APC, which stands for Alternative PHP Cache, is a framework used for caching the compiled source code of a given script app, which could speed up a database-driven website several times. Any time a PHP webpage is opened, the script pulls the site content that should be loaded from a database, parses and compiles the program code, and then the result is shown to the website visitor. While this is necessary for websites with frequently changing content, it's a complete waste of processing time and resources for a site that does not change, such as an informational portal which displays identical content on a regular basis. As soon as the webpages for such an Internet site are compiled, APC caches them and delivers them any time a website visitor loads them. Since this saves the time to request content from the database and to parse and compile the program code, the site will load much quicker. APC is very efficient particularly for scripts with larger source code.

APC (PHP Opcode Cache) in Shared Hosting

APC is available with each shared hosting plan that we offer and you could enable it with just a click from your Hepsia Control Panel if you'd like to use it for your applications. A couple of minutes later the framework will be working and you'll experience the faster loading speed of your database-driven Internet sites. As we offer different releases of PHP which could also be selected from Hepsia, you will even be able to employ APC for scripts which need different versions of PHP inside the same account. Our high tech cloud web hosting platform is very adaptable, so in case you use an alternative web accelerator for any Internet site and it disturbs APC, you will be able to activate or deactivate the latter 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 take advantage of APC with all of our semi-dedicated hosting solutions and activating the framework is performed with a click inside the Hepsia Control Panel, so even when you have no prior experience, you will be able to use it in order to speed up your sites. As the cloud hosting platform where the semi-dedicated accounts are made is compatible with multiple PHP versions, you'll have flexibility regarding the scripts and web accelerators you can employ. It will take you just a click to activate APC for one or a couple of PHP releases and by using a php.ini file inside the domain/subdomain folders where you need settings that are not the same as the ones for the account in general, you will be able to set what PHP version will be used and whether APC needs to be allowed or not. This way, one website can use APC and PHP 5.3, for example, and another one may use some different accelerator and PHP 5.5.