Memcached is a content caching platform, which is used to improve the overall performance of database-powered sites by caching the queries and the replies between the visitor and the server. Put simply, every time a certain web page on such a website is requested, the script sends a database query to get the info that should be displayed to the website visitor. If the latter clicks on a link to go to another web page, the entire process is performed again and this leads to a lot of database requests and higher load on the server, even more so if the website has lots of simultaneous visitors. Memcached "memorizes" this information exchange, so in case any of these pages is requested again, the script no longer has to call any content from the database, as everything is provided by the Memcached platform. In this way, the overall load speed of your website will increase and you will get more satisfied visitors and they will be able to surf through your site much faster. Additionally, Memcached updates its cache if any content in the database is modified, so the site visitors will never see outdated content.
Memcached in Cloud Website Hosting
When you host script-powered sites in a cloud website hosting account with us, you will be able to add the Memcached memory caching system to your plan with only a few clicks through your Hepsia Control Panel. The upgrade will be available momentarily and, since the necessary PHP extension is pre-installed on our advanced 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 (i.e. how many websites will use Memcached) and to the system memory that the Memcached caching system will use. The latter is available in increments of 16 megabytes and you can add memory as many times as you like. Naturally, the more memory the Memcached caching system is permitted to use, the more content it will cache, so if you manage a traffic-hungry website with lots of data, you may need more memory so as to be able to make full use of the power that Memcached can offer you.
Memcached in Semi-dedicated Hosting
You can get the Memcached caching system as an optional upgrade with each of our Linux semi-dedicated hosting and since it works with any script-powered web application, 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-built one, etc. You can request the upgrade from the respective section of the Hepsia hosting Control Panel from which you manage your semi-dedicated server account, and you can choose two different things – the number of 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 in order to store your info. The two things are offered independently for more flexibility and one instance does not come bundled with a particular amount of memory. You can use the Memcached system with any type of site and both you and your website visitors will swiftly distinguish the difference in the overall performance.
Memcached in VPS Hosting
You’ll get Memcached with each of the virtual private server packages that we offer if you choose Hepsia as your Control Panel and you will be able to activate the platform through the Control Panel section with the same name. The configuration requires several clicks and you’ll see the difference in the performance of your Internet sites almost instantaneously. The amount of memory that the Memcached caching platform can take advantage of to cache data depends on the given VPS plan that you have chosen, but at any rate it won’t be less than several hundred megabytes, which is more than enough even for several traffic-heavy websites. You can use the Memcached platform with sites powered by Joomla™, WordPress or any other script and decrease the load on your Virtual Private Server, which will allow you to continue using the current plan rather than migrating to a more powerful one, since you simply won’t need it. The Memcached platform is already being used by famous websites such as Wikipedia, Reddit and Zynga, which confirms its efficiency.
Memcached in Dedicated Web Hosting
You can use the full potential of Memcached with each and every dedicated server that we offer if you pick Hepsia as your hosting Control Panel. A section in it is dedicated to the data caching system and you can start using Memcached for any Internet site hosted on the machine with just a couple of mouse clicks. You can boost the overall performance of any Internet site, no matter what script-based application you rely on or how large the Internet site is, since the minimum amount of memory that Memcached will be able to employ is 3 gigabytes and this amount grows tremendously with the higher-end servers. Soon after the caching system is activated, it will begin caching data anytime somebody opens your website, so, once enough information has been cached, you’ll detect the decreased load on your dedicated server and the enhanced overall performance of your site. The Memcached caching system is being used by many sites, including popular portals like Wikipedia, Zynga and Reddit, which proves the efficiency of the caching system.