APC, or Alternative PHP Cache, is a PHP module which caches the output code of database-driven script software apps. Dynamic PHP sites keep their content in a database which is accessed whenever a visitor opens a webpage. The content that should be displayed is retrieved and the code is parsed and compiled prior to it being delivered to the site visitor. All of these actions need some processing time and involve reading and writing on the hosting server for each and every page that is loaded. While this can't be avoided for Internet sites with constantly changing content, there're various websites which offer the very same content on a lot of of their pages constantly - blogs, informational portals, hotel and restaurant Internet sites, etc. APC is exceptionally useful for this kind of Internet sites because it caches the previously compiled code and displays it when visitors browse the cached pages, so the code does not need to be parsed and compiled again. Not only will this greatly reduce the server load, but it will also raise the speed of any site several times.
APC (PHP Opcode Cache) in Shared Web Hosting
You can use APC for your web apps with any of the shared web hosting packages that we offer as it's pre-installed on our cloud web hosting platform. Activating it will take only a mouse click in the Hepsia Control Panel that is provided with our shared solutions and a couple of minutes later it'll begin caching the code of your software applications. Our platform is really flexible, so you will be able to use different configurations determined by the system requirements of the scripts. For example, you can activate APC for a couple of versions of PHP for the whole account and specify the version that each website will use, or you could have the very same version of PHP, but activate or deactivate APC only for particular websites. You can do this by putting a php.ini file with a line of program code in 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 hosting platform where all semi-dedicated hosting accounts are made, so you'll be able to employ it regardless of the package you get. Activating 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 advantage of it. As you'll be able to use several releases of PHP simultaneously, you will be able to modify the software environment for each Internet site which you host in the account if needed. A php.ini file with a couple of lines in it placed in a domain folder will enable you to set what release of PHP this Internet site will use and if APC has to be on or off for it. These settings will have priority over those for the account as a whole, so you can run various scripts and employ different web accelerators for websites which are in the same account.