APC, which stands for Alternative PHP Cache, is a framework used for caching the compiled source code of a given script application, that can speed up a database-driven Internet site several times. Every time a PHP web page is accessed, the script pulls the website content that has to be loaded from a database, parses and compiles the code, and then the result is shown to the visitor. While this is necessary for websites with constantly changing content, it is a complete waste of processing time and resources for a site that doesn't change, for instance an informational portal which shows the very same content all the time. When the web pages for such a site are compiled, APC caches them and delivers them each time a visitor loads them. As this saves the time to obtain content from the database and to parse and compile the program code, your Internet site will load much quicker. APC is very useful especially for scripts with large source code.

APC (PHP Opcode Cache) in Web Hosting

APC is provided with each and every web hosting package that we offer and you could enable it with only a click from your Hepsia Control Panel if you wish to use it for your web apps. A few minutes later the framework will be active and you'll notice the quicker loading speed of your database-driven websites. Since we offer different releases of PHP that could also be selected through Hepsia, you'll even be able to to employ APC for scripts that need different versions of PHP in the same account. Our cutting-edge cloud web hosting platform is extremely flexible, so if you use some other web accelerator for any Internet site and it disrupts APC, you'll be able to activate or deactivate the latter for a specific 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 packages because it's pre-installed on the cloud website hosting platform where your account shall be created. If you wish to use this module, you will be able to enable it with a single click inside your Hepsia Control Panel and it'll be fully operational in a few minutes. As you may want to use other web accelerators for selected sites, our state-of-the-art platform will allow you to personalize the software environment inside your account. You will be able to activate APC for different releases of PHP or use it only for some websites and not for others. For instance, a Drupal™-based Internet site can function with APC using PHP 5.4 and a WordPress website could work without APC using PHP 5.6. All it takes to do the aforementioned is a php.ini file with a few lines in it, so you will be able to run Internet sites with different requirements inside the same account.