Memcached is a distributed memory caching system, which is used to accelerate the overall performance of database-driven Internet sites by caching the requests and the replies between the website visitor and the server. To put it in simple terms, anytime a given page on such a website is visited, the script sends a database query to request the info that should be shown to the website visitor. If the latter clicks on a link to go to another page, the entire procedure is repeated and this generates numerous database requests and higher load on the server, especially if the website has lots of simultaneous visitors. Memcached "remembers" this exchange of information, so if any of these pages is opened again, the script no longer has to cull any data from the database, as everything is provided by the caching platform. In this way, the overall loading speed of your site will "soar" and you’ll enjoy more pleased visitors and they’ll be able to surf through your website much faster. At the same time, Memcached updates its cache whenever any data in the database is altered, so the visitors will never wind up seeing out-of-date data.
Memcached in Web Hosting
You can take advantage of the Memcached object caching system with all web hosting that we offer. It is offered as an optional upgrade, which you can enable with only a few clicks of the mouse through your Hepsia web hosting Control Panel. It requires an extension, which is pre-installed on our cloud platform, so you can start using the Memcached caching system as soon as you order it. The upgrade is subdivided into two parts, which will give you more freedom depending on the websites that you’d like to use it for. The first part reveals the number of the Internet sites that will use Memcached, or the so-called ‘instances’, whereas the second one is related to the system memory, i.e. to how much content Memcached will be able to cache. You can order more system memory in increments of 16 megabytes and the more memory you’ve ordered, the more data will be cached, which may be a pretty good idea for regularly visited websites with large-size databases and a lot of concurrent visitors. In this way, you can accelerate the speed of every script-driven website hosted on our servers with no effort.
Memcached in Semi-dedicated Servers
You can get the Memcached object caching system as an optional upgrade with all our semi-dedicated servers and since it works with any script-powered software app, you can use it for each site that you host on our platform, no matter what app you have used – WordPress, Joomla™ or Mambo, a custom-developed one, etc. You can order the upgrade from the respective section of the Hepsia hosting Control Panel from which you manage your semi-dedicated account, and you can choose two separate features – the instances and the amount of memory that they will use. Basically, these things specify how many Internet sites will use the Memcached caching system and the amount of system memory that the system will be able to use to cache your information. The two things are offered separately for more flexibility and one instance does not come bundled with a particular amount of memory. You can make the most of Memcached with any sort of site and both you and your visitors will swiftly notice the difference in the performance.
Memcached in VPS Servers
Memcached comes by default with each and every VPS server that we’re offering provided that you choose Hepsia as your Control Panel, so you will not have to pay anything extra to be able to take advantage of the maximum potential of this memory caching system. The more powerful Virtual Private Server package you choose, the more memory Memcached will have for data storage purposes, but you’ll have at least several hundred MB all the time, which is much more than what you would get with a shared plan. This will allow you to use the Memcached system for lots of websites, irrespective of how busy they are, which in turn means that you can use a lower-end plan for them without overloading your virtual server. The Memcached caching system is excellent for script-based web apps such as WordPress, OpenCart, Joomla™ or Mambo, and you can utilize it even with a custom-made app. Shortly after you enable the Memcached caching system, it will start storing data and you will notice the improved overall performance of your websites.
Memcached in Dedicated Servers
You can unlock the full potential of Memcached with each and every dedicated server that we’re offering in case you choose Hepsia as your Control Panel. A special Control Panel section is dedicated to the distributed memory object caching system and you can start using Memcached for any website hosted on the machine with just several clicks of the mouse. You can increase the performance of any Internet site, irrespective of what script-driven web application you’re using or how large the site is, as the minimum amount of system memory that Memcached will be able to employ is three gigabytes and this amount grows enormously with the more powerful servers. Shortly after the caching system is activated, it will start caching info every time somebody accesses your site, so, as soon as enough data has been stored, you will perceive the lowered load on the dedicated machine and the optimized overall performance of the website. The Memcached caching system is being used by plenty of sites, among them famous portals like Reddit, Zynga and Wikipedia, which is a confirmation of the efficiency of the Memcached system.