APC, which means Alternative PHP Cache, is a framework used for caching the compiled source code of a script application, that can boost a database-driven website several times. Each time a PHP page is accessed, the script pulls the content that needs to be loaded from a database, parses and compiles the 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 an Internet site that doesn't change, like an informational portal which displays the very same content on a regular basis. Once the webpages for such a website are compiled, APC caches them and delivers them each time a visitor accesses them. Since this saves the time to request content from the database and to parse and compile the code, the site will load much faster. APC is very efficient particularly for scripts with massive source code.

APC (PHP Opcode Cache) in Shared Website Hosting

APC is provided with each shared website hosting plan that we offer and you can activate it with just a click through your Hepsia Control Panel if you want to use it for your applications. A few minutes later the framework will be active and you will experience the faster loading speed of your database-driven sites. As we offer several releases of PHP which can also be selected from Hepsia, you will even be able to employ APC for scripts that require different versions of PHP within the very same account. Our state-of-the-art cloud Internet hosting platform is extremely adaptable, so in case you use a different web accelerator for any Internet site and it disrupts APC, you could activate or deactivate the aforementioned for a certain site only by using a php.ini file generated in the domain or subdomain folder.

APC (PHP Opcode Cache) in Semi-dedicated Servers

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