Memcached is a distributed memory object caching platform, which has been gaining in popularity lately due to its efficiency. It is used to cache requests and replies between a database and the application that is using it, which can increase the performance of your site and lessen the created server load immensely. Anytime a page on an application-powered website is opened, the application connects to the database and "asks" what information should be shown, and then drags it. With Memcached, these steps are skipped, as the platform has already cached the content that should appear on a particular page. If any content is modified, the Memcached content is updated too, so the website visitors will never end up seeing out-of-date data. The platform is a perfect solution for any site that lures numerous visitors, since it will increase its loading speed and will improve the overall user experience.
Memcached in Cloud Hosting
If you host script-driven websites in a cloud hosting account with us, you will be able to add the Memcached data caching system to your shared hosting package with just a couple of clicks of the mouse from your Hepsia Control Panel. The upgrade will be available instantaneously and, since the necessary PHP extension is pre-installed on our cutting-edge cloud platform, you can start using it right away. To give you more flexibility, we offer two different upgrades related to the number of instances (in other words – how many websites will use Memcached) and to the memory that Memcached will use. The latter is offered in increments of 16 MB and you can order memory whenever you want. Logically, the more memory Memcached is allowed to use, the more content it will cache, so in case you have a busy website with a lot of content, you may require more memory to be able to take advantage of the power that Memcached can give you.
Memcached in Semi-dedicated Hosting
When you obtain one of our semi-dedicated server packages, you’ll find Memcached as an optional feature in the Upgrades section of the Hepsia Control Panel, so if you wish to use it for any of the websites hosted in the account, you can add it with only a couple of clicks of the mouse. The object caching platform is suitable for any script-powered web app like Joomla™, WordPress, or even a custom-made one, and based on your necessities, you’ll be able to choose two different features – how many Internet sites will use the Memcached platform, in other words – the number of instances; and how much information will be cached, in other words – the amount of memory that the platform will use. The two things are not bound to each other, so if you run a traffic-heavy site with lots of data, you can get one instance and a large amount of memory. The Memcached platform will boost the overall performance of your websites shortly after you activate it and both you and your visitors will enjoy much faster load speeds.
Memcached in VPS Hosting
Memcached is included by default with every virtual private server offered by us as long as you select Hepsia as your hosting Control Panel, so you won’t need to pay anything extra to be able to take advantage of the full capacity of this distributed memory object caching system. The more powerful VPS hosting plan you pick, the more system memory Memcached will have for data storage purposes, but you will have at least several hundred megabytes all the time, which is much more than what you’d get with a shared package. This will allow you to use the Memcached system for many websites, irrespective of how busy they are, which in turn goes to say that you can use a low-end plan for them without overloading the server. The Memcached caching system is ideal for script-based applications like OpenCart, Joomla™, WordPress or Mambo, and you can use it even with a custom-built app. Soon after you activate the Memcached system, it will begin caching content and you will observe the optimized overall performance of your sites.
Memcached in Dedicated Web Hosting
Memcached is available for free with all Linux dedicated servers hosting packages that we offer and the one and only requirement is that the server must be ordered with the Hepsia hosting Control Panel. You can use the data caching system for any database-powered site, including those based on popular software applications – for instance, a WordPress online diary or a Joomla™-driven social network. Each server comes with a certain amount of system memory that the Memcached caching system can employ, but the minimum you will get is 3 gigabytes, which is sufficient enough to improve the load speed of extremely large sites enormously, as this very memory will be dedicated to storing the cached data. The Memcached system will begin caching data once it’s activated, so soon thereafter, you’ll note the optimized performance of your Internet sites and the lowered load on the dedicated server. Many websites use the Memcached system to enhance their efficiency, among them popular ones such as Reddit and Wikipedia.