applications with all of the shared hosting plans that we offer since it's pre-installed on our cloud website hosting platform. Turning it on will take only a mouse click inside the Hepsia Control Panel which comes with our shared solutions and a few minutes later it'll begin caching the code of your software applications. Our platform is very flexible, so you will be able to use different configurations based on the system requirements of your scripts. For example, you could activate APC for several versions of PHP for the whole account and set the version that each Internet site will use, or you can have the same version of PHP, but enable or disable APC only for particular Internet sites. You can do this by placing a php.ini file with a line of code in the domain or subdomain folder where you need the custom configuration.

APC (PHP Opcode Cache) in Semi-dedicated Servers

APC is set up on the amazing cloud Internet hosting platform where all semi-dedicated server accounts are made, so you'll be able to employ it regardless of the plan you choose. Activating the module is performed from the Hepsia Control Panel and takes just a click, so you won't need any skills or earlier experience to be able to take full advantage of it. As you'll be able to employ several releases of PHP concurrently, you could modify the software environment for each site which you host in the account if needed. A php.ini file with a couple of lines in it placed in a domain folder will permit you to set what version of PHP this particular site will use and whether APC should be on or off for it. These settings will have priority over those for the account as a whole, so you could run various scripts and use various web accelerators for Internet sites that are in the same account.