APC, which stands for Alternative PHP Cache, is a framework used for caching the compiled source code of a given script application, which could boost a database-driven site several times. Any time a PHP webpage is accessed, the script pulls the website content which should be displayed from a database, parses and compiles the code, and the result is shown to the site visitor. While this is necessary for sites with frequently changing content, it's a complete waste of processing time and resources for an Internet site which doesn't change, such as an informational portal that shows the same content on a regular basis. As soon as the pages for such a website are compiled, APC caches them and delivers them every time a visitor opens them. As this saves the time to request content from the database and to parse and compile the program code, your website will load significantly faster. APC is really efficient particularly for scripts with larger source code.

APC (PHP Opcode Cache) in Shared Website Hosting

APC is available with every single shared website hosting package that we offer and you could enable it with just a click from your Hepsia Control Panel if you want to use it for your web apps. A couple of minutes later the framework will be active and you'll notice the quicker loading speed of your database-driven sites. Since we offer several releases of PHP that could also be selected through Hepsia, you will even be able to use APC for scripts that need different versions of PHP within the same account. Our cutting-edge cloud hosting platform is very flexible, so if you use a different web accelerator for any Internet site and it interferes with APC, you will be able to activate or deactivate the latter for a specific site only by using a php.ini file generated in the domain or subdomain folder.

APC (PHP Opcode Cache) in Semi-dedicated Servers

APC is available with all semi-dedicated server solutions as it's pre-installed on the cloud hosting platform where your account shall be created. In case you wish to use this module, you will be able to enable it with just a single click in your Hepsia Control Panel and it'll be fully operational within a couple of minutes. Since you may want to use some other web accelerators for selected Internet sites, our leading-edge platform will permit you to personalize the software environment in your account. You'll be able to activate APC for different releases of PHP or use it only for some sites and not for others. For instance, a Drupal™-based Internet site can work with APC using PHP 5.4 and a WordPress website can function without APC employing PHP 5.6. What is needed to do that is a php.ini file with a couple of lines in it, so you could run sites with various requirements inside the exact same account.