Alternative PHP Cache, or APC, is a module for Apache servers which is employed to cache the output code of script applications. It is very efficient for scripts with large source code and could speed up such an Internet site up to 3 times. PHP websites are dynamic and any time a website visitor opens a page, the script links to a database to retrieve some content, after that the code is parsed and compiled prior to it being shown to the website visitor. If the output code doesn't change however, that is the case with Internet sites that show the same content all the time, such actions result in unneeded reading and writing. What APC does is that it caches the already compiled program 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 need to be parsed and compiled again and again, which consequently reduces the Internet site loading time. The module could be rather efficient for informational websites, blogs, portfolios, etc.
APC (PHP Opcode Cache) in Cloud Website Hosting
APC is pre-installed on our leading-edge cloud platform, which means that you'll be able to use it for your applications whatever the cloud website hosting solution that you choose when you register. The module can be activated from your Hepsia web hosting Control Panel that is used to manage the shared accounts and just a few minutes later it will speed up your Internet sites since it'll start caching their code. If you want to run Internet sites 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 could enable or disable APC not just for a specific website without affecting the remaining websites in the account, but also for a specific version of PHP as our platform is compatible with multiple versions at the same time.
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 click in the Hepsia Control Panel, so even when you lack previous experience, you could use it to speed up your sites. As the cloud hosting platform where the semi-dedicated accounts are created supports multiple PHP versions, you'll have flexibility with regards to the scripts and web accelerators you will be able to use. It will take you only a click to activate APC for one or a couple of 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 as a whole, you could set what PHP release will be used and whether APC should be allowed or not. In this way, one Internet site could use APC and PHP 5.3, for instance, and another one may use some different accelerator and PHP 5.5.