APC, which is short for Alternative PHP Cache, is a framework used for caching the compiled source code of a script application, which could speed up a database-driven site several times. Each time a PHP web page is accessed, the script pulls the website content which has to be shown from a database, parses and compiles the program code, and then the result is shown to the visitor. While this is necessary for websites with constantly changing content, it's a total waste of processing time and resources for a site that doesn't change, for example an informational portal which shows the same content at all times. When the web pages for such an Internet site are compiled, APC caches them and delivers them every time a website visitor loads them. As this saves the time to obtain content from the database and to parse and compile the code, the website will load significantly quicker. APC is very effective in particular for scripts with larger source code.

APC (PHP Opcode Cache) in Cloud Hosting

APC is pre-installed on our advanced cloud platform, which means that you'll be able to use it for your web applications regardless of the cloud hosting package that you choose when you join us. The module can be activated from your Hepsia web hosting Control Panel which is used to control the shared accounts and just a few minutes later it'll boost your websites since it'll begin caching their program code. In case you need to run Internet sites with various system requirements or take advantage of different web accelerators for any of them, you will be able to customize the software environment by placing a php.ini file in the preferred domain folder. This way, you could enable or disable APC not just for a specific Internet site without affecting the remaining sites in the account, but also for a specific version of PHP as our platform supports multiple versions at the same time.