Alternative PHP Cache, or APC, is a module for Apache servers which is employed to cache the output code of script apps. It is very effective for scripts with large source code and will boost such an Internet site up to 3 times. PHP websites are dynamic and each time a visitor accesses a web page, the script connects to a database to get some content, and then the code is parsed and compiled prior to it being displayed to the website visitor. If the output code does not change however, that's the case with sites which display the exact same content all of the time, these actions result in unnecessary reading and writing. What APC does is that it caches the already compiled program code and delivers it any time visitors browse a site, so the database does not need to be accessed and the program code does not need to be parsed and compiled over and over again, which consequently reduces the website loading time. The module could be rather efficient for informational sites, blogs, portfolios, etcetera.
APC (PHP Opcode Cache) in Hosting
You can use APC with each and every hosting package that we offer because it's already present on our advanced cloud platform and enabling it will take you just a couple of clicks in your Hepsia Control Panel. Since our platform is rather flexible, you will be able to run Internet sites with different requirements and decide if they will use APC or not. For example, you can enable APC only for a single release of PHP or you can do this for several of the versions running on the platform. You may also select if all Internet sites using a particular PHP version will use APC or if the latter will be active just for selected websites and not for all Internet sites in the web hosting account. The last option is useful when you'd like to employ a different web accelerator for some of your sites. These customizations are carried out with ease through a php.ini file in selected domain or subdomain folders.
APC (PHP Opcode Cache) in Semi-dedicated Hosting
APC is installed on the innovative cloud Internet hosting platform where all semi-dedicated hosting accounts are made, so you will be able to use it whatever the plan you get. Enabling the module is performed through the Hepsia Control Panel and takes just a mouse click, so you won't need any skills or earlier experience in order to take advantage of it. Since you'll be able to employ different releases of PHP at once, you'll be able to modify the software environment for each site which you host in the account if needed. A php.ini file with a few lines in it placed in a domain folder will allow you to set what release of PHP this website will use and whether APC needs to be on or off for it. These settings will have priority over those for the account as a whole, so you could run different scripts and use different web accelerators for websites which are in the same account.