Memcached is a distributed memory object caching system, which is used to enhance the load speed of database-powered sites by caching the calls and the replies between the visitor and the server. To put it differently, every time a certain page on such a website is requested, the script connects to its database to request the information that should be shown to the visitor. In case the latter clicks a hyperlink to visit some other page, the entire process is performed again and this generates lots of database calls and higher server load, especially if the site has a lot of simultaneous visitors. Memcached "memorizes" this information exchange, so in case any of these web pages is visited again, the script no longer needs to fetch any info from the database, as everything is delivered by the Memcached platform. Thus, the overall load speed of your website will increase and you will have more satisfied visitors and they’ll be able to surf through your website much faster. What’s more, the Memcached platform updates its cache every time any information in the database is changed, so the site visitors will never end up seeing out-of-date data.

Memcached in Shared Website Hosting

Memcached comes as an optional upgrade with each shared website hosting plan offered by our company and in case you wish to use it for any script-based website that you host on our advanced cloud web hosting platform, you’ll be able to enable it in a few simple steps via your Hepsia Control Panel. During the process, you’ll be offered the option to upgrade two different features – the instances and the memory. The first one refers to the number of the Internet sites that can use the Memcached distributed memory caching system at the same time, so if you need it for several websites, 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 content, so for lots of websites (or for one single resource-intensive site), you should order more memory for better performance. The memory is offered in increments of 16 MB and more memory can be added at any moment. With the Memcached caching system, every script-based Internet site hosted on our servers will load lightning-fast.

Memcached in Semi-dedicated Servers

You can get the Memcached content caching system as an optional upgrade with all our Linux semi-dedicated servers and since it works with any script-powered software application, you can use it for each website that you host on our semi-dedicated servers, no matter what application you have used – Joomla™, Mambo or WordPress, a custom-developed app, etc. You can order the upgrade via the respective section of the Hepsia hosting Control Panel from which you manage your semi-dedicated server account, and you can choose two separate things – the number of instances and the amount of memory that they will use. To put it simply, these things show the number of the Internet sites that will use Memcached and the amount of memory that the system will be able to use to cache your data. The two things are ordered independently for more flexibility and one instance does not come with a pre-defined amount of memory. You can use the Memcached system with any sort of website and both you and the site visitors will quickly perceive the difference in the performance.

Memcached in VPS Servers

If you get a VPS server from our company, you will be able to use Memcached at no additional charge, as the distributed memory object caching platform comes with all VPS servers ordered with the Hepsia Control Panel. Even if you have data-heavy sites, you’ll be able to boost their overall performance without efforts and the reduced load on your virtual machine will enable you to keep your current Virtual Private Server hosting package rather than switching to a more powerful one. The amount of system memory that Memcached can use to cache information depends on the package that you are using, but even with a low-end one, you will have no less than several hundred MB, which is considerably more than what you’d get with a shared hosting package, so the website performance boost will be immense. You can use the Memcached platform with any database-powered app, irrespective of whether you have set it up yourself or you are using a ready-for-use one such as WordPress, Joomla™ or OpenCart.

Memcached in Dedicated Servers

Any dedicated server that is ordered with our Hepsia Control Panel comes with Memcached already installed by default, so you can begin using the data caching system once your dedicated server is completely operational, without the need to upgrade or install anything. The amount of system memory that Memcached can employ depends on the dedicated server that you’ve selected, but since our servers are astonishingly powerful and due to the fact that it’s likely that you’ll host resource-consuming sites on them, the minimum amount of memory that the system can use will be 3 GB. This will enable you to optimize the performance of extremely popular Internet sites without effort and you’ll notice the difference soon after the Memcached system begins caching database calls. You can make full use of the Memcached system with any database-driven site, including those based on famous CMSs like WordPress and Joomla™.