APC, or Alternative PHP Cache, is a PHP module that caches the output code of database-driven script software applications. Dynamic PHP sites store their content within a database which is accessed whenever a visitor loads a webpage. The content that needs to be shown is gathered and the code is parsed and compiled before it is delivered to the visitor. These actions take some processing time and involve reading and writing on the server for each page which is loaded. While this can't be avoided for sites with regularly changing content, there are many Internet sites that present the exact same content on a lot of of their pages all the time - blogs, informational portals, hotel and restaurant websites, etcetera. APC is extremely useful for such Internet sites because it caches the already compiled code and displays it each time visitors browse the cached webpages, so the code does not have to be parsed and compiled again. Not only will this minimize the server load, but it will also boost the speed of any site several times.
APC (PHP Opcode Cache) in Shared Website Hosting
You can employ APC for your web applications with all of the shared website hosting plans that we provide since it is pre-installed on our cloud website hosting platform. Activating it will take only a click in the Hepsia Control Panel which comes with our shared solutions and several minutes later it will begin caching the code of your software applications. Our platform is extremely flexible, so you will be able to use several configurations determined by the system requirements of your scripts. For instance, you'll be able to activate APC for a couple of releases of PHP for the entire account and choose the version that each website will use, or you could have the very same version of PHP, but activate or deactivate APC just for specific sites. You can do this by putting a php.ini file with a line of code inside the domain or subdomain folder where you need the customized setup.
APC (PHP Opcode Cache) in Semi-dedicated Hosting
You can take advantage of APC with all our semi-dedicated hosting plans and activating this framework is done with a click from the Hepsia Control Panel, so even if you have no prior experience, you will be able to use it to quicken your sites. As the cloud hosting platform where the semi-dedicated accounts are set up supports multiple PHP releases, you will have freedom with regards to the scripts and web accelerators you will be able to use. It will take you just a click to activate APC for one or several PHP versions and by using a php.ini file in the domain/subdomain folders where you need settings that are different from the ones for the account as a whole, you could set what PHP release will be used and whether APC has to be enabled or not. This way, one site could use APC and PHP 5.3, for example, and another one can use another accelerator and PHP 5.5.