APC, which is an acronym for Alternative PHP Cache, is a framework used for caching the compiled source code of a script application, which could boost a database-driven site several times. When a PHP page is accessed, the script pulls the site content that needs to be loaded from a database, parses and compiles the code, then the result is shown to the website visitor. While this is necessary for Internet sites with constantly changing content, it is a total waste of processing time and resources for an Internet site which does not change, for example an informational portal which shows identical content on a regular basis. Once the webpages for such an Internet site are compiled, APC caches them and delivers them every time a website visitor opens them. Since this saves the time to request content from the database and to parse and compile the code, your Internet site will load considerably faster. APC is very efficient particularly for scripts with large source code.
APC (PHP Opcode Cache) in Website Hosting
APC is provided with each and every website hosting package that we offer and you can activate it with only a click through your Hepsia Control Panel if you wish to use it for your web apps. A couple of minutes later the framework will be working and you'll be able to take advantage of the quicker loading speed of your database-driven Internet sites. Since we offer different releases of PHP which can also be selected through Hepsia, you will even be able to use APC for scripts that require different versions of PHP in the very same account. Our next generation cloud Internet hosting platform is extremely adaptable, so in case you use some other web accelerator for any Internet site and it disturbs APC, you will be able to activate or deactivate the aforementioned for a certain site only by using a php.ini file created in the domain or subdomain folder.
APC (PHP Opcode Cache) in Semi-dedicated Servers
You can use APC with all our semi-dedicated server packages and activating the framework is performed with a click from the Hepsia Control Panel, so even when you lack prior experience, you can use it to speed up your sites. As the cloud internet hosting platform where the semi-dedicated accounts are set up supports multiple PHP versions, you'll have freedom with regards to the scripts and web accelerators you can employ. It will take you only a click to activate APC for one or several PHP versions and by using a php.ini file inside the domain/subdomain folders where you need settings which are not the same as the ones for the account in general, you'll be able to set what PHP version will be used and whether APC should be enabled or not. In this way, one Internet site could use APC and PHP 5.3, for example, whereas another one could use another accelerator and PHP 5.5.