APC, which stands for Alternative PHP Cache, is a framework used for caching the compiled source code of a given script app, that can speed up a database-driven site several times. Any time a PHP web page is accessed, the script pulls the content which needs to be shown from a database, parses and compiles the program code, and the result is shown to the website visitor. While this is necessary for Internet sites with constantly changing content, it is a complete waste of processing time and system resources for a website which does not change, like an informational portal which shows the same content on a regular basis. Once the pages for such a website are compiled, APC caches them and delivers them each time a website visitor accesses them. As this saves the time to request content from the database and to parse and compile the code, your website will load much faster. APC is very helpful in particular for scripts with massive source code.

APC (PHP Opcode Cache) in Hosting

APC is available with each hosting plan that we offer and you can activate it with just a click from your Hepsia Control Panel if you'd like to use it for your web apps. A few minutes later the framework will be active and you will experience the faster loading speed of your database-driven Internet sites. As we offer several versions of PHP which could also be selected through Hepsia, you'll even be able to to use APC for scripts which need different versions of PHP within the very same account. Our high tech cloud hosting platform is extremely adaptable, so in case you use some other web accelerator for any website and it interferes with APC, you'll be able to activate or deactivate the aforementioned for a particular site only by using a php.ini file created in the domain or subdomain folder.

APC (PHP Opcode Cache) in Semi-dedicated Hosting

You can use APC for every script application which is run on your new semi-dedicated hosting as the module is pre-installed on the cloud hosting platform where the account will be made. Activating or deactivating APC for the whole account takes a single click from the Hepsia Control Panel, but if necessary, you can use the module only for specific sites. This is possible as a result of the versatility of our cloud platform - multiple releases of PHP run on it at the same time, so with a php.ini file placed in a website folder, you will be able to pick what version will be used for this particular website and whether APC has to be enabled or disabled. Employing such a file allows you to use settings which are different from the standard ones for the account, so you could take full advantage of APC for a lot of scripts where the module will make a difference and not for others where you may take advantage of some other kind of web accelerator.