Alternative PHP Cache, or APC, is a module for Apache servers that is used to cache the output code of script apps. It is very efficient for scripts with large source code and will speed up such a site as much as three times. PHP websites are dynamic and each time a visitor opens some webpage, the script connects to a database in order to get some content, and then the code is parsed and compiled prior to it being displayed to the visitor. If the output code does not change however, that's the case with websites that display the very same content at all times, these actions result in excessive reading and writing. What APC does is that it caches the previously compiled code and delivers it whenever visitors browse a site, so the database does not need to be accessed and the code doesn't need to be parsed and compiled continuously, which in turn minimizes the site loading time. The module can be quite efficient for informational sites, blogs, portfolios, and many others.

APC (PHP Opcode Cache) in Shared Website Hosting

You can employ APC for your web apps with all of the shared website hosting packages that we offer because it's pre-installed on our cloud website hosting platform. Activating it will take just a click inside the Hepsia Control Panel that comes with our shared solutions and a couple of minutes later it will start caching the code of your apps. Our platform is really flexible, so you'll be able to use several configurations in accordance with the system requirements of the scripts. For example, you could activate APC for several releases of PHP for the entire account and select the version that each site can use, or you can have the exact same version of PHP, but activate or deactivate 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 custom setup.

APC (PHP Opcode Cache) in Semi-dedicated Hosting

APC is installed on the state-of-the-art cloud Internet hosting platform where all semi-dedicated hosting accounts are made, so you could use it regardless of the plan you select. Activating the module is done from the Hepsia Control Panel and takes only a click, so you will not need any skills or earlier experience to take advantage of it. Since you will be able to employ several releases of PHP simultaneously, you will be able to modify the software environment for each and every Internet site you host in the account if required. A php.ini file with several lines in it placed in a domain folder will enable you to set what version of PHP this particular Internet site will use and whether APC has to be on or off for it. These settings will have priority over the ones for the account as a whole, so you could run different scripts and take advantage of various web accelerators for websites which are in the same account.