Alternative PHP Cache, or APC, is a module for Apache servers that is used to cache the output code of script applications. It is very efficient for scripts with large source code and could speed up such a website as much as three times. PHP sites are dynamic and every time a user opens some web page, the script links to a database to retrieve some content, then the code is parsed and compiled before it's shown to the site visitor. In case the output code does not change however, that's the case with sites that show identical content all of the time, such actions result in needless reading and writing. What APC does is that it caches the already compiled program code and delivers it each time visitors browse a website, so the database doesn't need to be accessed and the program code doesn't have to be parsed and compiled repeatedly, which consequently decreases the website loading time. The module could be really helpful for informational sites, blogs, portfolios, etcetera.

APC (PHP Opcode Cache) in Website Hosting

APC is pre-installed on our state-of-the-art cloud platform, therefore you'll be able to use it for your web applications whatever the website hosting plan that you choose when you sign up. The module can be activated from the Hepsia hosting Control Panel which is used to control the shared accounts and only a couple of minutes later it'll speed up your Internet sites as it'll start caching their code. In case you want to run websites with various system requirements or use specific web accelerators for some of them, you can customize the software environment by putting a php.ini file in the desired domain folder. Thus, you can enable or disable APC not just for a specific site without affecting the other Internet sites in the account, but also for a certain version of PHP because our platform supports multiple versions simultaneously.

APC (PHP Opcode Cache) in Semi-dedicated Hosting

You can take full advantage of APC with all of our semi-dedicated hosting solutions and activating the framework is done with a mouse click from the Hepsia Control Panel, so even when you don't have any previous experience, you will be able to use it to speed up your Internet sites. As the cloud hosting platform where the semi-dedicated accounts are made is compatible with multiple PHP releases, you'll have flexibility regarding the scripts and web accelerators you could use. It will take you only a click to activate APC for one or a couple of PHP releases 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 as a whole, you could set what PHP version will be used and whether APC needs to be allowed or not. In this way, one Internet site can use APC and PHP 5.3, for example, whereas another one can use a different accelerator and PHP 5.5.