Alternative PHP Cache, or APC, is a module for Apache web servers that is used to cache the output code of script apps. It is very useful for scripts with large source code and can boost such a site up to three times. PHP websites are dynamic and whenever a visitor opens a page, the script connects to a database in order to get some content, and then the code is parsed and compiled prior to it being shown to the visitor. In case the output code does not change however, that's the case with sites that display the very same content at all times, such actions result in unneeded reading and writing. What APC does is that it caches the already compiled program code and delivers it each time visitors browse an Internet site, so the database doesn't need to be accessed and the program code does not have to be parsed and compiled again and again, that in turn reduces the site loading time. The module could be pretty helpful for informational Internet sites, blogs, portfolios, etc.
APC (PHP Opcode Cache) in Cloud Hosting
You will be able to employ APC for your web apps with all of the cloud hosting packages that we offer because it is pre-installed on our cloud website hosting platform. Enabling it will take just a click in the Hepsia Control Panel which is provided with our shared solutions and a couple of minutes later it will start caching the program code of your applications. Our platform is quite flexible, so you will be able to use several configurations based on the system requirements of your scripts. For instance, you'll be able to activate APC for a couple of versions of PHP for the entire account and pick the version that each website will use, or you can have the exact same version of PHP, but activate or deactivate APC just for particular sites. This is done by putting a php.ini file with a line of code within the domain or subdomain folder where you require the custom setup.
APC (PHP Opcode Cache) in Semi-dedicated Hosting
You can take advantage of APC with all of our semi-dedicated hosting plans and activating the framework is performed with a mouse click in the Hepsia Control Panel, so even when you lack prior experience, you could use it in order to boost your Internet sites. As the cloud internet hosting platform where the semi-dedicated accounts are made is compatible with multiple PHP versions, you'll have freedom regarding the scripts and web accelerators you'll be able to use. It will take you only a click to allow APC for one or several PHP versions and by using a php.ini file in the domain/subdomain folders where you need settings which are different from the ones for the account in general, you'll be able to set what PHP release will be used and whether APC has to be enabled or not. In this way, one Internet site could use APC and PHP 5.3, for example, and another one may use some other accelerator and PHP 5.5.