APC, or Alternative PHP Cache, is a PHP module that caches the output code of database-driven script software applications. Dynamic PHP sites hold their content inside a database that is accessed whenever a visitor opens a page. The content which should be displayed is retrieved and the code is parsed and compiled prior to it being delivered to the website visitor. All these actions need some processing time and include reading and writing on the web server for each and every page that is loaded. While this can't be avoided for sites with constantly changing content, there're various websites that offer the exact same content on a lot of of their webpages constantly - blogs, informational portals, hotel and restaurant websites, etcetera. APC is very useful for this type of websites because it caches the already compiled code and displays it every time visitors browse the cached webpages, so the code does not have to be parsed and compiled all over again. Not only will this greatly reduce the server load, but it'll also increase the speed of any website many times.
APC (PHP Opcode Cache) in Shared Web Hosting
APC is pre-installed on our state-of-the-art cloud platform, therefore you'll be able to use it for your web applications irrespective of the shared web hosting plan that you pick when you sign up. The module can be activated from the Hepsia web hosting Control Panel which is used to maintain the shared accounts and just a few minutes later it'll speed up your Internet sites because it'll begin caching their code. If you would like to run Internet sites with various system requirements or take advantage of different web accelerators for any of them, you'll be able to customize the software environment by placing a php.ini file in the preferred domain folder. Thus, you can enable or disable APC not just for a specific Internet site without affecting the remaining sites in the account, but also for a particular version of PHP since our platform supports multiple versions simultaneously.
APC (PHP Opcode Cache) in Semi-dedicated Servers
APC is provided with all semi-dedicated server packages since it is pre-installed on the cloud hosting platform where your account will be created. If you'd like to use this module, you can activate it with just a single click from your Hepsia Control Panel and it'll be fully functional within a few minutes. Since you may want to use some other web accelerators for selected Internet sites, our outstanding 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 Internet sites and not for others. For instance, a Drupal™-based Internet site can work with APC employing PHP 5.4 and a WordPress website can function without APC employing PHP 5.6. All it takes to do the latter is a php.ini file with several lines in it, so you could run sites with different requirements inside the same account.