APC, or Alternative PHP Cache, is a PHP module which caches the output code of database-driven script software apps. Dynamic PHP sites hold their content within a database that is accessed whenever a visitor opens a page. The content that should be shown is gathered and the code is parsed and compiled before it is delivered to the visitor. All of these actions take some processing time and involve reading and writing on the web server for each and every page which is opened. While this can't be avoided for websites with constantly changing content, there are many Internet sites which present the very same content on many of their webpages at all times - blogs, info portals, hotel and restaurant websites, etc. APC is extremely useful for such Internet sites since it caches the previously compiled code and displays it every time visitors browse the cached webpages, so the code doesn't need to be parsed and compiled again. This will not only decrease the server load, but it will also increase the speed of any Internet site several times.
APC (PHP Opcode Cache) in Shared Hosting
APC is provided with each and every shared hosting plan that we offer and you could activate it with just a click from your Hepsia Control Panel if you would like to use it for your applications. A couple of minutes later the framework will be working and you will notice the considerably quicker loading speed of your database-driven sites. As we provide several versions of PHP that could also be selected through Hepsia, you'll even be able to to use APC for scripts that need different versions of PHP in the same account. Our high tech cloud hosting platform is extremely flexible, so in case you use some other web accelerator for any Internet site and it interferes with APC, you could 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
APC is set up on the amazing cloud hosting platform where all semi-dedicated server accounts are created, so you'll be able to employ it irrespective of the plan you choose. Enabling the module is done from the Hepsia Control Panel and takes only a click, so you won't need any skills or previous experience to be able to take advantage of it. As you will be able to use several releases of PHP at once, you will be able to customize the software environment for each and every Internet site that you host in the account if needed. A php.ini file with a couple of lines in it placed in a domain folder will permit you to set what version of PHP this Internet site will use and whether APC needs to be on or off for it. These settings will have priority over those for the account in general, so you could run different scripts and employ various web accelerators for Internet sites that are in the same account.