Memcached is a memory caching platform, which is used to supercharge the loading speed of database-powered sites by caching the queries and the responses between the website visitor and the server. Simply put, every time a given web page on such a website is opened, the script calls its database to get the info that should be shown to the visitor. In case the latter clicks a hyperlink to go to another web page, the entire process is executed again and this generates numerous database queries and excessive load on the server, especially if the website has a lot of simultaneous visitors. Memcached "remembers" this exchange of information, so if any of these pages is requested again, the script no longer needs to call any info from the database, as everything is provided by the Memcached platform. Thus, the overall load speed of your website will increase and you’ll enjoy more pleased visitors and they will be able to browse your website much faster. Plus, Memcached updates its cache every time any information in the database is edited, so the website users will never end up seeing old data.

Memcached in Cloud Web Hosting

You can make use of the Memcached distributed memory object caching system with all Linux cloud web hosting packages that we are offering. It is offered as an optional upgrade, which you can obtain with only a couple of clicks of the mouse via your Hepsia hosting Control Panel. It requires an extension, which is pre-installed on our cloud platform, so you can start using the Memcached caching system once you order it. The upgrade is separated into two parts, which will give you more flexibility depending on the websites that you’d like to use it for. The first part determines the number of the websites that will use the Memcached caching system, or the so-called ‘instances’, while the second one is related to the system memory, i.e. to how much content the system will be able to cache. You can order more system memory in increments of 16 MB and the more memory you’ve got, the more content will be cached, which may be a quite good idea for traffic-heavy sites with large databases and plenty of simultaneous visitors. In this way, you can optimize the loading speed of any script-driven Internet site hosted on our servers with ease.

Memcached in Semi-dedicated Hosting

In case you choose to host your sites in a semi-dedicated server account, you will be able to take advantage of Memcached easily, as the memory caching platform’s setup takes a few clicks of the mouse from the Hepsia Control Panel. The PHP extension that is required is already installed on our semi-dedicated servers, so you can begin using the Memcached platform as soon as you add it to your semi-dedicated server account. You will be able to choose how many websites can use it and how much data it will cache, in other words – there’re two different features that can be upgraded – the number of instances and the amount of memory. You can get more of both, so if one of your Internet sites becomes very popular, for instance, you can always get more memory. Our system is rather flexible in this regard and we do not tie a given number of instances to a pre-defined amount of system memory. You can take advantage of the Memcached platform to boost the speed of any script-driven Internet site, including those based on famous software apps, such as WordPress or Joomla.

Memcached in VPS

Memcached comes by default with every virtual private server that we offer if you choose Hepsia as your Control Panel, so you will not need to pay any extra cash to be able to make the most of the full power of this data caching system. The more powerful VPS plan you select, the more memory Memcached will have for content caching purposes, but you’ll have at least several hundred megabytes at all times, which is much more than what you would get with a shared web hosting plan. This will allow you to use Memcached for multiple Internet sites, no matter how heavy they are, which in turn goes to say that you can use a low-end package for them without overloading the Virtual Private Server. The caching system is ideal for script-driven applications such as OpenCart, WordPress, Joomla or Mambo, and you can use it even with a custom-created app. Shortly after you activate Memcached, it will start storing data and you will perceive the optimized overall performance of your sites.

Memcached in Dedicated Hosting

Memcached comes for free with all Linux dedicated hosting offered by us and the one and only requirement is that the dedicated server must be ordered with the Hepsia Control Panel. You can use the memory caching system for any database-powered site, including those that are based on widely used apps – for example, a WordPress blog or a Joomla-driven community portal. Each dedicated machine is tied to a particular amount of memory that the Memcached system can employ, but the minimum amount you will get is 3 gigabytes, which is quite enough to enhance the speed of extremely popular websites substantially, as this memory will be dedicated to storing the cached data. The system will start storing content once it is enabled, so shortly after that, you’ll detect the optimized overall performance of your websites and the decreased load on the dedicated server. Many websites use the Memcached caching system to enhance their effectiveness, including popular ones like Wikipedia and Reddit.