Alternative PHP Cache, or APC, is a module for Apache servers that is employed to cache the output code of script applications. It is very effective for scripts with large source code and can boost such a website up to 3 times. PHP websites are dynamic and any time a website visitor opens a webpage, the script hooks up to a database to get some content, and 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 is the case with websites which show the exact same content all the time, such actions result in unnecessary reading and writing. What APC does is that it caches the previously compiled program code and delivers it every time visitors browse a site, so the database doesn't need to be accessed and the code does not have to be parsed and compiled again and again, that in turn decreases the website loading time. The module can be rather effective for informational websites, blogs, portfolios, etc.

APC (PHP Opcode Cache) in Shared Website Hosting

APC is provided with every single shared website hosting package that we offer and you can enable it with only a click from your Hepsia Control Panel if you would like to use it for your web applications. A couple of minutes later the framework will be working and you'll be able to take advantage of the quicker loading speed of your database-driven sites. As we provide several versions of PHP which can also be selected from Hepsia, you will even be able to employ APC for scripts that need different versions of PHP within the very same account. Our state-of-the-art cloud hosting platform is very flexible, so if you use an alternative web accelerator for any website and it interferes with APC, you'll be able to activate or deactivate the aforementioned for a selected site only by using a php.ini file generated in the domain or subdomain folder.

APC (PHP Opcode Cache) in Semi-dedicated Servers

You can use APC with all of our semi-dedicated server plans and activating the framework is done with a mouse click inside the Hepsia Control Panel, so even if you have no prior experience, you can use it to quicken your sites. As the cloud internet hosting platform where the semi-dedicated accounts are set up is compatible with multiple PHP versions, you'll have flexibility with regards to the scripts and web accelerators you could employ. It will take you only a click to allow APC for one or several PHP releases and by using a php.ini file inside the domain/subdomain folders where you need settings which are not the same as the ones for the account in general, you can set what PHP version will be used and whether APC needs to be allowed or not. This way, one site can use APC and PHP 5.3, for instance, while another one may use another accelerator and PHP 5.5.