APC, which is an acronym for Alternative PHP Cache, is a framework used for caching the compiled source code of a given script application, that could speed up a database-driven site several times. Every time a PHP web page is accessed, the script pulls the content that has to be displayed from a database, parses and compiles the code, and then the result is shown to the site visitor. While this is necessary for sites with frequently changing content, it is a total waste of processing time and system resources for an Internet site which doesn't change, for instance an informational portal that displays the very same content at all times. As soon as the pages for such a site are compiled, APC caches them and delivers them any time a website visitor loads them. As this saves the time to collect content from the database and to parse and compile the program code, the site will load considerably quicker. APC is really efficient particularly for scripts with massive source code.

APC (PHP Opcode Cache) in Website Hosting

You can use APC for your web applications with all of the website hosting plans that we offer because it is pre-installed on our cloud web hosting platform. Turning it on will take only a single click in the Hepsia Control Panel that comes with our shared solutions and a few minutes later it'll begin caching the program code of your software apps. Our platform is very flexible, so you'll be able to use different configurations depending on the system requirements of your scripts. For instance, you can activate APC for a couple of releases of PHP for the whole account and pick the version that each Internet site can use, or you could have the same version of PHP, but activate or deactivate APC just for particular sites. This is done by putting 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

You can take advantage of APC with all of our semi-dedicated hosting solutions and activating the framework is performed with a click inside the Hepsia Control Panel, so even when you have no prior experience, you will be able to use it to boost your websites. As the cloud internet hosting platform where the semi-dedicated accounts are created is compatible with multiple PHP releases, you will have freedom with regards to the scripts and web accelerators you can use. It will take you just a click to enable APC for one or a couple of PHP releases and by using a php.ini file inside the domain/subdomain folders where you need settings that are different from the ones for the account as a whole, you will be able to set what PHP version will be used and whether APC has to be enabled or not. This way, one website can use APC and PHP 5.3, for example, and another one may use some different accelerator and PHP 5.5.