Memcached is an object caching system, which is used to increase the performance of database-driven websites by caching the queries and the responses between the visitor and the server. In simple terms, anytime a particular web page on such a site is opened, the script connects to its database to request the info that should be displayed to the visitor. If the latter clicks on a link to visit a different web page, the whole procedure is repeated and this leads to multiple database calls 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 pages is opened again, the script no longer has to extract any data from the database, as everything is provided by the caching platform. In this way, the overall load speed of your website will increase and you will have more happy visitors and they will be able to navigate through your site faster. What’s more, Memcached updates its cache if any content in the database is changed, so the website users will never see old content.

Memcached in Web Hosting

If you host script-powered websites in a web hosting account with us, you’ll be able to add the Memcached object caching system to your hosting package with just a few mouse clicks through your Hepsia Control Panel. The upgrade will be available instantly and, since the extension needed for it is pre-installed on our avant-garde cloud website hosting platform, you can start using it straight away. To give you more flexibility, we offer two different upgrades related to the number of instances (in other words – how many websites will use Memcached) and to the memory that Memcached will use. The latter comes in increments of 16 MB and you can order memory as many times as you need. Naturally, the more memory Memcached is allowed to use, the more data it will cache, so if you’ve got a larger website with a lot of content, you may require more memory so as to be able to make the most of the power that Memcached can offer you.

Memcached in Semi-dedicated Hosting

In case you decide to host your websites in a semi-dedicated server account, you will be able to take advantage of Memcached with ease, as the caching platform’s setup requires several clicks of the mouse from the Hepsia hosting Control Panel. The PHP extension that is required is pre-installed on our servers, so you can start using the Memcached platform as soon as you add it to your semi-dedicated server account. You’ll be able to choose how many websites can use it and how much information can be cached, in other words – there’re two separate upgradable features – the number of instances and the amount of memory. You can get more of both, so if one of your websites becomes very busy, for instance, you can always get more memory. Our system is unbelievably flexible in this regard and we don’t tie a particular number of instances to a fixed amount of system memory. You can use the Memcached caching platform to improve the loading speed of any script-driven site, including those that are based on famous software applications, such as WordPress or Joomla™.

Memcached in VPS Hosting

Memcached is included by default with each virtual private server that we are offering on the condition that you select Hepsia as your hosting Control Panel, so you will not have to pay any extra cash to be able to use the full power of this content caching system. The more powerful VPS hosting package you choose, the more memory Memcached will have for content storage purposes, but you’ll have at least several hundred megabytes all the time, which is much more than the amount of memory you’d get with a shared web hosting plan. This will allow you to use the Memcached caching system for a lot of sites, no matter how large they are, which in turn goes to say that you can use a low-end package for them without overloading your VPS server. The caching system is ideal for script-driven applications such as WordPress, Joomla™, OpenCart or Mambo, and you can utilize it even with a custom app. Shortly after you activate the Memcached system, it will begin storing content and you’ll observe the enhanced overall performance of your sites.

Memcached in Dedicated Web Hosting

You can take advantage of the full potential of Memcached with each and every dedicated server offered by our company if you choose Hepsia as your Control Panel. A section in it is dedicated to the caching system and you can begin using Memcached for any site hosted on the server with only a couple of clicks of the mouse. You can accelerate the overall performance of any website, regardless of what script-based web app you’re using or how heavy the site is, since the minimum amount of system memory that Memcached will be able to employ is three gigabytes and this amount increases immensely with the more powerful servers. Soon after the caching system is enabled, it will begin caching information each time somebody visits your website, so, once enough content has been stored, you will notice the lowered load on your dedicated machine and the enhanced overall performance of your website. The Memcached caching system is being used by a lot of websites, among them popular portals like Zynga, Reddit and Wikipedia, which is a confirmation of the efficiency of the Memcached system.