APC, or Alternative PHP Cache, is a PHP module that caches the output code of database-driven script apps. Dynamic PHP websites keep their content within a database which is accessed whenever a visitor opens a webpage. The content which should be shown is retrieved and the code is parsed and compiled before it is delivered to the site visitor. All these actions take some processing time and involve reading and writing on the web server for each and every page that is opened. While this can't be avoided for sites with regularly changing content, there are various websites which feature the very same content on many of their webpages all of the time - blogs, informational portals, hotel and restaurant websites, etcetera. APC is exceptionally useful for such websites because it caches the previously compiled code and shows it whenever visitors browse the cached pages, so the code doesn't need to be parsed and compiled again. This will not only minimize the server load, but it will also raise the speed of any website many times.

APC (PHP Opcode Cache) in Cloud Hosting

APC is pre-installed on our advanced cloud platform, therefore you can use it for your web applications irrespective of the cloud hosting solution that you pick when you join us. The module can be activated from the Hepsia web hosting Control Panel which is used to manage the shared accounts and only a couple of minutes later it'll speed up your sites since it will begin caching their code. In case you want to run sites with different system requirements or take advantage of specific web accelerators for some of them, you will be able to customize the software environment by putting a php.ini file in the desired domain folder. In this way, you could enable or disable APC not only for a specific website without affecting the remaining sites in the account, but also for a specific version of PHP because our platform is compatible with multiple versions simultaneously.

APC (PHP Opcode Cache) in Semi-dedicated Hosting

APC is available with all semi-dedicated hosting solutions since it is pre-installed on the cloud website hosting platform where your account shall be created. If you want to use this module, you can activate it with a single click in your Hepsia Control Panel and it will be fully functional in a couple of minutes. As you may need to use alternative web accelerators for selected Internet sites, our leading-edge platform will permit you to customize the software environment inside your account. You will be able to activate APC for different releases of PHP or use it just for some websites and not for others. For example, a Drupal™-based website could work with APC using PHP 5.4 and a WordPress website could work without APC using PHP 5.6. All it takes to do the latter is a php.ini file with several lines in it, so you'll be able to run websites with various requirements inside the very same account.