APC, or Alternative PHP Cache, is a PHP module which caches the output code of database-driven script applications. Dynamic PHP sites hold their content within a database which is accessed whenever a visitor loads a page. The content that should be viewed is gathered and the code is parsed and compiled prior to it being delivered to the site visitor. All these actions need some processing time and include reading and writing on the hosting server for each page which is opened. While this cannot be avoided for Internet sites with regularly changing content, there're various websites which have the very same content on many of their webpages all the time - blogs, informational portals, hotel and restaurant sites, and many others. APC is extremely useful for this kind of sites since it caches the previously compiled code and shows it any time visitors browse the cached pages, so the code doesn't need to be parsed and compiled again. This will not only lower the server load, but it'll also increase the speed of any site a few times.

APC (PHP Opcode Cache) in Hosting

APC is pre-installed on our state-of-the-art cloud platform, so you will be able to use it for your web applications irrespective of the hosting package that you choose when you register. The module can be activated from the Hepsia internet hosting Control Panel that is used to control the shared accounts and just a few minutes later it will boost your sites as it'll begin caching their program code. In case you need to run Internet sites with different system requirements or employ specific web accelerators for some of them, you could customize the software environment by putting a php.ini file in the desired domain folder. In this way, you can enable or disable APC not just for a certain Internet site without affecting the other websites in the account, but also for a certain version of PHP as our platform supports multiple versions simultaneously.

APC (PHP Opcode Cache) in Semi-dedicated Hosting

APC is set up on the amazing cloud hosting platform where all semi-dedicated hosting accounts are created, so you could use it whatever the package you choose. Activating the module is done from the Hepsia Control Panel and takes only a click, so you won't need any skills or previous experience to be able to take advantage of it. As you'll be able to work with different versions of PHP at once, you will be able to customize the software environment for every single site that you host in the account if needed. A php.ini file with several lines in it placed in a domain folder will enable you to set what release of PHP this particular site will use and if 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 employ various web accelerators for websites that are in the same account.