APC, which is an acronym for Alternative PHP Cache, is a framework used for caching the compiled source code of a given script app, that can speed up a database-driven site several times. When a PHP webpage is accessed, the script pulls the website content which needs to be displayed from a database, parses and compiles the program code, and then the result is displayed to the site visitor. While this is necessary for Internet sites with frequently changing content, it's a complete waste of processing time and system resources for a site that doesn't change, such as an informational portal which displays the exact same content at all times. When the pages for such a website are compiled, APC caches them and delivers them any time a user loads them. As this saves the time to get content from the database and to parse and compile the code, the site will load significantly faster. APC is very useful in particular for scripts with massive source code.

APC (PHP Opcode Cache) in Cloud Web Hosting

You can use APC with each cloud web hosting package that we offer because it is already set up on our advanced cloud platform and enabling it will take you just a few clicks inside your Hepsia Control Panel. Since our platform is quite flexible, you'll be able to run Internet sites with different system requirements and decide if they will use APC or not. For example, you could allow APC only for one release of PHP or you can do this for several of the releases running on our platform. You can also select if all sites using a specific PHP version will use APC or whether the latter will be enabled only for selected Internet sites and not for all websites in the hosting account. The last option is useful when you wish to employ a different web accelerator for some of your Internet sites. These customizations are done without any difficulty via a php.ini file in selected domain or subdomain folders.

APC (PHP Opcode Cache) in Semi-dedicated Hosting

You can take advantage of APC with all of our semi-dedicated hosting solutions and activating the framework is performed with a mouse click from the Hepsia Control Panel, so even if you don't have any 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 made is compatible with multiple PHP releases, you'll have freedom regarding the scripts and web accelerators you'll be able to employ. It will take you only a click to enable APC for one or several PHP releases and by using a php.ini file inside the domain/subdomain folders where you need settings which are different from the ones for the account in general, you can set what PHP release will be used and whether APC should be enabled or not. This way, one site can use APC and PHP 5.3, for instance, and another one could use a different accelerator and PHP 5.5.