APC, or Alternative PHP Cache, is a PHP module which caches the output code of database-driven script apps. Dynamic PHP Internet sites save their content within a database that is accessed whenever a visitor loads a webpage. The content which needs to be shown is retrieved and the code is parsed and compiled prior to it being delivered to the website visitor. All of these actions need some processing time and include reading and writing on the server for every single page that is accessed. While this cannot be avoided for sites with regularly changing content, there are many Internet sites that have the same content on a lot of of their webpages constantly - blogs, informational portals, hotel and restaurant sites, etcetera. APC is extremely useful for this type of websites as it caches the previously compiled code and shows it each time visitors browse the cached webpages, so the code does not need to be parsed and compiled again. Not only will this decrease the server load, but it'll also boost the speed of any site a few times.

APC (PHP Opcode Cache) in Cloud Website Hosting

APC is available with each cloud website hosting package that we offer and you can enable it with only a click from your Hepsia Control Panel if you wish to use it for your web applications. A few minutes later the framework will be active and you'll notice the quicker loading speed of your database-driven Internet sites. Since we provide different versions of PHP that can also be selected through Hepsia, you'll even be able to to use APC for scripts which need different versions of PHP within the very same account. Our high tech cloud web hosting platform is extremely adaptable, so in case you use an alternative web accelerator for any website and it disturbs APC, you will be able to activate or deactivate the latter 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

You’ll be able to use APC for every single script application that runs on your new semi-dedicated server because the module is pre-installed on the cloud hosting platform where the account will be created. Activating or deactivating APC for the whole account requires one click from the Hepsia Control Panel, but if needed, you can use the module only for particular sites. This is possible due to the versatility of our cloud platform - several versions of PHP run on it concurrently, so with a php.ini file placed in a site folder, you will be able to select what release will be used for this specific site and whether APC needs to be enabled or disabled. Employing such a file enables you to use settings which are different from the ones for the account, so you'll be able to take full advantage of APC for many scripts where the module will make a difference and not for others where you could employ a different kind of web accelerator.