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 within a database which is accessed whenever a visitor opens a page. The content which has to be viewed is retrieved and the code is parsed and compiled before it's delivered to the website visitor. All of these actions take some processing time and include reading and writing on the hosting server for each page which is opened. While this can't be avoided for Internet sites with regularly changing content material, there are numerous websites that feature the same content on a lot of of their webpages constantly - blogs, informational portals, hotel and restaurant sites, etcetera. APC is really useful for this type of websites since it caches the already compiled code and displays it any time visitors browse the cached webpages, so the code doesn't need to be parsed and compiled again. Not only will this reduce the server load, but it will also increase the speed of any Internet site a few times.

APC (PHP Opcode Cache) in Web Hosting

You'll be able to use APC for your web apps with all of the web hosting plans that we offer because it's pre-installed on our cloud website hosting platform. Turning it on will take just a click in the Hepsia Control Panel which comes with our shared plans and several minutes later it will begin caching the program code of your software applications. Our platform is really 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 several versions of PHP for the whole account and pick the version that each Internet site will use, or you could have the same version of PHP, but enable or disable APC just for specified Internet sites. This is done by putting a php.ini file with a line of program code inside the domain or subdomain folder where you need the customized configuration.

APC (PHP Opcode Cache) in Semi-dedicated Hosting

APC is provided with all semi-dedicated hosting solutions as it's pre-installed on the cloud website hosting platform where your account will be created. In case you want to use this module, you will be able to enable it with just a single click inside your Hepsia Control Panel and it'll be fully functional within a few minutes. As you may want to use alternative web accelerators for selected websites, our state-of-the-art platform will permit 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 sites and not for others. For instance, a Drupal™-based Internet site can function with APC employing PHP 5.4 and a WordPress site could work without APC using PHP 5.6. All it takes to do the latter is a php.ini file with a few lines in it, so you could run sites with various requirements in the very same account.