Memcached is a distributed memory object caching system, which is used to increase the speed of database-powered Internet sites by caching the queries and the replies between the user and the server. To put it simply, every time a particular web page on such a site is requested, the script calls its database to request the info that should be displayed to the website visitor. If the latter clicks a link to go to a different page, the entire process is carried out again and this results in multiple database queries and higher 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 pages is accessed again, the script no longer needs to pull any information from the database, since everything is provided by the Memcached platform. Thus, the overall load speed of your site will "soar" and you will have more happy visitors and they’ll be able to navigate through your site much faster. In addition, Memcached "refreshes" its cache when any data in the database is edited, so the website visitors will never end up seeing out-of-date content.

Memcached in Web Hosting

The Memcached content caching system is offered as an upgrade with every Linux web hosting that we are offering and you can begin using it once you enable it, as the extension that it requires so as to perform properly is already available on our innovative cloud web hosting platform. You can request the upgrade via the Hepsia Control Panel, which is included with every shared hosting package and a new Control Panel section where you can administer Memcached will appear. The upgrade is subdivided into two parts – the instances and the amount of memory, so as to give you more versatility. The first one shows the number of the sites which can use the Memcached caching system, whereas the second one, which is available in increments of 16 megabytes, defines the total size of the content that can be cached by the system. A traffic-intensive website with a very large database may need more memory so as to take an even bigger advantage of the Memcached caching system, so if you’d like to upgrade this feature, you’ll be able to do it at any moment with several clicks.

Memcached in Semi-dedicated Servers

When you order one of our semi-dedicated server packages, you’ll find Memcached as an optional feature in the Upgrades section of your Hepsia hosting Control Panel, so if you would 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-based app like WordPress, Joomla™, or even a custom-developed app, and based on your demands, you’ll be able to choose two separate features – how many websites will use the Memcached platform, i.e. the number of instances; and how much content will be stored, in other words – the amount of system memory that the platform will use. The two things are not tied to each other, so if you run a traffic-intensive site with a lot of content, you can get one instance and a large amount of memory. The Memcached caching platform will improve the overall performance of your sites shortly after you activate it and both you and your website visitors will enjoy much faster loading speeds.

Memcached in VPS Servers

You’ll get Memcached with any of the VPS server plans that we’re offering when you pick Hepsia as your hosting Control Panel and you will be able to activate the memory caching platform through the Control Panel section with the exact same name. The setup requires a few mouse clicks and you will detect the difference in the performance of your sites almost instantaneously. The amount of memory that the Memcached platform can take advantage of to store info depends on the particular Virtual Private Server plan that you have selected, but in any case it will be at least several hundred MB, which is more than enough even for several large Internet sites. You can use the Memcached platform with Internet sites powered by Joomla™, WordPress or any other software app and lower the load on your VPS server, which will permit you to continue using the current VPS hosting package instead of upgrading to a more powerful one, since you will simply not need it. The Memcached platform is already being used by popular websites like Zynga, Reddit and Wikipedia, which shows its efficiency.

Memcached in Dedicated Servers

When you buy one of our Linux dedicated servers and if you choose Hepsia as your hosting Control Panel at signup, you will get the Memcached content caching platform as standard and you can use it with each site that you host on your server without upgrading or installing anything. It will begin storing info as users open your website, so you will detect the effect of using it soon after that. The minimum amount of system memory that will be available to the platform is 3 GB and normally, the more powerful the dedicated plan, the more system memory Memcached will have at its disposal. This amount will allow you to take advantage of the caching platform for a lot of Internet sites or for an extremely popular website without compromising its efficiency. Memcached will allow you to increase the loading speed of any database-driven site very quickly – a Joomla™ portal, a WordPress online blog, an OpenCart web store, etcetera, and to boost the overall performance of your dedicated machine.