APC, which stands for Alternative PHP Cache, is a framework used for caching the compiled source code of a given script app, that can boost a database-driven site several times. Every time a PHP page is opened, the script pulls the site content that has to be displayed from a database, parses and compiles the program code, and then the result is displayed to the website visitor. While this is necessary for sites with frequently changing content, it's a total waste of processing time and system resources for a site that doesn't change, such as an informational portal which displays the exact same content at all times. Once the pages for such an Internet site are compiled, APC caches them and delivers them each time a visitor accesses them. As this saves the time to collect content from the database and to parse and compile the program code, the website will load significantly faster. APC is really helpful particularly for scripts with large source code.

APC (PHP Opcode Cache) in Hosting

APC is provided with each hosting plan that we offer and you can enable 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. Since we provide different releases of PHP that can also be selected through Hepsia, you'll even be able to to employ APC for scripts that require different versions of PHP inside the very same account. Our high tech cloud web hosting platform is very flexible, so if you use another web accelerator for any website and it interferes with APC, you will be able to activate or deactivate the aforementioned for a selected site only by using a php.ini file created in the domain or subdomain folder.

APC (PHP Opcode Cache) in Semi-dedicated Hosting

You can take advantage of APC with all our semi-dedicated hosting plans and activating this framework is done with a mouse click in the Hepsia Control Panel, so even if you lack prior experience, you could use it in order to speed up your websites. As the cloud hosting platform where the semi-dedicated accounts are made supports multiple PHP versions, you will have freedom regarding the scripts and web accelerators you could use. It will take you just a click to allow APC for one or several PHP releases and by using a php.ini file in 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 allowed or not. This way, one site can use APC and PHP 5.3, for example, and another one could use a different accelerator and PHP 5.5.