Alternative PHP Cache, or APC, is a module for Apache servers which is employed to cache the output code of script applications. It is very effective for scripts with large source code and will speed up such an Internet site as much as 3 times. PHP sites are dynamic and each time a visitor opens some webpage, the script connects to a database to get some content, then the code is parsed and compiled prior to it being shown to the website visitor. In case the output code doesn't change however, which is the case with sites that show the exact same content all of the time, these actions result in unneeded reading and writing. What APC does is that it caches the already compiled code and delivers it every time visitors browse a site, so the database does not have to be accessed and the code doesn't need to be parsed and compiled repeatedly, which in turn decreases the Internet site loading time. The module can be extremely efficient for informational websites, blogs, portfolios, etcetera.

APC (PHP Opcode Cache) in Shared Hosting

You can use APC with each and every shared hosting plan that we offer as it's already installed on our advanced cloud platform and enabling it will take you only a couple of clicks in your Hepsia Control Panel. As our system is rather flexible, you will be able to run sites with various system requirements and decide if they will use APC or not. For example, you could allow APC only for one version of PHP or you could do the latter for several of the releases that run on our platform. In addition, you can decide if all websites working with a specific PHP version will use APC or whether the latter will be active only for selected sites and not for all Internet sites in the website hosting account. The last option is useful if you intend to employ a different web accelerator for some of your websites. These customizations are carried out without any difficulty by using a php.ini file in selected domain or subdomain folders.

APC (PHP Opcode Cache) in Semi-dedicated Hosting

You can use APC for each script application which runs on your new semi-dedicated hosting because the module is already installed on the cloud hosting platform where the account will be generated. Activating or deactivating APC for the account requires one click in the Hepsia Control Panel, but if necessary, you can use the module just for specific sites. This is possible because of the versatility of our cloud platform - multiple releases of PHP run on it simultaneously, so with a php.ini file placed in a website folder, you'll be able to pick what version will be used for this particular Internet site and whether APC has to be enabled or disabled. Employing such a file enables you to use settings which are different from the ones for your account, so you could take advantage of APC for a lot of scripts where the module can make a difference and not for others where you may employ a different kind of web accelerator.