Memcached is a memory caching platform, which is used to improve the load speed of database-powered websites by caching the queries and the responses between the visitor and the server. To put it simply, every time a certain page on such a website is requested, the script queries its database to request the info that should be shown to the visitor. If the latter clicks a hyperlink to visit another page, the whole process is executed again and this results in lots of database calls and high server load, particularly if the website has a lot of simultaneous visitors. Memcached "remembers" this exchange of information, so if any of these pages is accessed again, the script no longer has to pull any info from the database, as everything is delivered by the Memcached platform. In this way, the overall speed of your website will increase and you will enjoy more gratified visitors and they will be able to navigate through your site faster. Furthermore, Memcached "refreshes" its cache every time any content in the database is altered, so the users will never wind up seeing out-of-date data.

Memcached in Shared Website Hosting

Memcached is offered as an optional upgrade with each shared website hosting account offered by our company and if you would like to use it for any script-powered Internet site that you host on our advanced cloud platform, you will be able to enable it in several easy steps via your Hepsia hosting Control Panel. In the meantime, you will get the option to upgrade two separate features – the number of instances and the memory. The first one has to do with the number of the Internet sites that can use the Memcached memory caching system simultaneously, so if you need it for several websites, you can order a number of instances. The second one refers to the total amount of memory that the system will be permitted to use to cache content, so for plenty of websites (or for one large-size site), you should order more memory for better performance. The memory is offered in increments of 16 megabytes and more memory can be ordered every time you need it. With the Memcached caching system, any script-based website hosted on our servers will load extra-fast.

Memcached in Semi-dedicated Servers

If you get one of our semi-dedicated server plans, you’ll find Memcached as an optional upgrade in the Upgrades part of your Hepsia hosting Control Panel, so if you want to use it for any of the websites hosted in the semi-dedicated account, you can enable it with just a few clicks of the mouse. The memory caching platform is suitable for any script-based app such as Joomla™, WordPress, or even a custom-built application, and based on your demands, you’ll be able to choose two separate features – how many sites will use the Memcached platform, in other words – the number of instances; and how much content will be cached, in other words – the amount of memory that the platform will employ. The two features are not tied to each other, so if you have a frequently visited site with lots of data, you can order one instance and a larger amount of memory. Memcached will optimize the overall performance of your websites shortly after you enable it and both you and your website visitors will enjoy much faster loading speeds.

Memcached in VPS Servers

When you buy a VPS server from our company, you will be able to use Memcached at no extra price, as the distributed memory object caching platform is available with all Virtual Private Servers ordered with the Hepsia Control Panel. Even if you manage regularly visited websites, you’ll be able to enhance their overall performance effortlessly and the lowered load on the Virtual Private Server will enable you to continue using your current Virtual Private Server plan instead of migrating to a more powerful one. The amount of system memory that the Memcached platform can use to store info depends on the package that you’re using, but even with a low-end one, you will get at least several hundred MB, which is considerably more than the amount of memory you’d get with a shared web hosting plan, so the website performance boost will be great. You can take advantage of Memcached with any database-powered web application, regardless of whether you have built it yourself or you are using a ready-made one such as WordPress, Joomla™ or OpenCart.

Memcached in Dedicated Servers

Each dedicated server that is ordered with our Hepsia Control Panel comes with Memcached pre-installed by default, so you can begin using the content caching system once your dedicated server is ready, without the need to install or upgrade anything. The amount of memory that Memcached can use depends on the dedicated server that you’ve selected, but since our servers are really powerful and given the fact that it is likely that you will host resource-intensive sites on them, the minimum amount of memory that the caching system can use is three gigabytes. This will enable you to enhance the performance of very busy websites effortlessly and you’ll detect the difference shortly after Memcached begins caching database calls. You can make use of the caching system with any database-driven web portal, including those based on widely used Content Management Systems such as Joomla™ and WordPress.