APC, or Alternative PHP Cache, is a PHP module that caches the output code of database-driven script applications. Dynamic PHP sites hold their content in a database which is accessed whenever a visitor loads a page. The content that should be displayed is gathered and the code is parsed and compiled before it's delivered to the visitor. All these actions need some processing time and involve reading and writing on the server for each and every page that is loaded. While this can't be avoided for Internet sites with constantly changing content, there are many Internet sites that offer the very same content on many of their pages all of the time - blogs, info portals, hotel and restaurant websites, etc. APC is quite useful for this kind of Internet sites because it caches the already compiled code and displays it each time visitors browse the cached pages, so the code doesn't need to be parsed and compiled all over again. This will not only lower the server load, but it'll also raise the speed of any site many times.

APC (PHP Opcode Cache) in Cloud Hosting

APC is pre-installed on our cutting-edge cloud platform, therefore you'll be able to use it for your applications irrespective of the cloud hosting plan that you choose when you sign up. The module can be enabled from your Hepsia hosting Control Panel that is used to take care of the shared accounts and only a few minutes later it will boost your Internet sites as it'll start caching their code. If you need to run websites with different system requirements or employ different web accelerators for some of them, you can customize the software environment by placing a php.ini file in the preferred domain folder. In this way, you can enable or disable APC not only for a specific Internet site without affecting the other websites in the account, but also for a specific version of PHP because our platform supports multiple versions simultaneously.

APC (PHP Opcode Cache) in Semi-dedicated Servers

APC is set up on the state-of-the-art cloud web hosting platform where all semi-dedicated server accounts are made, so you'll be able to use it whatever the package you pick. Enabling 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. Since you will be able to use several releases of PHP at once, you could modify the software environment for each Internet site you host in the account if required. A php.ini file with a few lines in it placed in a domain folder will allow you to set what version of PHP this specific site will use and if APC should be on or off for it. These settings will have priority over the ones for the account as a whole, so you could run different scripts and employ various web accelerators for Internet sites which are in the same account.