APC, which means Alternative PHP Cache, is a framework used for caching the compiled source code of a given script app, which could boost a database-driven Internet site several times. Each time a PHP webpage is accessed, the script pulls the content which should be shown from a database, parses and compiles the program code, and the result is displayed to the site visitor. While this is necessary for sites with frequently changing content, it is a waste of processing time and resources for an Internet site which does not change, for example an informational portal which displays the exact same content at all times. Once the webpages for such a website are compiled, APC caches them and delivers them every time a website visitor accesses them. As this saves the time to obtain content from the database and to parse and compile the code, your website will load much quicker. APC is really effective in particular for scripts with large source code.

APC (PHP Opcode Cache) in Cloud Web Hosting

You'll be able to use APC for your web apps with any of the cloud web hosting plans that we provide as it is pre-installed on our cloud web hosting platform. Activating it will take just a click in the Hepsia Control Panel that is provided with our shared plans and a few minutes later it'll start caching the code of your software apps. Our platform is extremely flexible, so you'll be able to use different configurations depending on the system requirements of the scripts. For instance, you will be able to activate APC for a couple of versions of PHP for the whole account and choose the version that each Internet site will use, or you could have the same version of PHP, but enable or disable APC only for specified websites. You can do this by placing a php.ini file with a line of code in the domain or subdomain folder where you need the custom setup.

APC (PHP Opcode Cache) in Semi-dedicated Hosting

You can use APC with our semi-dedicated hosting solutions and activating the framework is done with a mouse click in the Hepsia Control Panel, so even if you have no previous experience, you can use it in order to accelerate your websites. As the cloud hosting platform where the semi-dedicated accounts are set up is compatible with multiple PHP versions, you'll have freedom with regards to the scripts and web accelerators you could employ. It will take you just a click to allow APC for one or several PHP versions 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 in general, you will be able to set what PHP release will be used and whether APC should be allowed or not. In this way, one site can use APC and PHP 5.3, for instance, while another one can use some different accelerator and PHP 5.5.