Alternative PHP Cache, or APC, is a module for Apache web servers that is employed to cache the output code of script apps. It is very efficient for scripts with large source code and can speed up such a website as much as 3 times. PHP websites are dynamic and whenever a visitor opens some webpage, the script connects to a database in order to get some content, then the code is parsed and compiled prior to it being displayed to the guest. In case the output code does not change however, that is the case with Internet sites which show the exact same content all of the time, such actions trigger needless reading and writing. What APC does is that it caches the already compiled code and delivers it whenever visitors browse an Internet site, so the database does not need to be accessed and the code doesn't need to be parsed and compiled continuously, which consequently reduces the site loading time. The module could be very effective for informational Internet sites, blogs, portfolios, and many others.
APC (PHP Opcode Cache) in Shared Hosting
APC is provided with every single shared hosting package that we offer and you can activate it with only a click from your Hepsia Control Panel if you'd like to use it for your web applications. Several minutes later the framework will be active and you'll be able to take advantage of the considerably quicker loading speed of your database-driven Internet sites. Since we offer several versions of PHP which could also be selected from Hepsia, you'll even be able to to employ APC for scripts that require different versions of PHP within the very same account. Our advanced cloud web hosting platform is extremely adaptable, so in case you use some other web accelerator for any Internet site and it disrupts APC, you could activate or deactivate the latter for a specific site only by using a php.ini file generated in the domain or subdomain folder.
APC (PHP Opcode Cache) in Semi-dedicated Servers
APC is installed on the innovative cloud Internet hosting platform where all semi-dedicated server accounts are made, so you will be able to employ it regardless of the package you get. Activating the module is performed through the Hepsia Control Panel and takes just a click, so you won't need any skills or previous experience to be able to take advantage of it. As you will be able to employ several releases of PHP at once, you could modify the software environment for each and every site you host in the account if needed. A php.ini file with several lines in it placed in a domain folder will permit you to set what version of PHP this particular site will use and whether APC needs to be on or off for it. These settings will have priority over the ones for the account as a whole, so you can run different scripts and take advantage of different web accelerators for sites which are in the same account.