APC, or Alternative PHP Cache, is a PHP module which caches the output code of database-driven script applications. Dynamic PHP Internet sites hold their content inside a database which is accessed whenever a visitor opens a page. The content that needs to be shown is gathered and the code is parsed and compiled before it is delivered to the site visitor. All these actions need some processing time and require reading and writing on the hosting server for each page which is accessed. While this can't be avoided for Internet sites with constantly changing content material, there are many sites that feature the very same content on many of their pages constantly - blogs, info portals, hotel and restaurant sites, etcetera. APC is exceptionally useful for this type of websites since it caches the already compiled code and displays it each time visitors browse the cached pages, so the code does not need to be parsed and compiled again. This will not only decrease the server load, but it will also raise the speed of any Internet site several times.
APC (PHP Opcode Cache) in Shared Hosting
You can use APC with each shared hosting package that we provide as it is already set up on our advanced cloud platform and activating it will take you only a few clicks in your Hepsia Control Panel. Since our platform is rather flexible, you will be able to run Internet sites with various requirements and decide if they will work with APC or not. For example, you could allow APC only for one release of PHP or you could do the latter for several of the releases running on our platform. It's also possible to decide if all sites using a given PHP version will use APC or if the latter will be enabled only for selected websites and not for all Internet sites in the website hosting account. The last option is useful when you wish to employ a different web accelerator for some of your Internet sites. These customizations are performed without difficulty via a php.ini file in selected domain or subdomain folders.
APC (PHP Opcode Cache) in Semi-dedicated Hosting
APC is available with all semi-dedicated hosting plans since it's pre-installed on the cloud hosting platform where your account will be created. In case you'd like to use this module, you can activate it with a single click in your Hepsia Control Panel and it will be fully functional within a couple of minutes. As you may need to use alternative web accelerators for selected Internet sites, our advanced platform will allow you to customize the software environment in your account. You can activate APC for different versions of PHP or use it just for some sites and not for others. For example, a Drupal™-based site can function with APC employing PHP 5.4 and a WordPress website could work without APC employing PHP 5.6. All it takes to do that is a php.ini file with a few lines in it, so you'll be able to run sites with various requirements in the very same account.