APC, which stands for Alternative PHP Cache, is a framework used for caching the compiled source code of a script app, which can speed up a database-driven Internet site several times. Each time a PHP web page is opened, the script pulls the site content which should be shown from a database, parses and compiles the program code, then the result is displayed to the visitor. While this is necessary for sites with constantly changing content, it's a waste of processing time and resources for an Internet site that does not change, for instance an informational portal which displays the same content all the time. When the web pages for such a website are compiled, APC caches them and delivers them whenever a visitor loads them. As this saves the time to request content from the database and to parse and compile the program code, the site will load significantly quicker. APC is really efficient particularly for scripts with massive source code.
APC (PHP Opcode Cache) in Cloud Website Hosting
You will be able to use APC for your web apps with all of the cloud website hosting packages that we offer as it's pre-installed on our cloud web hosting platform. Turning it on will take just a single click inside the Hepsia Control Panel which is provided with our shared plans and several minutes later it'll begin caching the program code of your apps. Our platform is very flexible, so you will be able to use different configurations depending on the system requirements of the scripts. For example, you will be able to activate APC for several versions of PHP for the entire account and set the version that each website will use, or you could have the exact same version of PHP, but activate or deactivate APC only for specific websites. This is done by putting a php.ini file with a line of code within the domain or subdomain folder where you need the customized configuration.
APC (PHP Opcode Cache) in Semi-dedicated Servers
APC is set up on the innovative cloud hosting platform where all semi-dedicated server accounts are created, so you could employ it regardless of the package you select. Enabling the module is done from the Hepsia Control Panel and takes just a click, so you will not need any skills or earlier experience to take advantage of it. As you will be able to employ different releases of PHP at once, you could modify the software environment for every single Internet site you host in the account if necessary. A php.ini file with several lines in it placed in a domain folder will permit you to set what release of PHP this specific Internet site will use and whether 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 use various web accelerators for Internet sites that are in the same account.