Memcached is a data caching system, which is used to enhance the load speed of database-powered Internet sites by caching the queries and the responses between the user and the server. To put it simply, every time a certain page on such a website is accessed, the script sends a database query to fetch the info that should be shown to the website visitor. In case the latter clicks on a link to go to a different page, the entire procedure is repeated and this leads to numerous database queries and higher load on the server, especially if the site has a lot of concurrent visitors. Memcached "memorizes" this information exchange, so in case any of these pages is opened again, the script no longer needs to request any data from the database, since everything is provided by the caching platform. In this way, the overall loading speed of your website will "soar" and you’ll get more happy visitors and they’ll be able to browse your website much faster. Furthermore, the Memcached platform updates its cache whenever any content in the database is updated, so the users will never end up seeing old data.

Memcached in Shared Web Hosting

You can take advantage of the Memcached content caching system with all Linux shared web hosting services offered by our company. It’s available as an optional upgrade, which you can acquire with just a few clicks of the mouse via your Hepsia web hosting Control Panel. It requires an extension, which is pre-installed on our cloud web hosting platform, so you can start using Memcached the moment you order it. The upgrade is separated into two parts, which will offer you more versatility depending on the Internet sites that you want to use it for. The first one defines the number of the websites that will use the Memcached caching system, or the ‘instances’, whereas the second one refers to the system memory, in other words – to how much content Memcached will be able to cache. You can get more system memory in increments of 16 megabytes and the more memory you’ve added, the more data will be cached, which may be a really good idea for popular sites with large-size databases and a lot of users. Thus, you can boost the performance of any script-driven site hosted on our servers effortlessly.

Memcached in Semi-dedicated Hosting

In case you choose to host your websites in a semi-dedicated server account, you can take advantage of Memcached easily, as the platform’s setup takes a couple of clicks of the mouse from the Hepsia Control Panel. The extension that it requires is already installed on our servers, so you can begin using the Memcached platform the moment you add it to your account. You’ll be able to select how many websites can use it and how much content it will cache, in other words – there’re two different features that can be upgraded – the instances and the system memory. You can order more of both, so if one of your sites becomes extremely busy, for example, you can always get more memory. Our system is really flexible in this regard and we do not tie a particular number of instances to a pre-defined amount of system memory. You can employ the Memcached platform to boost the speed of any script-powered Internet site, including those based on popular web-based apps, such as WordPress or Joomla.

Memcached in VPS Web Hosting

When you acquire a virtual private server from our company, you will be able to use Memcached at no extra charge, as the memory caching platform is offered with all VPSs that are ordered with the Hepsia Control Panel. Even if you run resource-heavy Internet sites, you’ll be able to optimize their overall performance effortlessly and the decreased load will enable you to keep your current VPS hosting plan instead of migrating to a more powerful one. The amount of memory that Memcached can use to cache info depends on the plan that you are using, but even with a lower-end one, you’ll get at least several hundred MB, which is significantly more than what you’d get with a shared web hosting package, so the website performance boost will be tremendous. You can take advantage of the Memcached platform with any database-driven app, irrespective of whether you’ve written it on your own or you are using a ready-made one like WordPress, Joomla or OpenCart.

Memcached in Dedicated Servers Hosting

You can make use of the full potential of Memcached with each dedicated server that we offer if you select Hepsia as your Control Panel. A special section in it is dedicated to the object caching system and you can begin using Memcached for any site hosted on the machine with only a couple of clicks. You can enhance the performance of any site, irrespective of what script-driven app you’re using or how heavy the website is, as the minimum amount of memory that Memcached will be able to employ is three gigabytes and this amount increases seriously with the higher-end servers. Soon after the caching system is enabled, it will begin caching data each time someone visits your website, so, once enough content has been stored, you will see the decreased load on the dedicated machine and the improved overall performance of the Internet site. Memcached is used by numerous websites, among them famous portals like Zynga, Wikipedia and Reddit, which confirms the effectiveness of the caching system.