APC, which means Alternative PHP Cache, is a framework used for caching the compiled source code of a script app, which could boost a database-driven website several times. When a PHP webpage is accessed, the script pulls the site content that needs to be displayed from a database, parses and compiles the code, and then the result is displayed to the site visitor. While this is necessary for websites with routinely changing content, it is a complete waste of processing time and system resources for a website which does not change, for instance an informational portal that shows identical content on a regular basis. As soon as the webpages for such an Internet site are compiled, APC caches them and delivers them any time a website visitor opens them. Since this saves the time to request content from the database and to parse and compile the program code, the site will load considerably quicker. APC is very helpful particularly for scripts with larger source code.

APC (PHP Opcode Cache) in Cloud Hosting

APC is provided with every single cloud hosting plan that we offer and you could activate it with only a click through your Hepsia Control Panel if you'd like to use it for your web applications. Several minutes later the framework will be active and you will be able to take advantage of the faster loading speed of your database-driven sites. As we provide several versions of PHP that could also be selected from Hepsia, you'll even be able to to employ APC for scripts which require different versions of PHP in the very same account. Our state-of-the-art cloud Internet hosting platform is very adaptable, so in case you use some other web accelerator for any website and it interferes with APC, you could activate or deactivate the aforementioned 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 provided with all semi-dedicated server solutions because it is pre-installed on the cloud website hosting platform where your account shall be created. If you would like to use this module, you can enable it with just a single click from your Hepsia Control Panel and it'll be fully operational within a couple of minutes. Since you may want to use other web accelerators for selected sites, our outstanding platform will allow you to personalize the software environment inside your account. You will be able to activate APC for different versions of PHP or use it only for some sites and not for others. For instance, a Drupal-based site can work with APC using PHP 5.4 and a WordPress site can work without APC using PHP 5.6. All it takes to do the aforementioned is a php.ini file with a couple of lines in it, so you will be able to run Internet sites with various requirements inside the exact same account.