Memcached is a data caching platform, which is used to improve the overall performance of database-powered Internet sites by caching the queries and the responses between the user and the server. In simple terms, anytime a given page on such a site is accessed, the script queries its database to request the info that should be displayed to the website visitor. In case the latter clicks on a link to open a different web page, the entire procedure is executed again and this leads to plenty of database requests and higher load on the server, even more so if the site has a lot of simultaneous visitors. Memcached "memorizes" this exchange of information, so in case any of these pages is opened again, the script no longer needs to call any information from the database, as everything is provided by the caching platform. Thus, the overall loading speed of your website will increase and you’ll enjoy more gratified visitors and they will be able to surf through your site faster. In addition, Memcached "refreshes" its cache when any content in the database is edited, so the website visitors will never end up seeing out-of-date data.
Memcached in Cloud Web Hosting
Memcached comes as an optional upgrade with each and every cloud web hosting plan that we are offering and in case you’d like to use it for any script-powered Internet site that you host on our leading-edge cloud website hosting platform, you’ll be able to activate it in a couple of simple steps via your Hepsia hosting Control Panel. In the meantime, you’ll be given the option to upgrade two different things – the instances and the system memory. The first one refers to the number of the websites that can use the Memcached distributed memory object caching system simultaneously, so if you need it for several Internet sites, you can get a handful of instances. The second one has to do with the maximum amount of memory that the system will be able to use to cache info, so for a lot of websites (or for one popular site), you’d better get more memory for better results. The memory is offered in increments of 16 megabytes and more memory can be ordered at any moment. With Memcached, every script-driven site hosted on our servers will open amazingly fast.
Memcached in Semi-dedicated Hosting
In case you choose to host your Internet sites in a semi-dedicated server account, you’ll be able to take advantage of Memcached easily, since the content caching platform’s activation takes a couple of clicks of the mouse from the Hepsia hosting Control Panel. The PHP extension that is required is pre-installed on our semi-dedicated servers, so you can start using Memcached the moment you add it to your account. You’ll be able to choose how many Internet sites can use it and how much info can be cached, i.e. there’re two separate upgradable features – the instances and the amount of system memory. You can get more of both, so if one of your Internet sites becomes very busy, for example, you can always add more memory to it. Our system is incredibly flexible in this regard and we don’t bind a given number of instances to a pre-defined amount of system memory. You can take advantage of Memcached to boost the loading speed of any script-powered site, including those that are based on widely used web apps, such as WordPress or Joomla™.
Memcached in VPS
You will get Memcached with each of the virtual private server plans that we offer when you select 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 configuration takes a couple of clicks and you will see the difference in the performance of your Internet sites almost instantaneously. The amount of memory that Memcached can use to cache content depends on the given VPS package that you have selected, but in any case it will be at least several hundred MB, which is quite enough even for multiple popular Internet sites. You can use Memcached with websites powered by Joomla™, WordPress or any other script and reduce the load on your Virtual Private Server, which will allow you to continue using the current plan instead of migrating to a more powerful one, since you simply won’t need it. The Memcached platform is already being used by popular websites like Zynga, Wikipedia and Reddit, which shows its efficiency.
Memcached in Dedicated Hosting
Any dedicated server that’s ordered with our Hepsia Control Panel comes with Memcached already installed by default, so you can start using the object caching system the moment the server is fully functional, without needing to activate or upgrade anything. The amount of memory that Memcached can employ depends on the dedicated server that you have picked, but as our servers are truly powerful and due to the fact that it is likely that you’ll host resource-hungry sites on them, the minimum amount of memory that the system can use will be 3 gigabytes. This will allow you to increase the performance of extremely popular sites effortlessly and you’ll notice the difference soon after the Memcached caching system starts caching database requests. You can use the Memcached system with any database-driven portal, including those that are based on popular CMSs such as Joomla™ and WordPress.