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 boost a database-driven Internet site several times. When a PHP page is accessed, the script pulls the content which has to be shown from a database, parses and compiles the code, and then the result is displayed to the website visitor. While this is necessary for websites with regularly changing content, it is a complete waste of processing time and system resources for an Internet site which doesn't change, such as an informational portal which shows the exact same content on a regular basis. Once the webpages for such a site are compiled, APC caches them and delivers them each time a website visitor opens them. Since this saves the time to obtain content from the database and to parse and compile the program code, your website will load significantly quicker. APC is very effective in particular for scripts with larger source code.

APC (PHP Opcode Cache) in Shared Hosting

You can use APC with every single shared hosting plan that we offer because it is already installed on our advanced cloud platform and activating it will take you only a few clicks inside your Hepsia Control Panel. Since our platform is really flexible, you will be able to run websites with different system requirements and decide whether they will use APC or not. For instance, you could enable APC only for one release of PHP or you could do the latter for several of the versions that run on our platform. In addition, you can choose if all sites working with a certain PHP version will use APC or whether the latter will be enabled just for selected sites and not for all sites in the website hosting account. The aforementioned option is useful when you would like to employ a different web accelerator for some of your Internet sites. These customizations are performed without any difficulty through a php.ini file in selected domain or subdomain folders.

APC (PHP Opcode Cache) in Semi-dedicated Hosting

APC is provided with all semi-dedicated hosting plans since it is pre-installed on the cloud website hosting platform where your account will be created. If you'd like to use this module, you'll be able to activate it with a single click from your Hepsia Control Panel and it will be fully functional within a few minutes. Since you may want to use other web accelerators for selected websites, our cutting-edge platform will enable you to customize the software environment in your account. You'll be able to activate APC for different versions of PHP or use it only for some websites and not for others. For example, a Drupal™-based Internet site could work with APC employing PHP 5.4 and a WordPress website can function without APC using PHP 5.6. What is needed to do the aforementioned is a php.ini file with several lines in it, so you will be able to run websites with various requirements in the exact same account.