Memcached is a memory caching platform, which is used to enhance the overall performance of database-driven websites by caching the calls and the replies between the user and the server. To put it in simple terms, every time a given web page on such a site is visited, the script sends a database query to request the information that should be displayed to the visitor. If the latter clicks on a link to go to some other page, the whole operation is performed again and this leads to lots of database queries and high server load, even more so if the website has lots of simultaneous visitors. Memcached "memorizes" this information exchange, so in case any of these web pages is opened again, the script no longer has to request any data from the database, as everything is provided by the Memcached platform. Thus, the overall loading speed of your website will "soar" and you’ll have more pleased visitors and they will be able to browse your website faster. What’s more, Memcached "refreshes" its cache if any information in the database is changed, so the site visitors will never wind up seeing out-of-date data.

Memcached in Website Hosting

The Memcached distributed memory object caching system is available as an upgrade with every Linux website hosting plan offered by our company and you will be able to begin using it as soon as you add it, since the PHP extension that it requires in order to perform correctly is already installed on our cutting-edge cloud website hosting platform. You can order the upgrade via the Hepsia hosting Control Panel, which is included with every plan and a brand new Control Panel section where you can manage Memcached will show up. The upgrade is separated into two parts – the instances and the amount of memory, so as to give you more versatility. The first one refers to the number of the Internet sites that can use the Memcached caching system, whereas the second one, which comes in increments of 16 MB, defines the total size of the content that the system can cache. A regularly visited Internet site with a very large database may need more memory to take an even greater advantage of the Memcached caching system, so if you need to upgrade this feature, you’ll be able to do it at any given time with a couple of mouse clicks.

Memcached in Semi-dedicated Servers

In case you choose to host your Internet sites in a semi-dedicated server account, you can take advantage of Memcached easily, as the memory caching platform’s setup requires a couple of clicks of the mouse from the Hepsia Control Panel. The required PHP extension is already installed on our servers, so you can start using the Memcached platform as soon as you add it to your account. You will be able to select how many Internet sites can use it and how much information it will cache, in other words – there’re two different features that can be upgraded – the instances and the system memory. You can order more of both, so if one of your sites becomes extremely busy, for instance, you can always get more memory. Our system is pretty flexible in this regard and we do not tie a specific number of instances to a fixed amount of system memory. You can take advantage of the Memcached platform to accelerate any script-powered site, including those that are based on popular web-based apps, such as WordPress or Joomla™.

Memcached in VPS Servers

When you order a VPS server from our company, you will be able to use Memcached at no extra cost, as the content caching platform is offered with all Virtual Private Servers that are ordered with the Hepsia hosting Control Panel. Even if you run traffic-consuming sites, you’ll be able to accelerate their performance without efforts and the lowered load on your virtual machine will allow you to continue using your current VPS hosting package instead of switching to a more powerful one. The amount of memory that Memcached can use to cache content depends on the plan that you’re using, but even with a low-end one, you will get at least several hundred megabytes, which is significantly more than the amount of memory you’d get with a shared plan, so the website performance boost will be immense. You can use Memcached with any database-driven application, regardless of whether you’ve built it yourself or you are using a ready-for-use one such as Joomla™, OpenCart or WordPress.

Memcached in Dedicated Servers

You can make use of the full potential of Memcached with each and every dedicated server offered by our company in case you pick Hepsia as your Control Panel. A special Control Panel section is dedicated to the object caching system and you can start using Memcached for any Internet site hosted on the server with only a couple of clicks. You can enhance the overall performance of any Internet site, irrespective of what script-based software application you are using or how heavy the Internet site is, as the minimum amount of system memory that Memcached will be able to employ is 3 gigabytes and this amount increases enormously with the more powerful servers. Shortly after the system is activated, it will begin caching data every time somebody browses your site, so, once sufficient information has been stored, you will see the lowered load and the enhanced overall performance of the Internet site. The Memcached caching system is used by lots of sites, including popular portals like Wikipedia, Reddit and Zynga, which verifies the efficiency of the Memcached caching system.