Memcached is a distributed memory caching platform, which is used to optimize the load speed of database-driven websites by caching the queries and the responses between the visitor and the server. To put it in simple terms, anytime a specific page on such a website is opened, the script connects to its database to get the information that should be shown to the website visitor. In case the latter clicks a link to visit a different web page, the entire procedure is executed again and this results in plenty of database requests and excessive server load, particularly if the site has a lot of concurrent visitors. Memcached "memorizes" this exchange of information, so if any of these pages is opened again, the script no longer needs to fetch any content from the database, as everything is delivered by the Memcached platform. In this way, the overall load speed of your site will increase and you’ll have more satisfied visitors and they will be able to surf through your site faster. In addition, Memcached "refreshes" its cache if any content in the database is updated, so the website users will never wind up seeing old content.
Memcached in Hosting
The Memcached caching system is available as an upgrade with every hosting service that we offer and you can begin using it the moment you activate it, since the extension that it requires in order to perform properly is already available on our cutting-edge cloud website hosting platform. You can request the upgrade through the Hepsia hosting Control Panel, which is included with each and every plan and a brand new section where you can manage Memcached will show up. The upgrade is subdivided into two parts – the instances and the amount of memory, so as to give you more flexibility. The first one shows the number of the sites that can use the Memcached caching system, whereas the second, which is offered in increments of 16 MB, specifies the total size of the content that can be cached by the system. A traffic-heavy Internet site with a very large database may require more memory so as to take an even bigger advantage of Memcached, so if you need to upgrade this service, you will be able to do it at any given moment with several mouse clicks.
Memcached in Semi-dedicated Hosting
You can get Memcached as an upgrade with each of our Linux semi-dedicated hosting services and since it works with any script-driven software app, you can use it for each website that you host on our servers, no matter what app you have used – Mambo, WordPress or Joomla™, a custom-developed application, etc. You can order the upgrade from the corresponding section of the Hepsia Control Panel from which you administer your semi-dedicated account, and you can select two different features – the number of instances and the amount of memory that they will use. To put it simply, these things specify how many sites will use the Memcached system and the maximum amount of system memory that the system will be able to use to cache your data. The two features are ordered independently for more freedom and one instance does not come bundled with a pre-defined amount of system memory. You can make full use of the Memcached system with any sort of website and both you and your website visitors will quickly see the difference in the overall performance.
Memcached in VPS Hosting
Memcached comes by default with each virtual private server that we are offering if you choose Hepsia as your hosting Control Panel, so you won’t have to pay any extra money to be able to use the maximum capacity of this distributed memory caching system. The more powerful package you choose, the more system memory Memcached will have for content caching purposes, but you’ll have at least several hundred MB at all times, which is much more than what you would get with a shared web hosting package. This will enable you to use the Memcached caching system for many Internet sites, regardless of how popular they are, which in turn means that you can use a lower-end package for them without overloading the virtual server. The Memcached caching system is perfect for script-driven software applications such as OpenCart, WordPress, Joomla™ or Mambo, and you can use it even with a custom-built app. Shortly after you activate Memcached, it will start caching information and you will observe the optimized overall performance of your sites.
Memcached in Dedicated Web Hosting
Memcached comes free of charge with all Linux dedicated hosting services that we are offering and the one and only requirement is that the dedicated machine must be ordered with the Hepsia Control Panel. You can use the data caching system for any database-powered site, including those based on popular web-based applications – for example, a WordPress blog or a Joomla™-powered community portal. Each server is tied to a certain amount of memory that Memcached can use, but the minimum you’ll get is three gigabytes, which is quite enough to enhance the speed of extremely heavy sites seriously, as this very memory will be dedicated to storing the cached information. The Memcached system will start storing data the moment it’s activated, so soon after that, you’ll notice the improved overall performance of your websites and the reduced load on the server. Plenty of Internet sites use the Memcached system to boost their efficacy, among them famous ones like Reddit and Wikipedia.