APC, which stands for Alternative PHP Cache, is a framework used for caching the compiled source code of a given script app, that could speed up a database-driven website several times. Every time a PHP webpage is opened, the script pulls the content that has to be displayed from a database, parses and compiles the code, then the result is displayed to the visitor. While this is necessary for Internet sites with frequently changing content, it's a waste of processing time and system resources for a website that doesn't change, for example an informational portal that displays identical content at all times. Once the web pages for such a website are compiled, APC caches them and delivers them whenever a user accesses them. Since this saves the time to collect content from the database and to parse and compile the code, your Internet site will load considerably faster. APC is really useful especially for scripts with larger source code.
APC (PHP Opcode Cache) in Hosting
APC is pre-installed on our outstanding cloud platform, therefore you will be able to use it for your web applications whatever the hosting solution that you pick when you join us. The module can be enabled through the Hepsia web hosting Control Panel which is used to manage the shared accounts and only several minutes later it'll boost your Internet sites because it'll begin caching their code. In case you wish to run Internet sites with different system requirements or employ specific web accelerators for any of them, you'll be able to customize the software environment by putting a php.ini file in the preferred domain folder. Thus, you could enable or disable APC not just for a certain Internet site without affecting the remaining sites in the account, but also for a certain version of PHP as our platform supports multiple versions at the same time.
APC (PHP Opcode Cache) in Semi-dedicated Servers
You can use APC with our semi-dedicated server packages and activating the framework is done with a mouse click inside the Hepsia Control Panel, so even when you lack prior experience, you could use it to speed up your sites. As the cloud internet hosting platform where the semi-dedicated accounts are set up supports multiple PHP releases, you will have freedom with regards to the scripts and web accelerators you'll be able to employ. It will take you just a click to activate 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 as a whole, you will be able to set what PHP release will be used and whether APC needs to be enabled or not. In this way, one Internet site may use APC and PHP 5.3, for instance, and another one can use a different accelerator and PHP 5.5.