APC, which is short for Alternative PHP Cache, is a framework used for caching the compiled source code of a given script application, which could speed up a database-driven site several times. When a PHP page is accessed, the script pulls the site content that has to be shown from a database, parses and compiles the program code, and then the result is displayed to the visitor. While this is necessary for websites with frequently changing content, it's a waste of processing time and system resources for a site that doesn't change, for instance an informational portal that displays the very same content at all times. When the web pages for such a site are compiled, APC caches them and delivers them each time a user accesses them. As this saves the time to collect content from the database and to parse and compile the program code, the site will load a lot faster. APC is really effective in particular for scripts with large source code.

APC (PHP Opcode Cache) in Hosting

APC is available with each and every hosting plan that we offer and you could enable it with just 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 active and you will be able to take advantage of the quicker loading speed of your database-driven websites. Since we offer several releases of PHP that could also be selected through Hepsia, you will even be able to employ APC for scripts that need different versions of PHP inside the same account. Our cutting-edge cloud web hosting platform is extremely adaptable, so in case you use a different web accelerator for any website and it disturbs APC, you will be able to activate or deactivate the latter for a particular site only by using a php.ini file generated in the domain or subdomain folder.

APC (PHP Opcode Cache) in Semi-dedicated Servers

You can take advantage of APC with all of our semi-dedicated server packages and activating this framework is performed with a mouse click in the Hepsia Control Panel, so even when you lack previous experience, you'll be able to use it to accelerate your Internet sites. As the cloud hosting platform where the semi-dedicated accounts are set up is compatible with multiple PHP releases, you'll have flexibility regarding the scripts and web accelerators you'll be able to use. It will take you only a click to allow APC for one or a couple of PHP releases and by using a php.ini file inside the domain/subdomain folders where you need settings that are different from the ones for the account in general, you'll be able to set what PHP version will be used and whether APC should be enabled or not. In this way, one Internet site can use APC and PHP 5.3, for example, while another one can use another accelerator and PHP 5.5.