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 efficient for scripts with large source code and could speed up such a website as much as 3 times. PHP sites are dynamic and each time a website visitor opens some webpage, the script connects to a database to get some content, after that the code is parsed and compiled before it is displayed to the visitor. In case the output code does not change however, that's the case with sites which display the same content at all times, such actions result in excessive reading and writing. What APC does is that it caches the previously compiled code and delivers it each time visitors browse an Internet site, so the database does not have to be accessed and the program code does not have to be parsed and compiled continuously, that in turn lowers the site loading time. The module can be extremely helpful for informational sites, blogs, portfolios, and so on.
APC (PHP Opcode Cache) in Shared Web Hosting
You'll be able to employ APC for your web apps with any of the shared web hosting plans that we offer since it's pre-installed on our cloud web hosting platform. Enabling it will take only a mouse click inside the Hepsia Control Panel that is provided with our shared plans and several minutes later it'll begin caching the program code of your software applications. Our platform is really flexible, so you will be able to use different configurations in accordance with the system requirements of the scripts. For instance, you can activate APC for a couple of releases of PHP for the entire account and choose the version that each website will use, or you can have the very same version of PHP, but enable or disable APC just for specific Internet sites. This is done by putting a php.ini file with a line of program code within the domain or subdomain folder where you require the customized configuration.
APC (PHP Opcode Cache) in Semi-dedicated Hosting
APC is set up on the state-of-the-art cloud web hosting platform where all semi-dedicated hosting accounts are made, so you could employ it regardless of the package you pick. Enabling the module is performed through the Hepsia Control Panel and takes only a click, so you won't need any skills or previous experience to be able to take full advantage of it. As you'll be able to use several versions of PHP at the same time, you could customize the software environment for each Internet site that you host in the account if required. A php.ini file with a few lines in it placed in a domain folder will enable you to set what release of PHP this specific Internet site will use and if APC needs to be on or off for it. These settings will have priority over those for the account in general, so you could run various scripts and take advantage of various web accelerators for Internet sites that are in the same account.