Alternative PHP Cache, or APC, is a module for Apache web servers which is employed to cache the output code of script applications. It is very effective for scripts with large source code and could boost such an Internet site as much as 3 times. PHP sites are dynamic and whenever a visitor accesses a webpage, the script links to a database to retrieve some content, and then the code is parsed and compiled prior to it being shown to the guest. If the output code does not change however, that's the case with sites that display the very same content all the time, these actions result in excessive reading and writing. What APC does is that it caches the previously compiled program code and delivers it any time visitors browse an Internet site, so the database doesn't have to be accessed and the code does not need to be parsed and compiled continuously, that in turn decreases the website loading time. The module could be quite useful for informational Internet sites, blogs, portfolios, and so on.

APC (PHP Opcode Cache) in Web Hosting

You will be able to use APC for your web applications with all of the web hosting plans that we provide since it is pre-installed on our cloud web hosting platform. Enabling it will take just a single click inside the Hepsia Control Panel which is provided with our shared plans and a couple of minutes later it will start caching the program code of your software applications. Our platform is quite flexible, so you'll be able to use several configurations in accordance with the system requirements of the scripts. For example, you could activate APC for a couple of versions of PHP for the whole account and specify the version that each Internet site can use, or you could have the exact same version of PHP, but enable or disable APC just for particular Internet sites. You can do this by placing a php.ini file with a line of program code inside the domain or subdomain folder where you require the custom setup.

APC (PHP Opcode Cache) in Semi-dedicated Hosting

APC is installed on the state-of-the-art cloud hosting platform where all semi-dedicated hosting accounts are created, so you could employ it irrespective of the package you select. Activating the module is performed through the Hepsia Control Panel and takes only a click, so you will not need any skills or earlier experience to take full advantage of it. As you will be able to work with several releases of PHP at once, you could customize the software environment for each and every site that you host in the account if necessary. A php.ini file with a few lines in it placed in a domain folder will allow you to set what release of PHP this website will use and if APC should be on or off for it. These settings will have priority over those for the account as a whole, so you could run different scripts and take advantage of different web accelerators for Internet sites that are in the same account.