Memcached is a data caching system, which is used to accelerate the loading speed of database-powered websites by caching the queries and the replies between the website visitor and the server. To put it in simple terms, anytime a specific web page on such a site is opened, the script connects to its database to get the info that should be displayed to the visitor. If the latter clicks on a link to open another web page, the entire process is repeated and this leads to multiple database calls and excessive load on the server, especially if the site has a lot of simultaneous visitors. Memcached "remembers" this exchange of information, so if 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. In this way, the overall loading speed of your site will "soar" and you will get more pleased visitors and they’ll be able to browse your website much faster. In addition, Memcached "refreshes" its cache if any data in the database is modified, so the users will never wind up seeing outdated data.

Memcached in Shared Hosting

You can make use of the Memcached caching system with all Linux shared packages that we offer. It’s offered as an upgrade, which you can get with only a few clicks of the mouse through your Hepsia website hosting Control Panel. It requires a PHP extension, which is pre-installed on our cloud web hosting platform, so you can start using Memcached as soon as you order it. The upgrade is divided into two parts, which will give you more versatility depending on the websites that you’d like to use it for. The first one reveals the number of the sites that will use Memcached, or the ‘instances’, whereas the second one is related to the system memory, in other words – to how much content the system will be able to cache. You can add more system memory in increments of 16 MB and the more memory you have ordered, the more data will be cached, which may be a very good idea for traffic-heavy sites with large-size databases and numerous simultaneous visitors. Thus, you can accelerate the performance of any script-based website hosted on our cloud servers effortlessly.

Memcached in Semi-dedicated Hosting

If you acquire one of our semi-dedicated server packages, you’ll find Memcached as an optional feature in the Upgrades section of the Hepsia Control Panel, so if you want to use it for any of the Internet sites hosted in your account, you can enable it with only a couple of clicks. The distributed memory caching platform is suitable for any script-based web app such as WordPress, Joomla™, or even an in-house made app, and based on your necessities, you will be able to select two different things – how many websites will use Memcached, in other words – the number of instances; and how much info will be stored, in other words – the amount of system memory that the platform will use. The two features are not tied to each other, so if you own a traffic-consuming website with a lot of content, you can order one instance and a large amount of system memory. The Memcached platform will improve the overall performance of your Internet sites shortly after you activate it and both you and your visitors will enjoy better load times.

Memcached in VPS

You’ll get Memcached with each of the virtual private server plans that we offer if you pick Hepsia as your hosting Control Panel and you will be able to activate the content caching platform via the Control Panel section with the same name. The activation requires a few clicks and you’ll detect the difference in the overall performance of your websites almost momentarily. The amount of memory that the Memcached caching platform can use to cache information depends on the given Virtual Private Server hosting package that you have picked, but in any case it will be at least several hundred megabytes, which is quite enough even for multiple busy sites. You can use the Memcached platform with sites powered by WordPress, Joomla™ or any other software application and decrease the load on your VPS, which will enable you to continue using the current Virtual Private Server plan rather than migrating to a more powerful one, since you will simply not need it. The Memcached platform is already being used by famous websites such as Reddit, Zynga and Wikipedia, which verifies its efficiency.

Memcached in Dedicated Hosting

Memcached is available free of charge with all Linux dedicated hosting that we are offering and the sole requirement is that the dedicated machine must be ordered with the Hepsia Control Panel. You can use the content caching system for any database-driven site, including those that are based on popular web apps – for instance, a WordPress personal journal or a Joomla™-driven community portal. Each dedicated server comes with a given amount of system memory that the Memcached caching system can use, but the minimum you will get is 3 GB, which is quite enough to boost the loading speed of extremely heavy websites substantially, since this memory will be dedicated to storing the cached data. The system will start storing info as soon as it is activated, so shortly thereafter, you’ll detect the optimized overall performance of your websites and the decreased load on your server. A lot of sites use Memcached to increase their efficacy, including popular ones such as Reddit and Wikipedia.