APC, or Alternative PHP Cache, is a PHP module that caches the output code of database-driven script software apps. Dynamic PHP sites store their content in a database that is accessed whenever a visitor opens a webpage. The content which needs to be shown is retrieved and the code is parsed and compiled before it is delivered to the site visitor. All these actions need some processing time and involve reading and writing on the hosting server for each page which is opened. While this cannot be avoided for sites with regularly changing content, there're numerous sites that feature the very same content on a number of of their webpages all of the time - blogs, informational portals, hotel and restaurant Internet sites, and many others. APC is exceptionally useful for this kind of Internet sites because it caches the already compiled code and shows it whenever visitors browse the cached webpages, so the code does not have to be parsed and compiled repeatedly. This will not only lower the server load, but it'll also raise the speed of any site many times.

APC (PHP Opcode Cache) in Cloud Website Hosting

You will be able to use APC for your web applications with any of the cloud website hosting plans that we provide because it's pre-installed on our cloud website hosting platform. Activating it will take just a single click in the Hepsia Control Panel which comes with our shared solutions and a couple of minutes later it will start caching the code of your applications. Our platform is very flexible, so you'll be able to use different configurations in accordance with the system requirements of the scripts. For instance, you can activate APC for several versions of PHP for the entire account and specify the version that each site will use, or you could have the exact same version of PHP, but enable or disable APC only for specified websites. This is done by putting 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 Servers

APC is set up on the amazing cloud Internet hosting platform where all semi-dedicated server accounts are created, so you could use it whatever the package you pick. Activating the module is done through the Hepsia Control Panel and takes only a click, so you will not need any skills or previous experience to take full advantage of it. As you'll be able to use several releases of PHP at the same time, you'll be able to modify the software environment for each website which you host in the account if necessary. A php.ini file with several lines in it placed in a domain folder will enable you to set what release of PHP this particular website will use and whether APC should be on or off for it. These settings will have priority over the ones for the account in general, so you could run different scripts and employ various web accelerators for websites that are in the same account.