APC, which is an acronym for Alternative PHP Cache, is a framework used for caching the compiled source code of a script application, which can boost a database-driven website several times. Every time a PHP page is accessed, the script pulls the content that needs to be shown from a database, parses and compiles the code, and then the result is shown to the site visitor. While this is necessary for sites with frequently changing content, it is a waste of processing time and resources for a site that doesn't change, such as an informational portal which shows identical content all the time. Once the pages for such a site are compiled, APC caches them and delivers them whenever a visitor loads them. As this saves the time to get content from the database and to parse and compile the code, your Internet site will load a lot faster. APC is really helpful in particular for scripts with larger source code.
APC (PHP Opcode Cache) in Shared Hosting
APC is provided with each shared hosting solution 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 applications. Several minutes later the framework will be working and you'll experience the considerably quicker loading speed of your database-driven Internet sites. Since we provide different releases of PHP that could also be selected from Hepsia, you will even be able to use APC for scripts that need different versions of PHP inside the same account. Our high tech cloud web hosting platform is very flexible, so if you use an alternative web accelerator for any website and it disturbs APC, you'll be able to 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 available with all semi-dedicated server solutions since it is pre-installed on the cloud hosting platform where your account shall be created. If you wish to use this module, you will be able to enable it with a single click inside your Hepsia Control Panel and it'll be fully operational within a couple of minutes. As you may need to use other web accelerators for selected Internet sites, our state-of-the-art platform will enable you to personalize the software environment inside your account. You will be able to activate APC for different releases of PHP or use it just for some Internet sites and not for others. For example, a Drupal™-based Internet site can function with APC using PHP 5.4 and a WordPress site can work without APC employing PHP 5.6. What is needed to do the aforementioned is a php.ini file with several lines in it, so you will be able to run Internet sites with different requirements from the exact same account.