Memcached is a distributed memory caching system, which is used to supercharge the load speed of database-powered Internet sites by caching the calls and the responses between the website visitor and the server. To put it in simple terms, anytime a specific web page on such a site is requested, the script queries its database to request the info that should be displayed to the website visitor. If the latter clicks on a link to go to some other web page, the entire process is performed again and this results in lots of database calls and higher server load, particularly if the website has lots of concurrent visitors. Memcached "memorizes" this exchange of information, so in case any of these web pages is accessed again, the script no longer has to pull any information from the database, as everything is provided by the Memcached platform. Thus, the overall loading speed of your website will "soar" and you will enjoy more satisfied visitors and they’ll be able to surf through your site much faster. At the same time, Memcached updates its cache whenever any info in the database is edited, so the site users will never wind up seeing out-of-date data.

Memcached in Shared Hosting

Memcached is offered as an optional upgrade with each shared hosting account offered by us and in case you’d like to use it for any script-based site that you host on our innovative cloud platform, you will be able to order it in a couple of easy steps through your Hepsia Control Panel. In the meantime, you will get the option to upgrade two separate features – the instances and the system memory. The first one has to do with the number of the sites that can use the Memcached content caching system at the same time, 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 in order to cache info, so for plenty of websites (or for one single resource-intensive site), you may want to get more memory for improved performance. The memory is offered in increments of 16 megabytes and more memory can be ordered at any moment. With Memcached, any script-based website hosted on our servers will load unbelievably fast.

Memcached in Semi-dedicated Hosting

In case you choose to host your websites in a semi-dedicated server account, you’ll be able to take advantage of Memcached with ease, as the caching platform’s setup takes several clicks from the Hepsia hosting Control Panel. The required extension is already installed on our semi-dedicated servers, so you can begin using Memcached as soon as you add it to your account. You’ll be able to choose how many Internet sites can use it and how much info it will cache, in other words – there are two different features that can be upgraded – the instances and the memory. You can add more of both, so if one of your sites becomes very popular, for instance, you can always order more memory. Our system is stunningly flexible in this regard and we do not bind a given number of instances to a pre-defined amount of memory. You can employ the Memcached caching platform to speed up any script-driven Internet site, including those that are based on famous applications, such as WordPress or Joomla™.

Memcached in VPS

If you purchase a virtual private server from our company, you’ll be able to use Memcached at no additional price, as the data caching platform is available with all VPSs ordered with the Hepsia hosting Control Panel. Even if you’ve got content-rich Internet sites, you can enhance their overall performance without effort and the decreased load on your Virtual Private Server will permit you to keep using your current Virtual Private Server hosting package instead of moving to a more powerful one. The amount of memory that the Memcached caching platform can use to cache data depends on the plan that you’re using, but even with a less powerful one, you’ll get no less than several hundred megabytes, which is significantly more than what you’d get with a shared hosting plan, so the website performance boost will be great. You can use the Memcached platform with any database-powered web application, no matter if you have built it yourself or you are using a ready-for-use one such as WordPress, Joomla™ or OpenCart.

Memcached in Dedicated Hosting

You can unlock the full potential of Memcached with every dedicated server that we are offering in case you pick Hepsia as your hosting Control Panel. A special Control Panel section is dedicated to the data caching system and you can start using Memcached for any site hosted on the server with just several mouse clicks. You can increase the performance of any website, regardless of what script-based web app you rely on or how heavy the website is, since the minimum amount of memory that Memcached will be able to use is 3 gigabytes and this amount rises significantly with the higher-end servers. Shortly after the system is enabled, it will start caching content anytime someone accesses your site, so, once enough information has been stored, you will notice the decreased load on your dedicated server and the improved performance of your website. Memcached is being used by lots of sites, including famous portals like Reddit, Zynga and Wikipedia, which is a confirmation of the effectiveness of the caching system.