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 can accelerate such a website as much as 3 times. PHP sites are dynamic and whenever a visitor opens a web page, the script links to a database to retrieve some content, and then the code is parsed and compiled before it's shown to the guest. In case the output code doesn't change however, that's the case with websites which show the very same content all the time, such actions trigger unneeded reading and writing. What APC does is that it caches the already compiled code and delivers it whenever visitors browse a site, so the database does not need to be accessed and the program code doesn't need to be parsed and compiled again and again, that consequently decreases the website loading time. The module can be rather helpful for informational sites, blogs, portfolios, etcetera.

APC (PHP Opcode Cache) in Shared Website Hosting

APC is available with each shared website hosting package that we offer and you could enable it with only a click from your Hepsia Control Panel if you would like to use it for your web applications. A few minutes later the framework will be active and you'll experience the faster loading speed of your database-driven Internet sites. Since we provide different releases of PHP which could also be selected from Hepsia, you will even be able to use APC for scripts that need different versions of PHP within the very same account. Our advanced cloud web hosting platform is extremely adaptable, so if you use an alternative web accelerator for any website and it interferes with APC, you could activate or deactivate the aforementioned for a particular site only by using a php.ini file created 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 is pre-installed on the cloud website hosting platform where your account shall be created. If you want to use this module, you'll be able to enable it with just a single click from your Hepsia Control Panel and it'll be fully functional within a couple of minutes. As you may need to use other web accelerators for selected websites, our advanced platform will permit you to customize the software environment inside your account. You can activate APC for different releases of PHP or use it only for some Internet sites and not for others. For instance, a Drupal™-based site can work with APC employing PHP 5.4 and a WordPress website can function without APC using PHP 5.6. What is needed to do the aforementioned is a php.ini file with a few lines in it, so you will be able to run sites with various requirements from the exact same account.