Alternative PHP Cache, or APC, is a module for Apache web servers which is employed to cache the output code of script apps. It is very efficient for scripts with large source code and will speed up such a website as much as 3 times. PHP sites are dynamic and any time a visitor opens some webpage, the script hooks up to a database to retrieve some content, and then the code is parsed and compiled prior to it being displayed to the site visitor. In case the output code does not change however, that is the case with sites that show the same content all of the time, such actions result in unnecessary reading and writing. What APC does is that it caches the previously compiled program code and delivers it whenever visitors browse a website, so the database does not have to be accessed and the program code does not need to be parsed and compiled continuously, that consequently reduces the website loading time. The module could be extremely useful for informational sites, blogs, portfolios, etc.

APC (PHP Opcode Cache) in Shared Hosting

APC is provided with every single shared hosting solution that we offer and you could activate it with just a click through your Hepsia Control Panel if you wish to use it for your web apps. Several minutes later the framework will be working and you will experience the considerably faster loading speed of your database-driven sites. Since we offer several versions of PHP that can also be selected through Hepsia, you will even be able to employ APC for scripts which need different versions of PHP in the same account. Our state-of-the-art cloud hosting platform is very flexible, so in case you use a different web accelerator for any website and it disrupts APC, you will be able to activate or deactivate the latter for a particular site only by using a php.ini file created in the domain or subdomain folder.

APC (PHP Opcode Cache) in Semi-dedicated Hosting

APC is provided with all semi-dedicated hosting solutions since it is pre-installed on the cloud hosting platform where your account will be created. If you would like to use this module, you will be able to activate it with a single click inside your Hepsia Control Panel and it'll be fully functional within a couple of minutes. As you may need to use some other web accelerators for selected sites, our state-of-the-art platform will allow you to customize the software environment in your account. You'll be able to activate APC for different releases of PHP or use it only for some Internet sites and not for others. For example, a Drupal™-based site could work with APC employing PHP 5.4 and a WordPress website can function without APC using PHP 5.6. What is needed to do the latter is a php.ini file with a few lines in it, so you will be able to run websites with various requirements inside the exact same account.