APC, which stands for Alternative PHP Cache, is a framework used for caching the compiled source code of a given script application, which can boost a database-driven site several times. Each time a PHP web page is opened, the script pulls the content that has to be displayed from a database, parses and compiles the code, and then the result is shown to the site visitor. While this is necessary for Internet sites with regularly changing content, it's a complete waste of processing time and system resources for an Internet site that doesn't change, such as an informational portal which shows the very same content on a regular basis. When the webpages for such a site are compiled, APC caches them and delivers them any time a website visitor accesses them. Since this saves the time to request content from the database and to parse and compile the code, your website will load a lot faster. APC is really useful particularly for scripts with massive source code.

APC (PHP Opcode Cache) in Cloud Hosting

You can use APC with each cloud hosting plan that we provide as it's already installed on our advanced cloud platform and enabling it will take you just a few clicks in your Hepsia Control Panel. Since our system is rather flexible, you'll be able to run Internet sites with various system requirements and decide if they will work with APC or not. For example, you can allow APC only for a single version of PHP or you could do this for several of the releases running on our platform. In addition, you can select if all Internet sites working with a certain PHP version will use APC or if the latter will be enabled just for selected Internet sites and not for all websites in the website hosting account. The last option is useful if you need to employ a different web accelerator for several of your sites. These customizations are done effortlessly through a php.ini file in selected domain or subdomain folders.

APC (PHP Opcode Cache) in Semi-dedicated Hosting

APC is provided with all semi-dedicated hosting packages since it's pre-installed on the cloud hosting platform where your account shall be created. If you wish to use this module, you'll be able to activate it with a single click inside your Hepsia Control Panel and it'll be fully functional in a couple of minutes. As you may need to use other web accelerators for selected Internet sites, our leading-edge platform will allow you to personalize the software environment in your account. You'll be able to activate APC for different releases of PHP or use it just for some websites and not for others. For instance, a Drupal™-based Internet site could work with APC employing PHP 5.4 and a WordPress website could work without APC using PHP 5.6. What is needed to do the latter is a php.ini file with a few lines in it, so you will be able to run sites with various requirements in the exact same account.