APC, which stands for Alternative PHP Cache, is a framework used for caching the compiled source code of a script app, that could speed up a database-driven Internet site several times. Any time a PHP page is accessed, the script pulls the content that has to be displayed from a database, parses and compiles the code, then the result is displayed to the website visitor. While this is necessary for sites with frequently changing content, it is a total waste of processing time and resources for a website which doesn't change, such as an informational portal which shows the same content at all times. Once the webpages for such a website are compiled, APC caches them and delivers them every time a website visitor opens them. Since this saves the time to request content from the database and to parse and compile the program code, the website will load significantly quicker. APC is really useful especially for scripts with massive source code.
APC (PHP Opcode Cache) in Shared Hosting
APC is provided with every single shared hosting package that we offer and you could enable it with only a click from your Hepsia Control Panel if you want to use it for your web apps. A couple of minutes later the framework will be working and you will notice the considerably quicker loading speed of your database-driven Internet sites. Since we offer several versions of PHP that could also be selected from Hepsia, you'll even be able to to use APC for scripts which need different versions of PHP within the very same account. Our leading-edge cloud hosting platform is extremely adaptable, so in case you use an alternative web accelerator for any website and it disrupts APC, you could activate or deactivate the aforementioned for a specific site only by using a php.ini file created in the domain or subdomain folder.
APC (PHP Opcode Cache) in Semi-dedicated Servers
APC is provided with all semi-dedicated server solutions as it's pre-installed on the cloud website hosting platform where your account shall be created. In case you would like to use this module, you'll be able to enable it with just a single click in your Hepsia Control Panel and it will be fully functional in a couple of minutes. Since you may want to use alternative web accelerators for selected sites, our leading-edge platform will allow you to customize the software environment inside your account. You will be able to activate APC for different releases of PHP or use it only for some sites and not for others. For instance, a Drupal™-based website could work with APC employing PHP 5.4 and a WordPress website can work without APC using PHP 5.6. All it takes to do that is a php.ini file with a couple of lines in it, so you will be able to run sites with various requirements in the very same account.