Alternative PHP Cache, or APC, is a module for Apache web servers that is employed to cache the output code of script apps. It is very useful for scripts with large source code and will speed up such an Internet site up to three times. PHP sites are dynamic and every time a user opens a web page, the script connects to a database in order to retrieve some content, after that the code is parsed and compiled before it is shown to the visitor. If the output code does not change however, that is the case with websites that display identical content all the time, such actions result in unnecessary reading and writing. What APC does is that it caches the already compiled program code and delivers it each time visitors browse a site, so the database doesn't need to be accessed and the code doesn't have to be parsed and compiled continuously, that consequently minimizes the website loading time. The module could be quite effective for informational Internet sites, blogs, portfolios, etc.
APC (PHP Opcode Cache) in Shared Hosting
APC is pre-installed on our state-of-the-art cloud platform, therefore you can use it for your web applications irrespective of the shared hosting solution that you pick when you register. The module can be activated from the Hepsia web hosting Control Panel which is used to maintain the shared accounts and only several minutes later it will speed up your websites since it'll begin caching their code. If you need to run websites with different system requirements or employ different web accelerators for any of them, you could customize the software environment by placing a php.ini file in the preferred domain folder. This way, you can enable or disable APC not just for a certain site without affecting the other sites in the account, but also for a particular version of PHP because our platform is compatible with multiple versions at the same time.
APC (PHP Opcode Cache) in Semi-dedicated Servers
APC is available with all semi-dedicated server plans because 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 can enable it with a single click in your Hepsia Control Panel and it will be fully operational in a couple of minutes. Since you may want to use alternative web accelerators for selected sites, our state-of-the-art platform will enable you to customize the software environment in your account. You can activate APC for different releases of PHP or use it just for some websites and not for others. For instance, a Drupal™-based website can work with APC employing PHP 5.4 and a WordPress site could work without APC employing PHP 5.6. What is needed to do the latter is a php.ini file with several lines in it, so you'll be able to run websites with different requirements from the very same account.