APC, which is an acronym for Alternative PHP Cache, is a framework used for caching the compiled source code of a given script app, that could boost a database-driven website several times. When a PHP web page is accessed, the script pulls the content that should be loaded from a database, parses and compiles the code, and then the result is displayed to the site visitor. While this is necessary for Internet sites with frequently changing content, it's a total waste of processing time and resources for an Internet site that does not change, for example an informational portal which displays the exact same content on a regular basis. As soon as the pages for such an Internet site are compiled, APC caches them and delivers them every time a visitor loads them. As this saves the time to collect content from the database and to parse and compile the program code, your website will load much faster. APC is very useful particularly for scripts with massive source code.

APC (PHP Opcode Cache) in Semi-dedicated Servers

You can take advantage of APC with all our semi-dedicated server solutions and activating this framework is done with a mouse click inside the Hepsia Control Panel, so even when you don't have any previous experience, you will be able to use it in order to boost your websites. As the cloud hosting platform where the semi-dedicated accounts are created supports multiple PHP releases, you'll have flexibility with regards to the scripts and web accelerators you'll be able to use. It will take you only a click to activate APC for one or a couple of PHP releases and by using a php.ini file inside the domain/subdomain folders where you need settings that are not the same as the ones for the account in general, you could set what PHP version will be used and whether APC should be allowed or not. This way, one Internet site could use APC and PHP 5.3, for instance, while another one can use another accelerator and PHP 5.5.