Alternative PHP Cache, or APC, is a module for Apache servers that is employed to cache the output code of script applications. It is very efficient for scripts with large source code and can accelerate such an Internet site as much as three times. PHP sites are dynamic and each time a user accesses some page, the script hooks up to a database to retrieve some content, after that the code is parsed and compiled before it's displayed to the site visitor. In case the output code does not change however, which is the case with sites which display identical content all the time, such actions result in excessive reading and writing. What APC does is that it caches the previously compiled code and delivers it whenever visitors browse a site, so the database doesn't have to be accessed and the code doesn't have to be parsed and compiled repeatedly, that in turn lowers the website loading time. The module could be pretty useful for informational sites, blogs, portfolios, etcetera.
APC (PHP Opcode Cache) in Cloud Website Hosting
APC is pre-installed on our leading-edge cloud platform, so you will be able to use it for your applications regardless of the cloud website hosting package that you choose when you sign up. The module can be enabled from your Hepsia web hosting Control Panel which is used to manage the shared accounts and only several minutes later it'll speed up your websites as it will begin caching their program code. In case you would like to run sites with different system requirements or use different web accelerators for some of them, you could customize the software environment by placing a php.ini file inside the preferred domain folder. Thus, you could enable or disable APC not just for a particular website without affecting the other Internet sites in the account, but also for a certain version of PHP because our platform is compatible with multiple versions simultaneously.