APC, which means Alternative PHP Cache, is a framework used for caching the compiled source code of a script application, which could speed up a database-driven site several times. Each time a PHP page is accessed, the script pulls the content which needs to be displayed from a database, parses and compiles the code, then the result is displayed to the visitor. While this is necessary for sites with frequently changing content, it's a total waste of processing time and resources for a website which doesn't change, for example an informational portal which displays the exact same content all the time. As soon as the webpages for such a website are compiled, APC caches them and delivers them any time a user opens them. As this saves the time to request content from the database and to parse and compile the program code, the site will load significantly faster. APC is really efficient especially for scripts with larger source code.

APC (PHP Opcode Cache) in Shared Hosting

APC is available with every single shared hosting package that we offer and you can activate it with only a click from your Hepsia Control Panel if you'd like to use it for your applications. A couple of minutes later the framework will be working and you'll notice the faster loading speed of your database-driven sites. As we offer different releases of PHP that could also be selected through Hepsia, you'll even be able to to use APC for scripts that need different versions of PHP in the same account. Our cutting-edge cloud Internet hosting platform is extremely flexible, so in case you use a different web accelerator for any website and it interferes with APC, you will be able to activate or deactivate the aforementioned for a specific site only by using a php.ini file created in the domain or subdomain folder.

APC (PHP Opcode Cache) in Semi-dedicated Servers

You’ll be able to use APC for each script application that runs on your new semi-dedicated server as the module is already installed on the cloud hosting platform where the account will be created. Activating or deactivating APC for the account takes a single click inside the Hepsia Control Panel, but if necessary, you can use the module just for specific Internet sites. This is possible due to the versatility of our cloud platform - different versions of PHP run on it simultaneously, so with a php.ini file placed in a site folder, you will be able to pick what release will be used for this particular site and whether APC has to be enabled or disabled. Using such a file permits you to use settings which are different from the ones for the account, so you will be able to take advantage of APC for many scripts where the module makes a difference and not for others where you could use some other kind of web accelerator.