APC, which stands for Alternative PHP Cache, is a framework used for caching the compiled source code of a given script application, that can boost a database-driven site several times. When a PHP web page is accessed, the script pulls the website content which needs to be shown from a database, parses and compiles the code, then the result is displayed to the visitor. While this is necessary for websites with frequently changing content, it's a waste of processing time and resources for a website which does not change, for instance an informational portal which displays the very same content on a regular basis. Once the pages for such an Internet site are compiled, APC caches them and delivers them every time a visitor loads them. As this saves the time to get content from the database and to parse and compile the program code, the Internet site will load significantly faster. APC is really helpful particularly for scripts with massive source code.

APC (PHP Opcode Cache) in Cloud Website Hosting

You can use APC with each and every cloud website hosting package that we offer because it is already set up on our advanced cloud platform and activating it will take you only a few clicks in your Hepsia Control Panel. Since our system is rather flexible, you'll be able to run websites with different system requirements and decide whether they will work with APC or not. For example, you can enable APC only for a single release of PHP or you could do this for several of the releases that run on the platform. It's also possible to decide if all Internet sites using a specific PHP version will use APC or whether the latter will be active just for selected Internet sites and not for all Internet sites in the web hosting account. The aforementioned option is useful when you need to employ a different web accelerator for some of your websites. These customizations are done without any difficulty by using a php.ini file in selected domain or subdomain folders.

APC (PHP Opcode Cache) in Semi-dedicated Hosting

APC is set up on the amazing cloud web hosting platform where all semi-dedicated hosting accounts are created, so you will be able to employ it whatever the package you select. Enabling the module is performed through the Hepsia Control Panel and takes only a mouse click, so you will not need any skills or previous experience to take full advantage of it. As you'll be able to work with several releases of PHP simultaneously, you will be able to modify the software environment for each site which you host in the account if necessary. A php.ini file with several lines in it placed in a domain folder will permit you to set what release of PHP this Internet site will use and whether APC needs to be on or off for it. These settings will have priority over those for the account as a whole, so you can run various scripts and use different web accelerators for Internet sites that are in the same account.