Alternative PHP Cache, or APC, is a module for Apache web servers that is employed to cache the output code of script applications. It is very efficient for scripts with large source code and will speed up such a website up to three times. PHP websites are dynamic and every time a visitor opens a webpage, the script links to a database to retrieve some content, after that the code is parsed and compiled before it is displayed to the visitor. If the output code doesn't change however, which is the case with Internet sites which display the same content at all times, such actions trigger excessive reading and writing. What APC does is that it caches the already compiled code and delivers it each time visitors browse an Internet site, so the database doesn't have to be accessed and the code doesn't have to be parsed and compiled over and over again, that in turn decreases the website loading time. The module could be pretty efficient for informational websites, blogs, portfolios, etc.

APC (PHP Opcode Cache) in Cloud Hosting

APC is pre-installed on our outstanding cloud platform, therefore you will be able to use it for your web applications whatever the cloud hosting plan that you choose when you register. The module can be enabled from the Hepsia web hosting Control Panel that is used to manage the shared accounts and just a few minutes later it'll boost your Internet sites because it will begin caching their program code. In case you wish to run websites with various system requirements or take advantage of different web accelerators for any of them, you could customize the software environment by placing a php.ini file in the preferred domain folder. This way, you can enable or disable APC not only for a certain website without affecting the other websites in the account, but also for a specific version of PHP since our platform is compatible with multiple versions at the same time.

APC (PHP Opcode Cache) in Semi-dedicated Servers

You’ll be able to use APC for each script application that is run on your new semi-dedicated server since the module is already installed on the cloud hosting platform where the account will be made. Activating or deactivating APC for the whole account requires a single click inside the Hepsia Control Panel, but if necessary, you could use the module just 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 site folder, you can pick what version will be used for this particular Internet site and whether APC should be enabled or disabled. Using such a file permits 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 another kind of web accelerator.