APC, which is an acronym for Alternative PHP Cache, is a framework used for caching the compiled source code of a script application, which could speed up a database-driven Internet site several times. Every time a PHP webpage is opened, the script pulls the site content that should be shown from a database, parses and compiles the program code, then the result is shown to the website visitor. While this is necessary for websites with routinely changing content, it's a total waste of processing time and system resources for an Internet site that does not change, for example an informational portal that shows the exact same content on a regular basis. When the webpages for such a website are compiled, APC caches them and delivers them every time a user accesses them. Since this saves the time to get content from the database and to parse and compile the program code, your website will load considerably faster. APC is really effective in particular for scripts with larger source code.

APC (PHP Opcode Cache) in Cloud Hosting

APC is available with every single cloud hosting package that we offer and you could enable it with just a click through your Hepsia Control Panel if you'd like to use it for your web apps. Several minutes later the framework will be working and you will be able to take advantage of the considerably quicker loading speed of your database-driven websites. Since we provide different releases of PHP that can also be selected through Hepsia, you'll even be able to to employ APC for scripts which need different versions of PHP within the very same account. Our advanced cloud web hosting platform is extremely flexible, so if you use a different web accelerator for any Internet site and it interferes with APC, you will be able to activate or deactivate the aforementioned for a particular site only by using a php.ini file generated in the domain or subdomain folder.

APC (PHP Opcode Cache) in Semi-dedicated Hosting

You can use APC for each script application which runs on your new semi-dedicated hosting since the module is already installed on the cloud hosting platform where the account will be created. Activating or deactivating APC for the account requires a single click in the Hepsia Control Panel, but if needed, you can use the module only for specific sites. This is possible due to the flexibility of our cloud platform - different releases of PHP run on it at the same time, so with a php.ini file placed in a website folder, you'll be able to pick what version will be used for this particular website and whether APC needs to be enabled or disabled. Using such a file allows you to use settings that are different from the standard ones for your account, so you will be able to take full advantage of APC for a lot of scripts where the module can make a difference and not for others where you can employ some other type of web accelerator.