Alternative PHP Cache, or APC, is a module for Apache web servers which is employed to cache the output code of script apps. It is very efficient for scripts with large source code and could accelerate such an Internet site up to 3 times. PHP sites are dynamic and each time a user opens some page, the script connects to a database to get some content, and then the code is parsed and compiled before it's displayed to the site visitor. In case the output code doesn't change however, which is the case with Internet sites that display the very same content all of the time, such actions result in excessive reading and writing. What APC does is that it caches the already compiled program code and delivers it whenever visitors browse a site, so the database doesn't have to be accessed and the code doesn't have to be parsed and compiled again and again, that consequently decreases the Internet site loading time. The module could be extremely efficient for informational Internet sites, blogs, portfolios, etc.

APC (PHP Opcode Cache) in Shared Hosting

You can use APC with each and every shared hosting plan that we provide because it's already installed on our advanced cloud platform and activating it will take you just a couple of clicks in your Hepsia Control Panel. Since our system is quite flexible, you will be able to run Internet sites with various requirements and decide whether they will work with APC or not. For instance, you could allow APC only for a single version of PHP or you can do the latter for several of the releases that run on our platform. You may also select if all sites using a given PHP version will use APC or whether the latter will be enabled just for selected Internet sites and not for all websites in the web hosting account. The last option is useful when you intend to employ a different web accelerator for some of your sites. These customizations are performed effortlessly via a php.ini file in selected domain or subdomain folders.

APC (PHP Opcode Cache) in Semi-dedicated Hosting

You can use APC for every script application that runs on your new semi-dedicated hosting as the module is already installed on the cloud hosting platform where the account will be generated. Activating or deactivating APC for the account requires a click from the Hepsia Control Panel, but if needed, you can use the module only for particular websites. This is possible on account of the flexibility of our cloud platform - several releases of PHP run on it concurrently, so with a php.ini file placed in a website folder, you will be able to choose what version will be used for this particular Internet site and whether APC needs to be enabled or disabled. Using such a file enables you to use settings which are different from the ones for your account, so you'll be able to take advantage of APC for a lot of scripts where the module will make a difference and not for others where you can take advantage of a different type of web accelerator.