Alternative PHP Cache, or APC, is a module for Apache servers that is employed to cache the output code of script apps. It is very useful for scripts with large source code and will speed up such a website up to 3 times. PHP websites are dynamic and any time a website visitor accesses a webpage, the script links to a database in order to get some content, then the code is parsed and compiled prior to it being shown to the site visitor. If the output code doesn't change however, which is the case with websites which display the very same content at all times, these actions trigger excessive reading and writing. What APC does is that it caches the already compiled code and delivers it each time visitors browse an Internet site, so the database doesn't need to be accessed and the program code does not need to be parsed and compiled over and over again, which in turn reduces the site loading time. The module can be rather efficient for informational websites, blogs, portfolios, and many others.

APC (PHP Opcode Cache) in Shared Web Hosting

You'll be able to use APC for your web apps with all of the shared web hosting plans that we provide since it is pre-installed on our cloud website hosting platform. Activating it will take just a single click inside the Hepsia Control Panel that comes with our shared plans and a few minutes later it will start caching the code of your apps. Our platform is quite flexible, so you'll be able to use different configurations in accordance with the system requirements of your scripts. For example, you can activate APC for a couple of releases of PHP for the entire account and set the version that each Internet site will use, or you could have the exact same version of PHP, but activate or deactivate APC just for particular websites. This is done by placing a php.ini file with a line of code in the domain or subdomain folder where you require the customized configuration.

APC (PHP Opcode Cache) in Semi-dedicated Hosting

APC is installed on the amazing cloud web hosting platform where all semi-dedicated hosting accounts are created, so you could use it regardless of the package you choose. Enabling the module is performed through the Hepsia Control Panel and takes just a mouse click, so you will not need any skills or prior experience to be able to take full advantage of it. As you will be able to employ different versions of PHP simultaneously, you'll be able to customize the software environment for each and every website you host in the account if necessary. A php.ini file with a couple of lines in it placed in a domain folder will permit you to set what release of PHP this specific Internet site will use and whether APC should be on or off for it. These settings will have priority over those for the account in general, so you could run different scripts and employ different web accelerators for sites which are in the same account.