Alternative PHP Cache, or APC, is a module for Apache servers that is used to cache the output code of script applications. It is very useful for scripts with large source code and could accelerate such a website as much as 3 times. PHP sites are dynamic and each time a user accesses some web page, the script links to a database in order to get some content, after that the code is parsed and compiled prior to it being shown to the site visitor. In case the output code does not change however, which is the case with websites which show the exact same content at all times, such actions trigger unnecessary reading and writing. What APC does is that it caches the previously compiled code and delivers it every time visitors browse an Internet site, so the database does not have to be accessed and the code does not have to be parsed and compiled repeatedly, which in turn minimizes the Internet site loading time. The module can be extremely useful for informational sites, blogs, portfolios, and many others.

APC (PHP Opcode Cache) in Cloud Website Hosting

APC is pre-installed on our cutting-edge cloud platform, which means that you can use it for your web applications irrespective of the cloud website hosting package that you select when you register. The module can be activated through the Hepsia internet hosting Control Panel that is used to control the shared accounts and only several minutes later it'll boost your websites as it'll start caching their code. If you would like to run sites with various system requirements or use specific web accelerators for some of them, you could customize the software environment by putting a php.ini file inside the desired domain folder. This way, you can enable or disable APC not just for a specific site without affecting the remaining Internet 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 Servers

You’ll be able to use APC for every script application which runs on your new semi-dedicated server since the module is already installed on the cloud hosting platform where the account will be made. Activating or deactivating APC for the whole account requires one click in the Hepsia Control Panel, but if necessary, you can use the module only for particular sites. This is possible because of the versatility of our cloud platform - several versions of PHP run on it concurrently, so with a php.ini file placed in a site folder, you can pick what release will be used for this specific website and whether APC needs to be enabled or disabled. Using such a file allows you to use settings that are different from the ones for your account, so you could take full advantage of APC for some scripts where the module makes a difference and not for others where you can employ some other kind of web accelerator.