Alternative PHP Cache, or APC, is a module for Apache servers that is used to cache the output code of script apps. It is very useful for scripts with large source code and can accelerate such a site as much as three times. PHP sites are dynamic and whenever a visitor accesses a page, the script links to a database to get some content, after that the code is parsed and compiled before it is shown to the guest. In case the output code does not change however, which is the case with sites which show the very same content at all times, such actions trigger needless reading and writing. What APC does is that it caches the previously compiled program code and delivers it any time visitors browse a website, so the database doesn't need to be accessed and the program code doesn't need to be parsed and compiled continuously, that in turn reduces the site loading time. The module can be very efficient for informational websites, blogs, portfolios, and so on.

APC (PHP Opcode Cache) in Shared Hosting

You can use APC with each shared hosting plan that we provide because it's already set up on our advanced cloud platform and activating it will take you only a couple of clicks inside your Hepsia Control Panel. As our system is really flexible, you can run sites with various requirements and decide whether they will use APC or not. For example, you can enable APC only for one version of PHP or you could do this for several of the releases that run on the platform. You may also decide if all Internet sites using a specific PHP version will use APC or whether the latter will be active only for selected sites and not for all sites in the web hosting account. The last option is useful if you wish to employ a different web accelerator for several 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

APC is set up on the amazing cloud hosting platform where all semi-dedicated hosting accounts are made, so you could use it irrespective of the plan you choose. Activating the module is performed through the Hepsia Control Panel and takes just a mouse click, so you will not need any skills or previous experience to be able to take full advantage of it. Since you'll be able to employ several releases of PHP at the same time, you'll be able to customize the software environment for each and every Internet site you host in the account if required. A php.ini file with a few lines in it placed in a domain folder will enable you to set what release of PHP this site will use and whether APC needs to be on or off for it. These settings will have priority over the ones for the account as a whole, so you could run different scripts and take advantage of different web accelerators for websites that are in the same account.