Memcached is a distributed memory object caching platform, which is used to improve the overall performance of database-driven Internet sites by caching the requests and the replies between the user and the server. To put it differently, anytime a particular page on such a site is accessed, the script queries its database to fetch the information that should be displayed to the visitor. In case the latter clicks a link to go to a different page, the entire operation is executed again and this leads to multiple database requests and high load on the server, especially if the website has lots of concurrent visitors. Memcached "memorizes" this information exchange, so in case any of these web pages is visited again, the script no longer has to cull any info from the database, since everything is delivered by the caching platform. In this way, the overall speed of your site will "soar" and you will have more satisfied visitors and they will be able to browse your website faster. At the same time, the Memcached platform updates its cache if any information in the database is modified, so the site users will never end up seeing outdated content.
Memcached in Cloud Hosting
If you host script-powered sites in a cloud hosting account with us, you will be able to add the Memcached memory caching system to your shared hosting package with just a couple of clicks of the mouse through your Hepsia hosting Control Panel. The upgrade will be available instantaneously and, since the needed PHP extension is pre-installed on our avant-garde cloud web hosting platform, you can start using it right away. To give you more versatility, we offer two separate upgrades related to the number of instances (i.e. how many Internet sites will use Memcached) and to the memory that Memcached will use. The latter comes in increments of 16 megabytes and you can add memory as many times as you need. Logically, the more memory Memcached is permitted to use, the more content it will cache, so if you have a resource-demanding website with lots of content, you may need more memory to be able to take full advantage of the power that Memcached can give you.
Memcached in Semi-dedicated Servers
When you buy one of our semi-dedicated server plans, you will find Memcached as an optional upgrade in the Upgrades section of your Hepsia hosting Control Panel, so if you’d like to use it for any of the Internet sites hosted in your semi-dedicated server hosting account, you can activate it with just a couple of mouse clicks. The distributed memory caching platform is ideal for any script-powered web app like Joomla™, WordPress, or even a tailor-made one, and based on your necessities, you will be able to choose two separate features – how many Internet sites will use the Memcached caching platform, in other words – the number of instances; and how much info will be cached, in other words – the amount of memory that the platform will use. The two features are not bound to each other, so if you run a traffic-hungry website with lots of data, you can get one instance and a large amount of memory. The Memcached platform will accelerate the performance of your websites shortly after you enable it and both you and your visitors will enjoy better load speeds.
Memcached in VPS Servers
You will get Memcached with any of the VPS server plans that we are offering in case you select Hepsia as your hosting Control Panel and you’ll be able to activate the caching platform through the section with the same name. The setup takes a few clicks and you’ll see the difference in the performance of your sites almost instantaneously. The amount of system memory that the Memcached platform can use to cache content depends on the particular VPS hosting package that you have chosen, but in any case it will not be less than several hundred MB, which is quite enough even for several large Internet sites. You can use the Memcached platform with sites powered by WordPress, Joomla™ or any other web-based app and lower the load on your virtual machine, which will enable you to keep using the current Virtual Private Server hosting package instead of switching to a more powerful one, as you simply won’t need it. Memcached is already being used by famous websites like Reddit, Wikipedia and Zynga, which is a confirmation of its efficacy.
Memcached in Dedicated Servers
You can take advantage of the full potential of Memcached with every dedicated server that we offer in case you pick Hepsia as your Control Panel. A special Control Panel section is dedicated to the caching system and you can start using Memcached for any Internet site hosted on the dedicated server with just a couple of clicks of the mouse. You can accelerate the overall performance of any Internet site, regardless of what script-based web app you rely on or how heavy the site is, since the minimum amount of system memory that Memcached will be able to employ is 3 gigabytes and this amount increases tremendously with the more powerful servers. Shortly after the caching system is enabled, it will begin caching data each time someone browses your website, so, as soon as enough content has been cached, you’ll notice the reduced server load and the optimized performance of the site. The Memcached system is being used by plenty of sites, including popular portals like Reddit, Wikipedia and Zynga, which is a proof of the efficiency of the Memcached system.