Memcached is a caching system, which is used to supercharge the speed of database-powered websites by caching the calls and the responses between the website visitor and the server. Simply put, every time a certain page on such a website is visited, the script connects to its database to fetch the info that should be shown to the website visitor. In case the latter clicks a hyperlink to open a different web page, the whole operation is performed again and this results in lots of database queries and excessive server load, even more so if the site has a lot of concurrent visitors. Memcached "memorizes" this information exchange, so in case any of these pages is accessed again, the script no longer needs to fetch any content from the database, as everything is delivered by the Memcached platform. Thus, the overall load speed of your website will increase and you will get more pleased visitors and they will be able to browse your site much faster. In addition, Memcached updates its cache when any content in the database is changed, so the visitors will never end up seeing old content.

Memcached in Cloud Hosting

The Memcached memory caching system is available as an optional upgrade with each and every Linux cloud plan offered by our company and you can start using it once you order it, as the PHP extension that it needs in order to work properly is already installed on our avant-garde cloud web hosting platform. You can order the upgrade via the Hepsia hosting Control Panel, which is available with each hosting package and a brand new Control Panel section where you can administer Memcached will appear. The upgrade is separated into two parts – the number of instances and the memory, so as to give you more versatility. The first one shows the number of the sites which can use the Memcached caching system, while the second one, which is offered in increments of 16 megabytes, specifies the maximum size of the content that the system can cache. A heavy-traffic site with a large database may need more memory to take an even greater advantage of Memcached, so in case you wish to upgrade this service, you will be able to do it at any point with a few clicks.

Memcached in Semi-dedicated Servers

You can add the Memcached object caching platform to any of the Linux semi-dedicated hosting plans that we’re offering and use its full capacity for any script-powered site hosted by us. The upgrade is offered through the Hepsia hosting Control Panel and you can select two features – the instances and the amount of system memory. These things indicate how many websites can use the Memcached caching platform and how much memory it will use to cache your information. You can select them separately, since a given instance is not linked to a fixed amount of system memory, so you can use a lot of memory for one large-size site, for instance. This feature is available in increments of 16 megabytes and you can order as much memory as you wish. The platform can be used with any script-powered website regardless of its type, including those based on widely used web apps like WordPress, Joomla™ or Drupal™, and many companies such as Zynga and Wikipedia are already using it to accelerate the overall performance of their sites.

Memcached in VPS Servers

When you get a VPS server from us, you will be able to use Memcached at no additional charge, as the distributed memory caching platform is available with all servers ordered with the Hepsia Control Panel. Even if you run resource-requiring sites, you can improve their performance with no effort and the lowered load on the virtual server will enable you to continue using your current Virtual Private Server hosting plan rather than switching to a more powerful one. The amount of memory that the Memcached caching platform can use to store info depends on the package that you’re using, but even with a low-end one, you’ll get at least several hundred MB, which is considerably more than what you’d get with a shared hosting package, so the website performance boost will be serious. You can use the Memcached platform with any database-powered web application, regardless of whether you have set it up yourself or you’re using a ready-made one like OpenCart, WordPress or Joomla™.

Memcached in Dedicated Servers

You can unleash the full potential of Memcached with every dedicated server that we are offering in case you choose Hepsia as your Control Panel. A special section in it is dedicated to the distributed memory object caching system and you can start using Memcached for any website hosted on the dedicated machine with just several mouse clicks. You can enhance the performance of any Internet site, regardless of what script-based software application you rely on or how heavy the site is, as the minimum amount of memory that Memcached will be able to use is 3 GB and this amount rises enormously with the higher-end servers. Soon after the system is activated, it will begin caching data anytime someone browses your site, so, once sufficient information has been cached, you will notice the reduced load on your dedicated server and the optimized overall performance of the Internet site. The Memcached caching system is being used by plenty of sites, including popular portals like Wikipedia, Reddit and Zynga, which is a confirmation of the efficiency of the Memcached caching system.